{"id":125316,"date":"2026-05-05T11:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125316"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:13:56","slug":"trump-familys-crypto-firm-sues-backer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125316\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump family\u2019s crypto firm sues backer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON(National Times)-  World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by US President Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit against Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, in the latest escalation of a dispute between the project and one of its most prominent backers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World Liberty posted a copy of its lawsuit on X in which it accused Sun of launching a \u201cpublic smear campaign\u201d including cla\u00adims that it said were false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crypto project \u2013 one of several lucrative crypto businesses co-founded or controlled by the Trump family \u2014 said that Sun had done things he wasn\u2019t allowed to do with his tokens, including transferring them to crypto exchange Binance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, Sun&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1994260\">sued<\/a>&nbsp;World Liberty Financial saying the company had illegally frozen the tokens he had bought. Sun said World Liberty secretly installed tools to prevent the sale of his tokens after they became tradeable in September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its lawsuit, World Liberty said its ability to freeze tokens had been disclosed in the Terms of Sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sun told&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>: \u201cThe alleged defamation lawsuit that World Liberty announced on X today is nothing more than a meritless PR stunt. I stand by my actions and look forward to defeating the case in court.\u201d He posted the same message on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s son, Donald Trump Jr, reposted World Liberty\u2019s thread, with the comment \u201cRead this entire thread for the truth!!!!\u201d Zach Witkoff, World Liberty\u2019s chief executive and a co-founder, said on X, \u201cI look forward to the truth coming out in court.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON(National Times)- World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by US President Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit against Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, in the latest escalation of a dispute between the project and one of its most prominent backers. 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