Donald Trump Jr's Wedding Largely Paid For by Umar Kremlev
ProPublica says records show Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for island rentals, transport and other expenses tied to the wedding.
- On Monday, ProPublica reported that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, head of the International Boxing Association, funded major expenses for Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding in May.
- Payments for the private island and $70,000 fireworks display came from a Dubai-based entity affiliated with the IBA, which relies on funding from Russian energy giant Gazprom.
- A spokesperson for Trump Jr. did not dispute the payments, stating "Umar is a personal friend" and asserting Kremlev is "not someone he has a business relationship with."
- Former FBI counterintelligence official Holden Triplett warned that such financial ties provide intelligence services access to influential figures, stating "Money is a tried-and-true method to gain access."
- These revelations arrive as Trump Jr. exerts significant influence as his father's political adviser, raising questions about whether Kremlev sought to leverage access to the White House.
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Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.'s Wedding
Donald Trump Jr.'s fairy-tale island wedding in the Bahamas had a powerful and little-known boss, ProPublica reports: Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin. The investigative output found that Kremlev, who leads the International Boxing Association, covered hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs—including renting...
Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch Covered Six-Figure Costs for Donald Trump Jr.'s Luxury Island Wedding
A Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin secretly covered hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses for Donald Trump Jr.'s lavish Bahamas wedding, according to ProPublica. Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association, paid to rent one of the private islands used during Trump Jr.'s three-day wedding celebration with Bettina Anderson in May, ProPublica said, adding that he also covered other major expenses, includ…
Revealed: Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding was secretly bankrolled by Putin pal
On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands. A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas. That night on…
Don Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch
ProPublica: “The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.”
Don Jr’s lavish Bahamas wedding secretly bankrolled by oligarch linked to Putin
On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands. A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas. That night on…
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