Trump-affiliated World Liberty sues Justin Sun for defamation after Tron creators lawsuit
World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, filed a defamation lawsuit against Tron creator Justin Sun in a Florida state court Monday, alleging “gross misconduct” from Sun over WLFI tokens he bought. The lawsuit comes on the heels of Sun‘s own lawsuit against World Liberty, which was filed in a federal California court, alleging World Liberty had unfairly frozen his ability to transfer his WLFI tokens. In Monday’s suit, World Liberty alleged that Sun-related entities bought WLFI tokens for other investors through straw purchases and may have “engaged in short selling” of the token. World Liberty froze Sun‘s WLFI tokens “to protect” itself and the broader community as a result, the lawsuit said, adding that Sun’s tweets complaining about his tokens being frozen contain false or defamatory information. Sun allegedly hired influencers and used bots to “amplify his lies,” World Liberty claimed, and as a result the company said it had “lost specific business opportunities.” Many portions of the lawsuit were redacted, including portions describing Suns purchase of the tokens and sections about his alleged misconduct. This alleged misconduct includes what World Liberty describes as “a large, deliberate, short-selling campaign designed to suppress $WLFIs price at the