Company buying Trump’s Truth Social media app under investigation

NEW YORK — The firm setting up to get Donald Trump’s new social media company has disclosed a federal grand jury investigation that it suggests could impede or even prevent its acquisition of the Fact Social application.

Shares of Electronic Entire world Acquisition Corp. closed down nearly 10% in trading Monday following the corporation disclosed that it has gained subpoenas from a grand jury in New York.

The Justice Department subpoenas observe an ongoing probe by the Securities and Trade Commission into no matter whether Digital Globe broke principles by acquiring substantial talks about getting Trump’s company setting up early very last year before Digital Globe offered stock to the community for the very first time in September, just months ahead of its announcement that it would be getting Trump’s organization.

Trump’s social media enterprise launched in February as he seeks a new electronic phase to rally his supporters and battle Huge Tech limits on speech, a yr immediately after he was banned from Twitter, Fb and YouTube.

The Trump Media & Technologies Group — which operates the Truth of the matter Social app and was in the process of remaining obtained by Electronic Planet — claimed in a assertion that it will cooperate with “oversight that supports the SEC’s important mission of defending retail buyers.”

Inventory in Digital Entire world rocketed to extra than $100 in Oct immediately after its deal to invest in Trump’s business was introduced. The inventory shut at $25.45 on Monday.

The business last 12 months acquired claims from dozens of buyers to pump $1 billion into the business, but it cannot get the cash right until the Electronic Planet acquisition is completed.