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29. He thinks his bribe to avoid prosecution was procured through fraud???

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:03 AM

Apr 22

Seems to me he knew what he was buying, what the price was, and that the people he paid had a long track record of continuing to screw anyone they felt they had a hold over. From September 2025:

One of the attendees at that event was the Chinese billionaire Justin Sun. In 2023, the SEC brought civil fraud charges against Sun, alleging the unregistered sale of crypto securities, market manipulation, and deceptive practices, such as paying celebrities to promote tokens without disclosing their compensation. In January, Sun purchased $75 million of $TRUMP with 75 percent of the profits ($56.25 million) going directly to the Trump family. The next month, court documents showed that the SEC had agreed to pause the case as they engaged in talks with Sun to resolve the claims. In July, Sun announced his intention to purchase $100 million more of $TRUMP. Recently, he complained on social media that his $WLFI coins (a different coin sold by World Liberty Financial) had been “unreasonably frozen,” but then announced that he would be purchasing even more $WLFI tokens. His case remains pending, but there is no indication the SEC is actively pursuing it.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/political-donors-should-not-be-above-law

Since the SEC brought the charges in 2023, I'm satisfied there was a real case to answer, and his bribe to the Trump family indicates he was pretty sure he'd be found guilty. He chose to get into the "corrupt for life" boat, and can't jump out of it now.

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