# Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Sued for Extortion

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: Apr 22, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/read/news/trump-familys-world-liberty-financial-sued-for-extortion*

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Justin Sun is taking his feud with World Liberty Financial to court, escalating his dispute with the Trump-backed crypto project into a full-blown legal battle over token control and investor rights.

### What's the Scoop?
- **Freeze Lawsuit: **Blockchain billionaire Justin Sun has filed suit in California federal court, alleging that the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial project wrongfully froze his tokens and blocked his participation in governance. Sun claims the team removed his ability to vote on proposals while threatening to permanently burn his holdings without justification. "They wrongfully froze all of my tokens, stripped me of my right to vote on governance proposals, and have threatened to permanently destroy my tokens by 'burning' them – all without any proper justification," Sun [wrote](https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/2046787043557244983?s=20) in a post to X.
- **Prior Grievances:** Earlier this month, World Liberty Financial was [thrust](https://www.bankless.com/read/news/trump-backed-world-liberty-financial-defends-immense-borrow-position) into the spotlight after executing a series of massive borrows against its governance token holdings through onchain lending market Dolomite. Justin Sun subsequently [rebuked](https://www.bankless.com/read/world-liberty) World Liberty Financial for a separate matter, voicing disdain for the WLFI token’s “backdoor blacklisting function,” which gives its issuer, “unilateral power to freeze, restrict, and effectively confiscate the property rights of any token holder, without notice, without cause, and without recourse.”
- **Trump Card:** Eric Trump rebutted Sun, [responding](https://x.com/EricTrump/status/2046973759794385243?s=20), "The only thing more ridiculous than this lawsuit is spending $6 million on a banana duct-taped to a wall. We are incredibly proud of the World Liberty Financial team..."

> Today, I filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial to protect my legal rights as a holder of [$WLFI](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24WLFI&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) tokens. I have always been—and remain—an ardent supporter of President Trump and his Administration’s efforts to make America crypto friendly.…— H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 (@justinsuntron) [April 22, 2026](https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2046787043557244983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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