Court filing alleges Trump adviser received cash, luxury gifts from foreign interests

A former business partner is accusing MAGA media guru Alex Bruesewitz of receiving lavish gifts from foreign individuals in Qatar and Syria while also pursuing lucrative deals with other entities looking to unlock access to U.S.

government officials.The allegations were made in a court filing Monday by Derek Utley, who co-founded the digital firm X Strategies in 2017 with Bruesewitz.

Bruesewitz is a top outside adviser to President Donald Trump, having helped shape his 2024 campaign’s digital strategy, and X Strategies maintains the Trump War Room and Team Trump accounts on X.The company sued Utley in September, alleging he embezzled and gambled away millions of dollars from the firm.In the Monday filing responding to that lawsuit, Utley calls it a “marketing ploy masquerading as a federal lawsuit” and denies allegations he embezzled the company’s money or used its funds to gamble.

The filing includes a countersuit against X Strategies that claims Utley was fired from the company without cause over a requested medical leave.

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