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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 06:34 PM Feb 29

"Truth Social" sued by co-founders

Source: Huffpost

Truth Social Co-Founders Sue Company, Claim Trump Tried To Dilute Shares

"They created Truth Social, and now the beneficiary of that, Donald Trump, doesn’t want to pay," a lawyer said as the company seeks a $4 billion merger deal."





Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/truth-social-founders-sue-trump-shares_n_65e0e296e4b013678e1468b5



Same old, same old. Fool me once. This is from TODAY!

Nothing good or honest comes from him. And nothing will stop him. The Republucan Party's hatred of Democrats and democracy is going to end this country. I think California may seriously consider secession if he's elected, given his behavior.
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"Truth Social" sued by co-founders (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Feb 29 OP
Everything Trump touches goes broke. redstatebluegirl Feb 29 #1
Back up, you said TRUMP DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING? forgotmylogin Mar 1 #20
Which could be the US Treasury Captain Zero Mar 2 #26
Well hopefully the Civil Courts at least BlueKota Feb 29 #2
When you go into business with a proven deadbeat... dlk Feb 29 #3
That knew he was a snake when they went into business with him. Ray Bruns Mar 1 #21
They knew he was a snake when they went into business with him Ray Bruns Mar 1 #22
Well, it's not like they shouldn't have known. Joinfortmill Feb 29 #4
Why do people continue to willingly get in BlueKota Feb 29 #5
You're telling me I didn't win the billion dollar lottery in Nigeria? Ray Bruns Mar 1 #23
🤣 BlueKota Mar 1 #24
Anybody that threw in with the career criminal fraudster grifter deserves everything they get. Damn. Seriously? Fraud? Comfortably_Numb Feb 29 #6
This is me not caring. Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 29 #7
I doubt they're surprised. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 29 #8
He's skimming because he wants to use money from this deal to settle his legal judgments Novara Feb 29 #9
If you get into bed with a snake you should expect to get bit ZonkerHarris Feb 29 #10
Why would ANYONE agree to be Chump's partner in ANYTHING? FakeNoose Feb 29 #11
They gave him 90% of their idea. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 29 #12
If I were a major shareholder of Digital World Acquisition Corp SouthernDem4ever Feb 29 #13
You founders wil need to get at the end of the line. There's 300 ahead of you. Wonder Why Feb 29 #14
I still can't believe it's valued at $339 million. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 29 #15
Tsk. Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. Hekate Feb 29 #16
Hee hee hee TexasBushwhacker Feb 29 #17
When are investors going to realize that investing in a con man is a losing game? Martin68 Feb 29 #18
"Donald Trump doesn't want to pay"? SergeStorms Feb 29 #19
Midas Touch yields gold, Trump Touch yields fool's gold and fools Kennah Mar 1 #25
Delaware Judge was reportedly "gobsmacked" at learning of the former president pursuing separate litigatation LetMyPeopleVote Apr 4 #27
He's a Sociopath who is getting sicker by the day. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 4 #28

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)
20. Back up, you said TRUMP DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING?
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 04:44 AM
Mar 1

Where's that fainting couch? I may have to lay down. Just for a bit this is such a shock.

BlueKota

(1,741 posts)
2. Well hopefully the Civil Courts at least
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 06:51 PM
Feb 29

will continue to hold his tiny feet to the proverbial fire.

I hope if tfg cheats his way into office in November, NY may consider the same thing that California might.

BlueKota

(1,741 posts)
5. Why do people continue to willingly get in
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 06:59 PM
Feb 29

to business with him, then act surprised when he cheats them? It's not like he hasn't done it to many, many, many people before, or it hasn't been well publicized. I bet these same people believe those emails that a foreign prince they never met died, and left them a fortune. 🤣🤣

Comfortably_Numb

(3,809 posts)
6. Anybody that threw in with the career criminal fraudster grifter deserves everything they get. Damn. Seriously? Fraud?
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 07:02 PM
Feb 29

Drumph? Sheesh

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,577 posts)
7. This is me not caring.
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 07:32 PM
Feb 29
that someone would go into business with Hair Furor and then be surprised by this. Sheesh!
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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
8. I doubt they're surprised.
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 07:45 PM
Feb 29

But he is giving a master class in corruption to all the wannabe fraudsters in the world.

Novara

(5,843 posts)
9. He's skimming because he wants to use money from this deal to settle his legal judgments
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 07:55 PM
Feb 29

I sure hope they succeed in their lawsuit AND make this drag out forever. As long as it's tied up in court, he can't touch it.

And he still has to come up with half a billion dollars in a little over 20 days.

The clock is ticking , loser.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
11. Why would ANYONE agree to be Chump's partner in ANYTHING?
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 08:20 PM
Feb 29

It's not like they didn't know he was conning everyone ... because they DID know.
We all watched him con the entire country in real time.


SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
12. They gave him 90% of their idea.
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 08:55 PM
Feb 29

They had to have anticipated he would want it all. They were on The Apprentice. Why are all these people so dupable?

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)
13. If I were a major shareholder of Digital World Acquisition Corp
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 09:00 PM
Feb 29

I would vote against the sale. Everything Dump sells goes to shit of course after he takes the money and runs.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
19. "Donald Trump doesn't want to pay"?
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 11:12 PM
Feb 29

Say it ain't so, Joe, please.....say it ain't so!

It's nice to see that some things never change.

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,293 posts)
27. Delaware Judge was reportedly "gobsmacked" at learning of the former president pursuing separate litigatation
Thu Apr 4, 2024, 10:33 AM
Apr 4

TFG had been sued in Delaware earlier by Litinsky and Moss and so any claims that TFG had against these two persons needed to be litigated in Delaware. TFG's claims are compulsory counterclaims and TFG should be sanctioned for filing a separate lawsuit in Florida



https://www.alternet.org/trump-sues-business-partners/

Trump's lawsuit in Florida comes after Litinsky and Moss filed their own lawsuit against the former president in Delaware Chancery Court in February. The two investors accused Trump of orchestrating a scheme to "drastically dilute" the value of TMTG's shares in what they referred to as "11th hour, pre-merger corporate maneuvering." While Trump initially had control of 90% of the company and had 78 million shares in the company, his business partners alleged that he tried to inflate the number of shares to one billion, which would have reduced their stake to less than 1% of the company.

"[Litinsky and Moss' company was] promised 8.6 percent of this company and sadly its business partners are baselessly trying to renege," attorney, Christopher J. Clark told the Washington Post in February. "They feel like: We made Truth Social for you. You get 90 percent. But some people just aren’t happy with 90 percent."

Trump's business partners alleged that the former president's schemed to artificially create new shares to possibly then give to himself and his family members. Prior to going public last week, the SPAC that facilitated TMTG's merger told the Securities and Exchange Commission that the pending litigation could "negatively impact investor confidence and market perception."

According to Bloomberg, the fact that Trump filed a lawsuit in Florida rather than countersuing Litinsky and Moss in Delaware angered chancery court Judge Sam Glasscock III, who may sanction Trump over the suit. Glasscock was reportedly "gobsmacked" at learning of the former president pursuing separate litigation outside of his courtroom.

TFG believes that normal rules do not apply to him. This Delaware Chancery Court Judge will teach TFG lesson.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
28. He's a Sociopath who is getting sicker by the day.
Thu Apr 4, 2024, 02:46 PM
Apr 4

But he's the master con man. And like PT Barnum said "there's a sucker born every minute". These guys should have seen this coming. Probably did. They were apparently contestants on his TV reality show. Rename the darn thing to "Con Job Master Class".

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