Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Accuses World Liberty of 'Criminal Extortion'

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> 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...

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.

WSJ Gift Link: https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-billionaire-ac...

Doesn't seem to be working.

Fixed (above)

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.

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