GOP senator: Russian oligarch funding Trump Jr.’s party is ‘corruption’
ProPublica said Umar Kremlev, a Putin-associated oligarch, covered much of the cost as scrutiny grew over Don Jr.’s wedding and cosmetic treatment.
- ProPublica reported on Friday that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev funded hundreds of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump Jr.'s three-day wedding to Bettina Anderson, covering a private-island reception and fireworks through an IBA-affiliated Dubai entity.
- Kremlev, a Putin-associated businessman and International Boxing Association head bankrolled by Gazprom, met Trump Jr. in Istanbul last September at an event organized with Manny Pacquiao, establishing personal contact that preceded the wedding funding.
- Records reviewed by ProPublica and interviews with three people familiar with the event confirm Kremlev's payments; around 50 guests attended, including Jared Kushner and Eric Trump, with the wedding payments originating from Dubai.
- President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that his son repaid Kremlev, saying it was "totally allowed" for a friend to fund a wedding celebration while dismissing concerns about Kremlin ties.
- Critics including political writer Rob Crilly note the hypocrisy of Trump Jr. promoting anti-trans rhetoric while undergoing Ultherapy cosmetic treatment, as the family frames such procedures as "mutilation" while accessing them privately.
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The U.S. President, while defining Umar Kremlev's funding for the Bahamas party as "perfectly lawful," assured that his son will give back the amount used for the post-wedding reception
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the expenses for his eldest son's wedding celebration, paid by a Russian businessman, have been reimbursed. On the 18th (local time), President Trump stated that his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had reimbursed the funds to the Russian businessman who covered the cost of the wedding celebration held in the Bahamas in the Caribbean last May.
John Curtis warns how delicate it is for the US to discover a Russian oligarch paying much of Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding party.
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