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NEW: The Trump Organization negotiated to get Trump on Parler in exchange for an ownership stake in the social network.

Discussions happened while he was still in office. buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanma…
In return for giving the Trump Organization a 40% ownership stake, Parler wanted an exclusivity window of four hours for Trump's posts, according to documents and people familiar with the discussions.
Four sources say former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale met with Parler advisers at Mar-a-Lago in June to discuss Trump’s business taking an ownership stake. But the White House Counsel’s office put a stop to the talks.
Discussions were revived in the weeks following Trump’s election defeat, but the deal fell apart after the Capitol invasion, according to two people involved in the talks. buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanma…

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