Trump Jr. and Navarro 'potential defendants' in Chinese magnate’s bankruptcy case: report

11 January 2024

According to a court filing related to right-wing Chinese businessman Guo Wengui's bankruptcy case, Donald Trump Jr. and former President Donald Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro are included on a list of "potential defendants," The Daily Beast reports.

"Accused of bilking anti-communist dissidents," according to the report, Wengui "has sought asylum in the U.S. after fleeing corruption allegations from Beijing," and "had no previously known ties to Trump Jr. and Navarro."

A "court-appointed trustee overseeing" Wengui's estate indicates in the court filing "that the potential defendants may have received money or valuables from one of" the former billionaire's "dozens of businesses and minions, or gotten them secondhand from another party those affiliates paid."

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Neil Crane, who leads an eponymous firm in Connecticut, where the bankruptcy proceedings are taking place told the Beast, "They’re in such a vague state right now, some of them might just be people who just have knowledge of things. The people on this list are going to include people who have information, people who could potentially have assets, people who potentially could have received assets they shouldn’t have."

Crane added, "Eventually there are going to be allegations against some of these entities or people. You find these people, and if you think they did something wrong, you file what's called an adversary proceeding."

The report notes, "Legal experts The Daily Beast consulted noted that a person or company’s appearance on the list of potential defendants does not amount to an allegation of wrongdoing. Rather, it reflects the intense complexity of Guo’s vast web of bank accounts, real estate holdings, investment entities, media companies, nonprofits, and assorted flashy assets."

The Daily Beast's full report is here (subscription required).

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