World Liberty Financial files defamation lawsuit against Justin Sun
World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons, filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against crypto billionaire Justin Sun in Florida state court. The suit accuses Sun of orchestrating a 'scorched-earth pressure campaign' and 'smear campaign' involving false statements on social media, hiring influencers, and deploying fake bot accounts. The lawsuit follows Sun's April fraud suit against World Liberty, in which he alleged the company froze his token holdings in retaliation for refusing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in its stablecoin.
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“Trump Sons' World Liberty Financial Accuses Justin Sun of 'Scorched-Earth Pressure Campaign' in Defamation Lawsuit”B Breitbart RIGHT
“Trump family crypto firm sues billionaire investor Justin Sun for defamation” · The Hill, Reuters