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☆ The crypto industry plowed tens of millions into the election. Now, it’s looking for a return on that investment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Crypto super PACs spent heavily on Republicans as well as key Democrats, including two who won open seats in the US Senate, Elissa Slotkin in Michigan and Ruben Gallego in Arizona. How Washington regulates the industry has enormous consequences for this burgeoning sector, along with the 52 million Americans who now hold digital assets. “The strategy is to have as many conversations with as many people in the Trump orbit as possible so that everyone has an understanding of what the crypto industry is most interested in,” she said. They also helped finance Fairshake, a crypto industry super PAC launched last year that was active in congressional contests. An industry super PAC spent $40 million to back to Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio, who ousted three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.

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☆ Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kylie Atwood | Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts, even though he is not likely to take a formal job within it, regional diplomats and Trump allies told CNN. Trump’s Middle East team has been taking shape this week after he selected a former Republican governor and a close friend and real-estate developer to take on key roles. Since Trump left office in 2021, Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, have moved to Miami and largely exited politics. Kushner has also maintained relationships with key players in the Middle East, including Israeli officials and leaders in the Arab Gulf. That is the key question,” explained Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator at the State Department, referring to Trump’s longtime friend and real estate developer who will serve as his special envoy to the Middle East.

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☆ Trump family gets 75% of crypto coin revenue, has no liability, new document reveals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump's crypto project, World Liberty Financial, published a 13-page document on Thursday, describing its mission, how tokens can be allocated, and indicating that the Republican presidential nominee and his family could take home 75% of net revenue. The paper released on Thursday shows that Trump and his family assume no liability. Folkman previously had a company called Date Hotter Girls and reportedly helped develop crypto project Dough Finance. Folkman previously said just 20% of WLF's tokens would be allotted to the founding team, which includes the Trump family. The paper calls Trump the "chief crypto advocate."

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Returning to the subject later, he roped in billionaire mogul Elon Musk, who was in attendance at Trump’s rally, saying, “I don’t think Elon likes that idea. These are not ideas that Elon Musk likes too much.”Trump featured a parade of wealthy benefactors who spoke at the event, including Musk, hedge fund billionaire John Paulson and real estate investor Steve Witkoff. “But you knew everything would be OK when President Trump raised his fist high in the air and shouted ‘Fight! “So every kid in your family is going to grow up and say, ‘I want to be like Elon Musk. I’m going to be like Elon Musk.’ That’s the American dream.”

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☆ Trump hawks $100,000 watches as he leverages his candidacy for profit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Steve Contorno | Alejandra Jaramillo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The GOP nominee announced his latest branded merchandise, Trump Watches, on social media Thursday – 40 days before the election and on a day when he did not appear on the campaign trail. A disclaimer on the website discloses that neither Trump nor his company designed, manufactured, distributed or sold the watches. Rather, a company named “TheBestWatchesOnEarth LLC” licensed the Trump name to sell the line of wrist watches. This week, he also launched “Trump Coins” – a 1oz .999% silver medallion with the former president’s face on one side and his signature on the White House on the back. Like the watches, the Trump Coins are the result of another licensing deal.

Persons: Donald Trump, hawking, ” Trump, Trump, Donald Trump Jr, “, Kamala Harris, Steve Witkoff Organizations: CNN, GOP, Trump, Truth, “ Trump, White, Trump Coins, Mar

A golfing partner of Donald Trump has described the dramatic moment he heard gunshots and saw Secret Service agents dive on top of the former president during the apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course Sunday. The entire team converged on top of him, except for the snipers," Witkoff told NBC’s “TODAY” show. Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesTrump then made sure everyone present was OK, Witkoff said, including other friends who were on the course and the Secret Service agents. Witkoff said Trump has faith in the Secret Service and "respects them tremendously." He slows down on the golf course.

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☆ New details of Trump family crypto project released, including who can buy in
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | Christina Wilkie | Mackenzie Sigalos Is A Technology Reporter For Cnbc With A Focus On Cryptocurrency | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

For over a month, the former president and his family have been pumping up a project called World Liberty Financial, promising that it will do many things at once. He’s also part of the small group of World Liberty Financial founders, according to an internal report on the project obtained by CoinDesk. Witkoff was seated to Trump’s right during Monday night’s spaces, and described how he brought the Trump family together two crypto entrepreneurs. Alongside Trump and Witkoff, founders include Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Barron Trump, as well as Witkoff’s son, Zach Witkoff, according to a person briefed by a member of the group’s founding team. CNBC reached out to Eric Trump and Witkoff to ask about their leadership roles within World Liberty, and didn’t immediately receive a reply.

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☆ Inside the fateful 12 hours of an apparent assassination attempt outside the Trump International Golf Club
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trump was whisked away to safety, unharmed, while the gunman, who officials believe remained near the tree-line perimeter of the golf course for 12 hours, fled the scene by car. Phone records from T-Mobile that indicated Routh’s phone was “in the vicinity of the golf course” for roughly 12 hours before he was first spotted by US Secret Service, according to charging documents. It’s still not clear why Routh went to the golf course that day. But Secret Service knew immediately it was bullets, and they grabbed me, and I think probably the other one, Steve is one of the people. One patrol deputy saw the suspect vehicle at about mile marker 110 and alerted others, following it but not trying to immediately stop the vehicle, Snyder said.

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☆ Donald Trump is going all-in on the crypto bro vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump is taking his courtship of the crypto industry to the next level. "If we don't do it, China will do it," Trump told Sarmad, referring to making cryptocurrency mainstream. Ahead of the Monday livestream, Trump said he would use the event to launch his latest business venture: a new crypto-banking platform called World Liberty Financial. During the Monday livestream, Trump credited his changing perspective on crypto to his NFTs' positive response. During the Monday livestream, Trump took a scaremongering approach, encouraging crypto lovers to vote for him lest they court hostility from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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☆ ‘All of a sudden we heard shots’: Trump recounts apparent assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump on Monday publicly recounted the apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension over the weekend. “I was playing golf with some of my friends, it was on a Sunday morning and very peaceful, very beautiful weather, everything was beautiful, it’s a nice place to be. And all of a sudden we heard shots being fired in the air, and I guess probably four or five, and it sounded like bullets. But Secret Service knew immediately it was bullets, and they grabbed me, and I think probably the other one, Steve is one of the people. Steve Witkoff, a great friend of mine,” Trump said during an X Spaces conversation in which he was expected to launch a new cryptocurrency business.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Steve, Steve Witkoff, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, Service

☆ Trump crypto event for World Liberty Financial offers few details so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Now, with 50 days until the presidential election, the Republican nominee says he would be launching World Liberty Financial in a Twitter Spaces event that began shortly after 8 p.m. CNBC sent detailed questions to a World Liberty Financial press email address on Monday. He's also part of the small group of World Liberty Financial founders, according to an internal report on the project obtained by CoinDesk. Along with Trump, Witkoff is one of at least a half dozen members of the project's "leadership team." CNBC reached out to World Liberty Financial, the Trump campaign, and the Trump Organization to ask for details related to the project and did not immediately hear back to this request.

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TuesdaySeveral Senate candidates and House leaders joined Mr. Trump in the box over the course of Tuesday night. Eric Trump Donald J. Trump Senator J.D. Mr. Trump responded with applause, flanked by Mr. Vance and Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the House majority leader. Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet Vanessa Trump Massad Boulos Ronan Anthony Villency Linda McMahon, business executive Kimberly Guilfoyle Kai Trump Eric Trump Lara Trump Michael Boulos Issac Perlmutter Laura Perlmutter Donald Trump Jr. Usha Vance Donald J. Trump Gov. Vance, Ohio Melania Trump Eric Trump Donald Trump Jr. Photo by Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

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That person, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, was one of several people urging Trump in the final moments to select Ohio Sen. JD Vance. Only moments earlier, Trump had shared the information with Vance himself, according to multiple people familiar with the call. Trump spent the final 24 hours waffling over his pick, multiple sources told CNN, leaving even those in his inner circle guessing about his ultimate choice. Several Republican donors argued for Youngkin as Trump’s pick in recent days as it became clear that Rubio and Burgum may not make the cut. “I can’t stomach Trump,” Vance said in an interview with NPR at the time.

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☆ Luxury developer Michael Shvo has big plans. Bitter disputes and a soft real estate market threaten to thwart them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Amid the whirlwind of activity, the 51-year old, Israel-born executive has presented himself as a real estate visionary with a personal preference for all-black attire and a taste for luxury brands. BVK recently hired the residential brokerage firm Corcoran Group to complete a market study of the Fifth Avenue project, a person who viewed the report said. Miller noted he did not have direct knowledge of the situation at 685 Fifth Avenue. At 685 Fifth Avenue, he recently marked down prices for some of the units. In contrast, the Shore Club, which is being built by the New York real estate developer Steve Witkoff just a few hundred yards away from the Raleigh has pre-sold briskly.

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☆ Luxury developer Michael Shvo has big plans. Bitter disputes and a soft real estate market threatens to thwart them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

political memoThe outcome of Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial on Thursday had seemed almost unthinkable to the Trump team as recently as last summer. Guilty.”When Mr. Trump got up to leave court, his face looked as if he’d been punched in the solar plexus. Mr. Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill and in conservative media assiduously prepared their audiences to be outraged, whatever the outcome. “There’s a sense of personal resentment,” added the senator, who is on a shortlist to be Mr. Trump’s running mate. He got MAGA’d yesterday,” Mr. Trump said in the hallway outside the courtroom.

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The judge left the courtroom, and Trump, his lawyers and the prosecutors remained behind to wait for the end of the day. But everything changed when the judge re-entered the courtroom at 4:36 p.m. with a stunning note: The jury had reached a verdict. The jury needed 30 minutes to fill out the forms, leaving Trump and the attorneys sitting in the courtroom until the judge and jury returned. When the judge returned to the bench, he warned the parties and the audience against “reactions” or “outbursts of any kind” before the jury entered. The jurors were polled one-by-one to confirm this was their verdict, and Trump turned and craned his neck to the right to look at the jurors.

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☆ Barron Trump selected to be a Florida delegate at Republican National Convention
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, was selected by the Florida GOP as an at-large delegate for Florida at the Republican National Convention, according to a list of delegates obtained by CNN. Barron joins several other family members – Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump – who were also selected. Before Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial began, his attorneys had asked for May 17 off so that he could attend Barron’s graduation. The Republican National Committee will hold its convention in Milwaukee in July. Last month, the RNC asked the Secret Service to keep protesters farther back from the convention than is currently planned.

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☆ Trump and DeSantis meet in Miami for first conversation since Florida governor dropped out of GOP primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis met for several hours in Miami on Sunday, according to a source close to Trump. The meeting — their first conversation since DeSantis dropped out of the GOP primary in January — was arranged through Steve Witkoff, Trump’s longtime friend and luxury real estate developer, at the request of DeSantis, according to the source. Witkoff is hosting a fundraiser in Miami for Trump next Sunday, according to a copy of the invite obtained by CNN. DeSantis told donors and supporters at an appreciation retreat earlier this month that he would help fundraise for Trump, two sources familiar with the details told CNN. Following his failed White House bid, DeSantis endorsed Trump in the Republican primary, but he has not appeared with the presumptive GOP nominee at any campaign events since.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, —, Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, GOP, The Washington Post, Trump, Republican Locations: Miami, Trump

Ron DeSantis of Florida met on Sunday morning, according to three people briefed on the meeting, the first time they’ve done so since the end of a bruising Republican presidential primary that Mr. Trump won while relentlessly attacking Mr. DeSantis. Mr. Trump is looking to bolster his fund-raising, an ability Mr. DeSantis demonstrated during the primary by tapping into a network of well-funded donors. And Mr. DeSantis — who has made clear he is interested in running for president again in 2028 — is seeking to shed the negative weight of his disappointing campaign. A spokesman for Mr. Trump didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. A spokesman for Mr. DeSantis declined to comment.

Persons: Donald J, Ron DeSantis, Trump, DeSantis, —, Mr, Steve Witkoff, DeSantis — Organizations: Trump, Gov, The Washington Post, Mr Locations: Florida, Hollywood, Fla

☆ DeSantis makes nice with Trump in Miami: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Reports say Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis met in Florida to discuss the former president's campaign. DeSantis decided to help Trump boost his fundraising efforts, The Washington Post reported. Trump is looking to DeSantis to help with his presidential campaign fundraising — and DeSantis is open to it, The Washington Post reported. DeSantis and Trump met Sunday morning at the Shell Bay Club near Miami after not speaking to each other since the end of DeSantis' campaign in January, CNN reported. The pair engaged in a presidential campaign rivalry that involved a lot of name-calling — especially from the former president.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Trump, Steve Witkoff, — Organizations: Washington Post, Service, GOP, Trump, Shell, CNN, Business Locations: Florida, Miami

☆ Trump fraud-trial experts offer chillaxed theory of asset valuation in defense testimony
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump defense lawyer Jesus Suarez asked him. Trump's two defense expert witnesses were markedly different from each other, in terms of objectivity and experience. The first, Witkoff, is a self-described Trump friend, longtime fundraiser and fellow developer who had never been an expert witness before. Flemmons is scheduled to continue his direct defense testimony Wednesday, followed by cross-examination by a lawyer for the state Attorney General Letitia James. The defense case, and any rebuttal case by the state, are expected to take another month or more.

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