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Miles Archer

(23,795 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:23 AM Wednesday

Oh NO! OMFG NO! Billionaire SUES Grampy, says his multi-million dollar Crypto investment was "procured through fraud" [View all]

Billionaire Justin Sun, who invested in a crypto project backed by President Donald Trump and his family, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a California federal court, alleging that his multi-million dollar investment was procured through fraud and the project is now “on the verge of collapse.”

The Trump family businesses have been intertwined with various cryptocurrency endeavors for the past several years, raising ethical concerns about foreign influence and conflicts of interest. World Liberty Financial (WLF) is one of those entities and was involved in a $2 billion transaction by a state-owned United Arab Emirates firm, MGX, last year. Legal experts criticized the deal as a potential violation of the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The management of WLF includes Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and Zach Witkoff, son of Trump Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff. The president is listed as the company’s “chief crypto advocate” and his youngest son, 20-year-old Barron Trump, is named the “DeFi (decentralized finance) visionary.” In February, Donald Jr. and Eric Trump hosted a “World Liberty Forum” to promote the crypto firm’s offerings.

Sun was among the investors in WLF, according to the 52-page complaint (embedded below) he and several of his corporate entities filed against World Liberty Financial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday.

https://www.mediaite.com/lawcrime/breaking-billionaire-investor-sues-trump-crypto-project-for-fraud-says-its-on-verge-of-collapse/

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HaHa Sanity Claws Wednesday #1
Maybe to get an investigation dropped... surfered Wednesday #3
The Biden administration was investigating him. That investigation niyad Wednesday #9
Sun paid the Trump family $56 million in January 2025 muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #26
Thank you for this information. So gllad I had not yet eaten. niyad Wednesday #31
Seems a few of shithole's cult members are "maybe" seeing the light?............ Lovie777 Wednesday #4
You have to wonder how so many billionaires are such dumb fucks. chicoescuela Wednesday #2
Eggsactly! erronis Wednesday #15
Thinking making unholy gobs of money doesn't always take a lot of intelligence if the absence of moralality is great Attilatheblond Wednesday #18
As my old sig line said, Wednesdays Wednesday #24
Getting really rich isn't necessarily a function of intelligence paleotn Wednesday #30
Anyone know the statute of limitations for CRIMINAL FRAUD (CA & FEDERAl?) hlthe2b Wednesday #5
Sadly, with so much that needs to be corrected, repaired, addressed, there will be little time to actually punish Attilatheblond Wednesday #19
let them fight. mopinko Wednesday #6
Dont fuck with rich people's money Johonny Wednesday #7
Fraud? UpInArms Wednesday #8
Apparently whatever he was promised for his bribe was not delivered JT45242 Wednesday #10
This was exactly the case, we can be sure of that Bluetus Wednesday #21
Well, um, grifting billionaires was maybe Baitball Blogger Wednesday #11
Wait I thought everything was wine and roses in billionaire land Blue Owl Wednesday #12
Right on! Greedy billionaire loses money. Stupid jerk lost his mind. So good to hear. Wonder Why Wednesday #13
The guys who bankrupted casinos can't do fake money either? Wounded Bear Wednesday #14
Yep EuterpeThelo Wednesday #16
How to tell people he's stupid without saying it radical noodle Wednesday #17
Lawyer up Barron Aviation Pro Wednesday #20
LOL, the OP headline reminded me of this Wednesdays Wednesday #22
An idiot files a public notice of his stupidity RainCaster Wednesday #23
There is NO get the red out Wednesday #25
why is crypto still a thing? cab67 Wednesday #27
Money laundering nt drmeow Wednesday #28
That's hilarious. Hey, I'll call this guy to sell him the Brooklyn Bridge. Dave Bowman Wednesday #29
Do ytou have the wrong story? I thought that Trump was suing himself for trillions (at our expense) for TrumpCoin's fail usonian Wednesday #32
TickTock Joinfortmill Wednesday #33
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