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fountainofyouth

(409 posts)
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 08:28 PM Apr 2018

Mueller Investigating Ukrainian's $150,000 Payment for a Trump Appearance

Source: New York Times

The special counsel is investigating a payment made to President Trump’s foundation by a Ukrainian steel magnate for a talk during the campaign, according to three people briefed on the matter, as part of a broader examination of streams of foreign money to Mr. Trump and his associates in the years leading up to the election.

Investigators subpoenaed the Trump Organization this year for an array of records about business with foreign nationals. In response, the company handed over documents about a $150,000 donation that the Ukrainian billionaire, Victor Pinchuk, made in September 2015 to the Donald J. Trump Foundation in exchange for a 20-minute appearance by Mr. Trump that month through a video link to a conference in Kiev.

Michael D. Cohen, the president’s personal lawyer whose office and hotel room were raided on Monday in an apparently unrelated case, solicited the donation. The contribution from Mr. Pinchuk, who has sought closer ties for Ukraine to the West, was the largest the foundation received in 2015 from anyone besides Mr. Trump himself.

The subpoena is among signs in recent months that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, is interested in interactions that Mr. Trump or his associates had with countries beyond Russia, though it is not clear what other payments he is scrutinizing.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/trump-mueller-ukraine-victor-pinchuk.html

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Mueller Investigating Ukrainian's $150,000 Payment for a Trump Appearance (Original Post) fountainofyouth Apr 2018 OP
Manafort money! Julian Englis Apr 2018 #1
The hits keep coming. NightWatcher Apr 2018 #2
Trump Foundation is corrupt. News on it ramping up beyond self-portraits and footballs. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #3
they knew he would be "president" Skittles Apr 2018 #4
Michael D. Cohen, the presidents personal lawyer solicited the donation!!!!! politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2018 #5
Victor Pinchuk apparent Cold Warrior on Russia - Interesting Character MarcA Apr 2018 #6
i do remember stories about crazy speaker fees paid for lots of folks dembotoz Apr 2018 #7
Now were begrudging him making a little money? ... Whiskeytide Apr 2018 #8

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
5. Michael D. Cohen, the presidents personal lawyer solicited the donation!!!!!
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 10:04 PM
Apr 2018

Looks like the Dotard needs another personal lawyer since this one obviously knows nothing about the law.

MarcA

(2,195 posts)
6. Victor Pinchuk apparent Cold Warrior on Russia - Interesting Character
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 03:51 AM
Apr 2018

Maybe the whole Trump-Putin thing is about $$$ for the Billionaires.
Never mind nationalities or supposed ideologies.

dembotoz

(16,806 posts)
7. i do remember stories about crazy speaker fees paid for lots of folks
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 09:30 AM
Apr 2018

hope there is fire but this might just be smoke

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
8. Now were begrudging him making a little money? ...
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:36 AM
Apr 2018

... Hell, people! Paying off porn stars,Playboy Bunnies and congressmen is expensive!

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