Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss (L), and Donald Trump (R).
Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss (L), and Donald Trump (R).
  • Trump Media & Technology Group cofounders accused the company of conspiring to dilute their shares.
  • Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss, former contestants on "The Apprentice," pitched the venture in 2021.
  • The lawsuit could complicate an upcoming shareholder vote on a merger that would take the company public.

Two cofounders of former President Donald Trump's media company have filed a lawsuit claiming executives at the company schemed to deprive them of shares that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars ahead of a possible merger.

Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss, who met Trump when they were contestants on "The Apprentice," filed the lawsuit through their partnership, United Atlantic Ventures (UAV).