Chuck Darwin<p>Trump Media &amp; Technology Group and its merger partner, Digital World Acquisition, <br> have both been rocked by legal warfare. </p><p>Their leaders, past and present, have traded heated accusations of <a href="https://c.im/tags/deception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deception</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/impropriety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impropriety</span></a> across<br>💥four lawsuits in three states. 💥</p><p>After Trump was booted from Twitter following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, <br>👉three men played pivotal roles in building and promoting Trump Media as an online challenger against the “cancel culture” of Big Tech: </p><p>🔸<a href="https://c.im/tags/Andy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Andy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Litinsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Litinsky</span></a> and 🔸<a href="https://c.im/tags/Wes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moss</span></a>, former “Apprentice” contestants who co-founded and launched Truth Social; <br>and 🔸<a href="https://c.im/tags/Patrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patrick</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Orlando" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orlando</span></a>, who as chief executive of Digital World, a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, offered Trump’s company a path to investor cash.</p><p>🔥But all three are now leading a rebellion of their own, confronting and potentially imperiling a trophy of Trump’s post-presidential ambitions. </p><p>Their lawsuits call into question how Trump Media’s shares will be distributed, and a legal victory could chip away at Trump’s equity during a time when he is facing a cash crunch.</p><p>And the cases threaten to erode Trump’s grasp on a stake in the post-merger company potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars <br>— a possible financial lifeline, given that he owes more than $500 million in legal fines.</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/21/truth-social-trump-merger-lawsuits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/technology/</span><span class="invisible">2024/03/21/truth-social-trump-merger-lawsuits/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Devin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Nunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nunes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jr</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Robert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robert</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lighthizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lighthizer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Linda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linda</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McMahon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McMahon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a></p>