Secondo the filing<\/a>, Sun began making false public statements across media channels and social platforms starting April 12 \u2014 statements WLFI says were designed to manipulate sentiment, not raise legitimate concerns.<\/p>\n Il lawsuit<\/a> doesn\u2019t come out of nowhere. Sun had been deeply embedded in the project. An entity linked to him bought $30 million in WLFI tokens back in November 2024, and he joined WLFI as an advisor around the same time. The relationship looked solid \u2014 until it didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n Today, we are filing a lawsuit against Justin Sun for defamation. Sun has launched a coordinated media smear campaign against World Liberty Financial and refused to stop even when confronted with the truth.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the story. \u2014 WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Things began to crack when Sun allegedly tried to move his tokens to Binance in violation of the terms he had agreed to. WLFI responded by freezing the assets, citing a contractual right to do so. That freeze, the company says, was not a punishment \u2014 it was a protection.<\/p>\n Sun launched a defamatory smear campaign in conjunction with press outlets that gleefully shared his lies. Sun\u2019s lies were designed, in his own words, to drive the token price \u201cto shit.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/y4wmaTWDyc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Sun did not take the freeze quietly. In late April, he sued WLFI first, claiming the company had wrongfully locked up tokens that were once worth $1 billion and stripped him of his voting rights. His lawsuit framed WLFI as the aggressor. WLFI\u2019s defamation claim, filed days later, tells a different story.<\/p>\n Based on reports<\/a> from the filing, WLFI alleges that after the freeze, Sun went public with misleading claims about the project\u2019s governance and suggested there was a secret backdoor in its system.<\/p>\n Today, I filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial to protect my legal rights as a holder of $WLFI<\/a> tokens.<\/p>\n I have always been\u2014and remain\u2014an ardent supporter of President Trump and his Administration\u2019s efforts to make America crypto friendly.\u2026<\/p>\n\n
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