Trump family crypto project WLFI hires prominent litigation attorney Tom Clare in lawsuit against Justin Sun

Odaily Planet Daily News The Trump family crypto project World Liberty Financial has hired prominent litigation attorney Tom Clare to represent it in the lawsuit against Justin Sun, with the law firm being Clare Locke LLP.

Tom Clare is understood to primarily handle commercial litigation and defamation cases. He is active in media and technology-related legal disputes and has gained attention in the crypto industry for representing project parties or companies in disputes (such as defamation and contract disputes). In 2023, Tom Clare led a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, accusing it of spreading false claims regarding the "Dominion machine fraud" in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The case was settled for $787.5 million before trial, hailed as one of the largest public defamation settlements involving an American media company.

According to previous reports, World Liberty Financial has filed a lawsuit in a Florida state court, accusing Justin Sun of defamation and stating that he has launched a "systematic pressure campaign" against the project.