Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Accuses World Liberty of 'Criminal Extortion'(www.wsj.com)
5 pointsby fortran773 hours ago3 comments
  • Terr_3 hours ago
    > The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday in a California federal court, said Sun remains “an ardent supporter of President Trump and the Trump family,” but that World Liberty’s managers “see the project as a golden opportunity to leverage the Trump brand to profit through fraud.”

    A pattern echoed throughout history: "If only [The Tsar / The Fuhrer / Dear Leader] knew, then he wouldn't be letting this happen to us."

    I haven't had luck finding the source complaint, but according to NYT [0] it was filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, so someone with PACER access might be able to get it.

    [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/technology/justin-sun-cry...

    • deeg2 hours ago
      These guys know that you can't accuse trump. He'll consider it disloyal and ignore you at best. By praising Trump he's hoping that Trump will step in and "fix" it, which will likely involve Sun getting a cut somehow.
  • bediger40002 hours ago
    co-founded the company along with Trump’s three sons

    Barron Trump, now 20 years of age, is one of the co-founders. I assume this means he will get founder reverance. I also note that the two Trump daughters were either cut out of the lucrative crypto trade, or had the good sense to stay away from an ethically dubious operation.

  • fortran773 hours ago
    WSJ Gift Link: https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-billionaire-ac...
    • Terr_3 hours ago
      Doesn't seem to be working.