Trump Media Co-Founders Challenging Six-Month Share Lockup (1)

Two co-founders of Donald Trump’s social-media startup who sued over the value of their stake in the company now say the former president retaliated against them by barring sales of their shares for six months.

A Delaware judge on Tuesday granted a request by Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.’s co-founders Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss to add the claim to their suit alleging Trump tried to dilute their 8.6% stake in the company, which operates his struggling Truth Social platform.

Judge Sam Glasscock IIIsaid during a brief hearing that the amended suit will “fundamentally” alter the ...