Trump Jr. says Russians make up disproportionate cross-section of assets

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foreign-influencetrump-organizationreal-estaterussian-moneyfinancial-dependency
Regulatory CaptureFinancial CaptureIntelligence Penetration
Actors:Donald Trump Jr., Trump Organization
2008-09-15 · 1 min read

At a New York real estate conference, Donald Trump Jr. stated: "Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia." He specifically mentioned Dubai, Trump SoHo, and New York properties. This admission revealed the Trump Organization's significant financial dependence on Russian money during a period when U.S. banks had blacklisted Trump.

Sources

  1. Donald Trump Jr. admitted a decade ago that many family assets come fromAOL News(2018-02-21)
  2. How Russian Money Boosted Trump's Business EmpireForeign Policy(2018-12-21)
  3. Trump Jr. Russians make up disproportionate cross-sectionRussia-Gate(2008-09-15)