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Circle shareholder J. Benjamin Greenberg sued Trump, World Liberty Financial and Steve Witkoff in federal court in Washington, alleging that payments tied to Aryam Investment 1's purchase of 49% of World Liberty and to MGX's $2 billion purchase of the USD1 stablecoin violate the Constitution's foreign emoluments clause. The complaint says $187 million of Aryam's first payment went to Trump's companies.

Paid by Aryam Investment 1 and MGX, both tied to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan

No amount is counted here: the payments the complaint describes are already counted in the World Liberty lines above. The $2 billion is MGX's purchase of USD1, not a payment to Trump.

• RecordU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · Greenberg v. Trump, No. 1:26-cv-03686, verified complaint · 22 Oct 2026 · Archived
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