US Congress Democrats Probe Russian Oligarch Financing of Trump Jr. Wedding Parties
Robert Garcia seeks guest lists and records after ProPublica said Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Trump Jr.’s wedding festivities.
- On Tuesday, House Democrats launched an investigation into reports that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for wedding festivities for Donald Trump Jr. earlier this year.
- ProPublica reported that Kremlev, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, provided hundreds of thousands of dollars for a three-day Bahamas celebration, including fireworks and a private island, despite Trump Jr.'s estimated $300 million net worth.
- In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Garcia demanded records of all purchases made by foreign nationals for the wedding and communications concerning Kremlev to determine if favorable treatment occurred.
- Bettina Anderson called the funding an "extraordinarily generous wedding gift," while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer denounced the arrangement as "so corrupt, so venal." President Trump denied knowing Kremlev, calling it "not a big deal."
- Garcia is poised to lead the House Oversight Committee if Democrats win the majority in November, stating that Oversight Democrats are investigating how the Trump family has "sought to enrich themselves on the basis of their proximity to President Donald Trump.
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Dems Open Probe Into Junior’s Russian-Paid Wedding
Via press release from Rep. Robert Garcia: Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded answers after new reporting revealed that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who has close ties to Vladimir Putin, spent hundreds of thousands bankrolling Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding earlier this year. Oversight Democrats opened an … The post Dems Open Probe Into Junior’s Russian-Paid Wedding appeared first…
Melania scrambles to distance herself from Don Jr. and Putin-linked wedding benefactor
Melania Trump is putting plenty of distance between herself and the latest controversy surrounding her stepson Donald Trump Jr. After a ProPublica investigation reported that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Don Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding celebration, the first lady’s office quickly made one thing clear: Melania says she had nothing to do with it.
Umar Kremlyov is said to have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Donald Trump Junior's wedding weekend. Why, too, the Democrats in Congress want to know.
By the same admission of the spouses, it was he who paid the after-party of the wedding, renting an island of the Bahamas and paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for the fireworks show and the organization of the event. And now the party becomes a case that arrives until the Congress, while the Secretary of Defense Todd Blanche considers it unlikely to start an investigation. [...] L'articolo The wedding feast of Donald Trump Jr paid by Umar…
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