Trump and Crypto Firm Sued for Profiting From Foreign Government
- On Thursday, Circle Internet Group shareholder J. Benjamin Greenberg sued President Donald Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging violations of the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause through crypto deals with the United Arab Emirates.
- The lawsuit claims Trump accepted two illegal foreign emoluments: a $500 million stake sale in World Liberty Financial and a $2 billion stablecoin investment, both involving entities backed by UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- Greenberg further cites Commerce Department approval for Nvidia chip sales and Treasury Department conditional approval in August 2026 for a World Liberty Financial trust bank as actions allegedly benefiting the Trump family.
- White House spokesperson Anna Kelly called the suit frivolous, while World Liberty Financial spokesperson David Wachsman dismissed the claims as meritless. Lauren Bis stated "President Trump's assets are in a trust. There are no conflicts of interest."
- Greenberg filed the derivative suit claiming World Liberty's competition harmed Circle shareholders; similar Emoluments Clause lawsuits during Trump's first term failed to recover funds. The complaint demands disclosure of the president's ongoing foreign crypto payments.
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