Meteora Gave Trump Team $4.2M Airdrop Hours After Founder Sued for Memecoin Scams

Meteora distributed a $4.2 million airdrop to three Trump-linked addresses just hours after founder Benjamin Chow faced federal class-action lawsuit alleging he orchestrated $57 million in pump-and-dump schemes weaponizing endorsements from Melania Trump and Argentine President Milei across multiple tokens, as Trump family crypto gains soared to $1 billion over the past year including $427M from memecoins.