But in the lead-up to Friday’s vote, both companies have been rocked by #legal warfare. Their leaders, past & present, have traded heated accusations of deception & impropriety across 4 lawsuits in 3 states. And the cases threaten to erode #Trump’s grasp on a stake in the post-merger company potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars — a possible financial lifeline, given that he owes >$500M in #legal fines.