Politics · United States · 8 hrs ago
Lawsuit Accuses Former Trump Aide of Taking Money Linked to Qatar
Derek Utley alleges Alex Bruesewitz received about $500,000 from people linked to Qatar.
Bruesewitz is a Republican strategist and former aide to Donald Trump’s campaign.
Utley and Bruesewitz founded X Strategies, a digital strategy firm that manages several of Trump’s social media accounts.
The filing is part of a dispute between the former business partners: Utley filed it in response to an earlier lawsuit accusing him of embezzling millions from their firm.
The suit says any payments to Bruesewitz could have violated the Foreign Agent Registration Act.
Bruesewitz denies ever taking the money.
The filing raises questions about whether the alleged payments could have broken the law, but the sources do not say what happens next.
A lawsuit accuses Republican strategist Alex Bruesewitz of receiving money from Qatar.
The suit says any payments to Bruesewitz could have violated the Foreign Agent Registration Act.
Bruesewitz has denied ever taking such funds.
A filing by Bruesewitz’s former business partner, Derek Utley, alleges he received cash and luxury gifts from foreign interests.
Utley’s filing responds to an earlier lawsuit accusing him of embezzling millions from their firm, X Strategies.
- Who
- Alex Bruesewitz, a Republican strategist, is accused. The filing was made by his former business partner Derek Utley.
- What
- A lawsuit alleges Bruesewitz took money from Qatar; another filing alleges he received cash and luxury gifts from foreign interests.
- When
- The articles were published on November 9 and 10, 2026. The date of the alleged payments is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Utley’s filing responds to an earlier lawsuit alleging he embezzled millions from X Strategies.
The lawsuit and filing
Alex Bruesewitz
Alleged payments
The lawsuit and filing
The lawsuit claims payments to Bruesewitz could have violated the Foreign Agent Registration Act.
Alex Bruesewitz
Bruesewitz has denied ever taking such funds.
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- Accused
- Alex Bruesewitz
- Filing party
- Derek Utley, Bruesewitz’s former business partner
- Firm
- X Strategies
- Alleged amount in earlier suit
- Millions
- Law named
- Foreign Agent Registration Act