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The episode investigates a secret business deal between the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, and Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, a senior UAE royal and national security advisor known as the 'spy sheikh.' The deal, finalized four days before Donald Tr
The episode investigates a secret business deal between the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, and Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, a senior UAE royal and national security advisor known as the 'spy sheikh.' The deal, finalized four days before Donald Tr
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Guest
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Rebecca Ballhaus
narrative on The Journal.
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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-NahyanRebecca BallhausExecutive of World Liberty Financial and keynote speaker at the Abu Dhabi crypto conference where he promoted the company.Donald Trump Jr.CZ (Changpeng Zhao)
Companies
World Liberty FinancialMGXBinance
Topics
Artificial IntelligenceCryptocurrencyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsStartups
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