Trump-Tied SPAC Hits Another Snag as Auditor Abruptly Resigns
- Marcum quit before finishing firm’s 2022 financial results
- Blank-check merger must get done by Sept. 8 if no extension
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A deal to take Donald Trump’s media company public is facing another major setback, putting into question whether it will ever get completed.
Special-purpose acquisition company Digital World Acquisition Corp. said in a filing Tuesday that its auditor Marcum LLP — which has been riddled with regulatory problems of its own — abruptly resigned. The departure puts its merger with Trump Media & Technology Group in peril.