Trump says son has paid back Russian for wedding party
The president defended Donald Trump Jr.’s decision to take a large gift from Umar Kremlev, saying that such presents are “common.”
3 articles from The Washington Post, The Straits Times, The Hill.
President Trump said his son Donald Trump Jr. paid back Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev for funding part of his wedding celebrations, following concerns about ethics violations and foreign influence. Trump defended the gift as common practice. The wedding party has become one of several ethical flashpoints during Trump's second term.
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The president defended Donald Trump Jr.’s decision to take a large gift from Umar Kremlev, saying that such presents are “common.”
The wedding party is one of a number of ethical flashpoints during Trump’s second term.
President Trump said Friday that his son Donald Trump Jr. paid back the Russian oligarch who funded some of his lavish wedding celebrations after concerns flared over ethics violations and potential influences from foreign adversaries. President Trump was asked in the Oval…