Sheikh Tanoun bin Zayed Al Nayan invested 500 million dollars in a deal involving Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial.
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Letters from an AmericanOct 27, 2026
Multiple sources report that Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan (the claim's 'Tanoun' is the same UAE royal, spelled differently) backed a $500 million investment for a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial, a deal signed by Eric Trump, the president's son, shortly before Trump's second inauguration.
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… The lawsuit accuses Trump and the company of corruptly profiting off more than 2 billion dollars in crypto deals, including a deal that violates the Constitution's prohibition on accepting gifts from foreign countries, a 500 million dollar investment made by Sheikh Tanoun bin Zayed Al Nayan, who is the brother of the current president of the United Arab Emirates and who manages a UAE sovereign wealth fund. Today, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released a report saying that a growing body of evidence demonstrates that Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of young women during the mid to late 19 nineties. …
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Supports. Reuters reports a reported purchase of a $500 million stake (49%) in the Trump family's crypto venture by the UAE's national security adviser, and asks the Treasury to review it under CFIUS.[1]
Supports. The Wall Street Journal, as reported by Fortune and CNBC, says the deal was backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was signed by Eric Trump, and was made before Trump's January 2025 inauguration.[2][3][4]
Context. The investment was made through entities and co-investors tied to Tahnoon, and a World Liberty spokesperson confirmed the transaction occurred, so the claim's wording that he 'invested' is a standard simplification rather than a contradiction.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Senate Democrats seek CFIUS probe of reported UAE ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2'Spy Sheikh' Bought Secret Stake in Trump Companywsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3UAE 'spy sheikh' backs 49% stake in Trump family's crypto ...cnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4How a 'spy sheikh' bought 49% of the Trump family's flagship crypto ...fortune.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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