Trump Media documents suggest Parler, Rumble as possible merger partners

Trump Media and Technology Group executives named Parler and Rumble arsenic theoretical acquisitions oregon partners, according to documents provided by co-founder and whistleblower, William Wilkerson, done his counsel.

Wilkerson was 1 of the aboriginal executives astatine Trump Media and its Twitter-esque societal media level Truth Social. The task was started by erstwhile President Donald Trump aft helium was banned from Twitter implicit his tweets during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capital riot, erstwhile hundreds of his supporters invaded Congress successful an effort to artifact confirmation of Joe Biden's predetermination victory.

Among Wilkerson's documents — which scope from the summertime of 2021 to the autumn of 2022 — is simply a photograph depicting a travel illustration connected an easel describing "Trump's New Media Empire," which lists a bid of "potential acquisitions and/or partnerships." The graphic lists chap right-wing-friendly societal media level Parler — which Ye, the creator formerly known arsenic Kanye West, said helium would buy — blimpish video level Rumble, arsenic good arsenic Discord and linear cablegram channels similar One America News and Newsmax.

The undated photograph features Andy Dean Litinsky, different Trump enforcement and erstwhile "Apprentice" contestant who Wilkerson alleges was fired for not gifting shares of Trump Media to Melania Trump. Litinsky was fired successful March.

Rumble, which presently provides Truth Social's video hosting services, precocious went nationalist done a SPAC deal, a process Trump Media is presently looking to complete, too. Trump Media's woody with ammunition institution Digital World Acquisition Corp., however, is facing ineligible and fiscal obstacles.

The statement has passed cardinal deadlines, losing implicit $100 cardinal successful imaginable backing on the way. Attempts to widen specified deadlines person failed to garner enactment to hold the merger deadline until adjacent year. Another shareholder gathering is scheduled for Thursday morning.

DWAC and Trump Media are besides the taxable of a transgression probe into imaginable securities violations relating to conversations that occurred betwixt the 2 parties anterior to the merger announcement.

Amidst these problems, Wilkerson told The New York Times that it's plausible that Trump Media could merge with the already nationalist Rumble, unlocking entree to astir $400 cardinal successful cash.

"It is simply a precocious probability present that Rumble is simply a publically traded entity," Mr. Wilkerson said during the interrogation with The New York Times, which helium did alongside his ineligible squad of Philip Brewster, Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell.

Representatives from Trump Media, DWAC and Rumble did not respond to questions astir the anticipation of specified a deal. Parler didn't respond to a petition for comment.

While the photograph names these imaginable acquisition targets, it besides names a fig of different ventures for Trump Media that person yet to travel to fruition, including "Trump Faith/Classic Films," "Trump Book Publishing" and "Trump Documentaries."