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Steve Witkoff

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Relationship to TrumpTrump senior adviser and special envoypolitical / 1 source

Trump special envoy whose federal disclosure identified a retained interest in a World Liberty Financial affiliate.

WLF co-founder-emeritus label; removed on taking officerelationship / 2025-11-27Senior adviser and special envoyoffice / 2025-05-06–2025-05-06

Exact relationships

  1. Trump envoy linked to WLF entity paymentbusinesspoliticalreported · 1 file · 3 source references
  2. Trump envoy with WLF-affiliated disclosed entitybusinesspoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 4 source references

Money, power & fallout

  1. Tahnoon-backed WLF stake purchase reportedly paid Witkoff-associated entities$31 million routed to Witkoff-associated entities within the reported WLF purchaseTrump 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 envoySworn in as senior adviser and special envoy on May 6, 2025Trump senior adviser and special envoy · documented · 1 source
  3. Witkoff disclosure and WLF papers map a crypto affiliate during public serviceWC Digital Fi interest retained as passive investmentTrump envoy with WLF-affiliated disclosed entity · documented · 4 sources
Source: Joyce N. Boghosian / The White House · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized