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A shareholder of a publicly traded US crypto company sued Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial.

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Letters from an AmericanOct 27, 2026
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Multiple sources report that J. Benjamin Greenberg, a shareholder of Circle Internet Group (a publicly traded US crypto company), sued President Trump and World Liberty Financial in federal court on October 22, 2026, alleging foreign emoluments violations.

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Supports. Politico reports that a shareholder of a crypto company sued President Trump and the family-co-founded World Liberty Financial in federal court on October 22, 2026.[2]

Supports. CNBC reports the federal suit was filed by Circle Internet Group shareholder J. Benjamin Greenberg, describing Circle as a publicly traded U.S. crypto company, and names Trump and World Liberty Financial as defendants.[3]

Supports. The Spokesman-Review and Spectrum News independently report that a Circle shareholder sued Trump and World Liberty over UAE-linked deals in Washington federal court.[4][5]

Context. A separate lawsuit by investor Justin Sun against World Liberty Financial, filed in April 2026 in California over frozen tokens, is a different case and does not bear on the October suit.[1]

Sources

5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated

  1. 1Investor Justin Sun sues Trump-backed World Liberty Financial over token rightsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Crypto shareholder sues Trump, family-backed ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  3. 3Lawsuit accuses Trump of illegally profiting off foreign ...cnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Trump and crypto firm sued for profiting from foreign ...spokesman.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Lawsuit accuses Trump of illegally profiting from UAE crypto investmentsspectrumlocalnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports

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