Days before President Trump's inauguration, a firm controlled by a member of the royal family of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Taknu bought a 49% stake in the company. That was a 5,500 million dollars investment. 31 million of that went straight to the Witkoff family. Witkoff was still a financial stakeholder in World Liberty as he was simultaneously leading high level US Government negotiations in his role as special envoy. (00:59–01:03)
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Asserts that $31 million from the investment went to the Witkoff family.
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