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On Oct. 2, 2021, Digital World Acquisition Corp. had already completed its Sept. 8 IPO and parked the money in trust, but it had not yet announced any merger with Trump Media & Technology Group. The public record still showed a shell company formed to find a business combination, not a finished Trump media transaction.
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On Oct. 2, 2021, Digital World Acquisition Corp. had already completed its Sept. 8 IPO and parked the money in trust, but it had not yet announced any merger with Trump Media & Technology Group. The public record still showed a shell company formed to find a business combination, not a finished Trump media transaction.
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On Oct. 2, 2021, Digital World Acquisition Corp. had already completed its Sept. 8 IPO and parked the money in trust, but it had not yet announced any merger with Trump Media & Technology Group. The public record still showed a shell company formed to find a business combination, not a finished Trump media transaction.
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