HUGE! TRUMP TO CANCEL AUGUST RECESS TO PASS THE CLARITY ACT!?
July 28, 2026
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5 min readPresident Trump is pushing to cancel the Senate's August recess to force a vote on the Clarity Act, and the bill just got a fresh draft that merges with the Senate Banking version of August 3rd. The episode tracks this fast-moving legislative drama alongside a handful of other crypto developments — from Wall Street endorsements to bankruptcies to tokenized cows in Brazil.
The Clarity Act timeline and the recess fight
The updated Clarity Act draft is out, merging with the Senate Banking version from August 3rd. No votes happened this week; the next window is the week of August 3rd, which bumps right against the August 7th hard cutoff before Congress goes on recess. That's where Trump's intervention comes in. He's calling on Senator Thune to cancel the August recess for the Senate until they pass the Save America Act. The host notes that if there's no recess, that opens time for the Clarity Act too.
James Murphy (MetaLawMan) has argued the president has constitutional authority to do this. Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution lets the president convene either house on "extraordinary occasions," and a 1989 Office of Legal Counsel opinion from the Department of Justice confirmed that point. The host says it's unclear whether Trump will actually follow through, but the legal mechanism exists.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:24) **New Clarity Act Draft Released, Votes Delayed to Next Week** - A new merged draft of the Clarity Act has been released, pushing votes to next week and threatening the August recess deadline.
- 2 (02:01) **Trump Calls to Cancel August Recess for Senate Votes** - President Trump urges Senator Thune to cancel the August recess to pass the Save America Act, which would also benefit the Clarity Act.
- 3 (03:15) **Wall Street Giants Endorse Updated Clarity Act** - Major financial institutions including BlackRock, Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, and Grayscale publicly support the new bill.
- 4 (05:04) **National Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Clarity Act** - Law enforcement agencies back the bill, putting Democrats in a difficult political position.
- 5 (05:54) **Host Criticizes Trump Meme Coin but Supports Moving Forward** - The host clarifies his stance against public officials having meme coins while arguing the bill's ethics provisions prevent future issues.
- 6 (06:29) **Anti-Crypto Critics Emerge: Ben McKenzie and Letitia James** - The usual suspects, including actor Ben McKenzie and New York Attorney General Letitia James, push back against the Clarity Act.
- 7 (08:34) **Polymarket Odds Drop to 38% But Host Remains Optimistic** - The host acknowledges fluctuating prediction market odds but points to institutional support as a stronger indicator.
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:38 Clarity Act vote timeline
02:30 TradFi supports Clarity Act
05:40 Democrats on the attack
09:44 Securitize SEC
10:53 WorldCoin AI deepfakes
13:28 Crypto bankruptcies
16:17 Tokenized cows in Brazils
18:54 Mirae South Korea Korbit
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