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Steve Witkoff

Steve Witkoff during a White House FIFA Task Force meeting in 2025.
Source: Joyce N. Boghosian / The White House · License: Public domain, United States federal government work · Crop: Source crop x 5, y 8, 960 by 1200 pixels; resized to 480 by 600 pixels
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Trump special envoy whose federal disclosure identified a retained interest in a World Liberty Financial affiliate.

Relationship to TrumpTrump senior adviser and special envoypolitical / 1 source

Status

  1. WLF co-founder-emeritus label; removed on taking officerelationship / 2025-11-274 sources · Lead source
  2. Senior adviser and special envoyoffice / 2025-05-06–2025-05-061 source · Lead source

Exact relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to TrumpTrump senior adviser and special envoy

    politicalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
  2. Donald J. Trump

    Trump envoy linked to WLF entity payment

    businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 3 sourcesreported
  3. Donald J. Trump

    Trump envoy with WLF-affiliated disclosed entity

    businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 4 sourcesdocumented

Record timeline

  1. Tahnoon-backed WLF stake purchase reportedly paid Witkoff-associated entitiesTrump envoy linked to WLF entity payment · reported · 3 sources
    1. paymentReported payment to Witkoff-associated entities$31 million
      Paid by / source
      Tahnoon-backed UAE company
      Received by
      Witkoff-associated entities
      realized · 2025-01-16 · observedPopulation Portion of the reported $500 million WLF equity purchase routed to entities associated with the WitkoffsPeriod 2025-01-16 to 2025-01-16Basis Use Public Citizen's attributed $31 million entity-payment report as a component of the independently corroborated $500 million equity purchase.Limits The underlying purchase agreement was not available in the reviewed sources; beneficial ownership, later distribution, and Steve Witkoff's personal receipt were not established.Open cited evidence
  2. Trump swears in Steve Witkoff as senior adviser and special envoyTrump senior adviser and special envoy · documented · 1 source
  3. Witkoff disclosure and WLF papers map a crypto affiliate during public serviceTrump envoy with WLF-affiliated disclosed entity · documented · 4 sources