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Can’t tell40% confidence6 sourcesOct 27, 2026The lawsuit against Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial alleges they profited from 2 billion dollars in crypto deals that violate the Constitution's prohibition on accepting gifts from foreign countries.Said by AThe lawsuit is real: a Circle Internet Group shareholder, J. Benjamin Greenberg, filed a complaint on 2026-10-22 alleging that two World Liberty transactions with UAE-linked entities, totaling over $2 billion, violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause, and the White House and World Liberty rejected the claims. However, the post says the lawsuit targets "more than 2 billion dollars in crypto deals, including a deal" that violates the clause, while the extracted claim widens this to all the deals, so the claim departs from the passage and is graded unverifiable.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell40% confidence7 sourcesOct 27, 2026The Trump administration is supporting the sale of a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska to a sanctioned Russian company.Said by AThe sources show the Polar LNG project, which involves Novatek, was discussed in US-Kremlin talks and that a sanctions waiver benefited Novatek, but none states that the Trump administration backed the sale. The claim departs from the passage's loose wording, and Polar LNG denies the financing allegations while the Treasury Department declined comment.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.