New: The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust v. Capital One, N.A. (25-cv-21596) District Court, S.D. Florida https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69853458/the-donald-j-trump-revocable-trust-v-capital-one-na/
2013-2017 DOJ ran "Operation Choke Point" using informal pressure on banks to sever ties ("de-banking") with high-risk-for-fraud businesses like payday lenders, firearm dealers, and pornographic film producers.
2021/01/06 #Trump holds #Jan6 rally
2021/01/20 Trump leaves office
2021/03/08 #CapitalOne, a bank, sent notice that "hundreds of [his] bank accounts" would be closed on 2021/06/07 (some extensions granted) (Doc 1-1, PDF page 13)
2022/02/07 The Biden Administration's effort to similarly target banking access to cryptocurrency and digital assets ramps up. https://blockspace.media/insight/operation-chokepoint-2-0-a-complete-timeline/
2025/03/07 Trump sues in Florida State court claiming he knows this de-banking was for his political acts.
2025/04/07 Removed to Federal Court
2025/06/12 Doc 32 First Amended Complaint
2025/07/11 Doc 37 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
2026/03/23 Doc 54 — FAC dismissed
2026/07/17 Doc 82 Trump's Second Amended Complaint (redacting the reasons Capital One said they closed the accounts) but admitting bank could close account “at any time, for any or no reason and without notice.”
2026/07/31 Doc 91 — Motion to Dismiss SAC for Failure to State a Claim: "We already told you, your accounts were closed because you move money around like a common money launderer."
those documents [attached to SAC] and Plaintiffs’ own allegations make clear that Capital One closed Plaintiffs’ accounts for anti-money laundering (“AML”) reasons.
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Capital One’s decision to close
Plaintiffs’ accounts only became public because of Plaintiffs’ own decision to pursue this litigation.
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