In late January, three weeks after the riot, Cohen, Litinsky and Moss met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his opulent home and club in Palm Beach, to discuss the idea. Over cheeseburgers, Diet Cokes and ice cream, the men offered to build Trump a media company that he’d own 90 percent of without putting in any of his own money, Wilkerson said. He was interested, and Trump Media was born. Cohen and Moss did not respond to requests for comment.
They ultimately found a willing partner in Orlando, a financier in Miami who’d recently launched a SPAC, But as the company became more legitimate, it also started running into problems. Trump’s umbrella company, the Trump Organization, disputed a long-signed agreement between the start-up and Trump himself, demanding more control over how Trump’s likeness would be used, Wilkerson said. And Trump’s adult sons — Trump Jr. and Eric — began asking for large stakes in the company, Wilkerson said, even though they’d been almost entirely uninvolved.
Orlando brought his own issues. In June 2021, he’d raised tensions when he sent Trump a birthday letter in which he devoted hundreds of words to Trump’s “thought leadership” and “quick and genius guidance” during a recent meeting discussing the company’s name and logo.
He's all about scamming the system. Don't let him! VoteBlue 🗳️
Surprise, surprise! The Gospel According to Trump teaches that 'an egotist is a person who is more interested in himself than in me'!
Following in their daddy's footsteps - Wilkerson said of Donald Jr. and Eric, 'They had no bearing in this company … and they were taking equity away from hard-working individuals.'
A lot of White business men place their companies in their wife, daughter or mother’s name to avoid who knows what OR to gain from programs and funding available to “minority” businesses. Whatever the reason, it’s a con or a tax scam… take your pick.
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Who could have foreseen that getting involved with a greedy psychopath would end badly?
If only Trump would stop cheating, lying & stealing he could play more golf and save a whole lot of legal fees. Just sayin’.
It doesn't take much to give shares to someone else these days.
Every Organization Trump is part of becomes a shitshow
I’ve been out at a music fest in the mountains all day. I sure hope this has been big news today and heavily covered by all news media outlets as it deserves to be.
lol shares in Truth Social. right up there with shares in Theranos
RaeMargaret61 typical
ProjectLincoln MrSnowflake - make it trend! Trumps TFG & Orange Man
Get in bed with the 👹, prepare to be incinerated 🔥.
You libs are obsessed with DT. It’s wild to me
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At this point, anyone going into business or working for Trump needs their head examined.
Don’t worry TheJusticeDept FBI SECGov FEC I’m sure it doesn’t matter at all that the most well known criminal in the world continues to 💩 all over the laws of the United States 🇺🇸 Don’t worry about how ridiculous this makes you all look or how history will judge you
Azi So fll of it . no wndr no 1 wnts ur ppr, evn free.. do u gt $ 2 mk thngs up or r u jst tht msnfrmd?
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Apparently Donald Trump does not in fact make the best deals.
What if the LLC holder of shares, does not name the wife as a principal? What if the LLC has revenue, it cannot explain and doesn’t file a financial statement, but claims deductions?
Surprise.
ETTD
Always grifting. It just never ends.
ETTD
Far more poignant if the shares were actually worth anything.
EverythingTrumpTouchesDies
Trump already owned 90% of the company but wanted this guy to give up his equity to Melania. 🤯The greed is staggering.
Throw him in prison, the man must be stopped!! I didn’t and will not read, but I assume that’s our talking point.
How exactly does one pressure executives to give up their company shares? TrumpCult
Shady AF. Of course.
“Other Tales” God you don’t even realize it anymore. Rumors, opinions…doesn’t matter, just print eh? Lol, pathetic
Will Wilkerson alleges the company violated securities laws and that Trump pressured executives to hand over their shares to his wife. He shared a cache of internal documents with The Post and federal investigators that he says support his claims.