Bloomberg<\/a>) as anything but a deliberate strike against the Florida governor and his \u201cpointless\u201d conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCitadel is the most successful hedge fund in history, with approximately $62 billion dollars under its management. In other words, Ken Griffin makes a lot of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That notwithstanding, paying for over a thousand people from six Citadel offices across the Asian Pacific to celebrate for three days at a Disney Resort is not cheap for anyone. Reportedly, Ken Griffin and Citadel Securities LLC CEO Zhao Peng were both present for the event, which included entertainment by DJ Calvin Harris and rock band Maroon 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Ron DeSantis was not directly involved or referenced in the Citadel event at Tokyo Disneyland, it cannot feel great to have one of your formerly largest financial donors publically spend hundreds of thousands of dollars at a company you are publically feuding with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the moment, DeSantis is involved in two different lawsuits around Walt Disney World, one in federal court and one in state court. The latter case has been slowed down for months, allegedly due to his handpicked Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board not providing evidentiary documents and \u201cdragging its feet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The federal case, in which Disney has accused the governor of violating its First Amendment rights, may very well be one of the more significant legal decisions in decades, at least if you believe the House of Mouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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