DONALD TRUMP’S FINANCIAL TIES TO RUSSIA

Trump Said He Did “A Lot Of Business With The Russians”

2013: TRUMP BRAGGED ABOUT HIS BUSINESS WITH RUSSIANS [Video] Trump: “I’ve Done A Lot Of Business With The Russians.” [“The Late Show,” CBS, 10/17/13]

2017: TRUMP HOTEL’S WEBSITE CATERED TO RUSSIAN SPEAKERS

[TrumpHotels.com, Accessed 5/9/17]

Trump repeatedly Sought Business Opportunities from And Relied On Investors From Russia Washington Post: Since The 1980’s Trump And His Family Members Have Sought Business Opportunities In Moscow, “And They Have Relied On Russian Investors To Buy Their Properties Around The World.” According to Washington Post, “Trump has conveyed a different view, informed in part through his business ambitions. Since the 1980s, Trump and his family members have made numerous trips to Moscow in search of business opportunities, and they have relied on Russian investors to buy their properties around the world.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16]

Donald Trump Jr., 2008: “We [Trump Organization] See A Lot Of Money Pouring In From Russia.” According to Washington Post, “‘Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets,’ Trump’s son, Donald Jr., told a real estate conference in 2008, according to an account posted on the website of eTurboNews, a trade publication. ‘We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.’” [Washington Post, 6/17/16]

TRUMP HAD LONG ASPIRED TO BUILD A TRUMP TOWER IN RUSSIA AND PARTNERED WITH THE PUTIN-ALIGNED AGALAROV FORTUNE TO DO SO Washington Post: Trump Has “Long Aspired To Build A Trump Tower In Russia.” According to Washington Post, “Trump has long aspired to build a Trump Tower in Russia — a market that first gained his attention in the 1980s as the Cold

War was ending and the Soviet Union began to open more to outsiders. ‘Russia is one of the hottest places in the world for investment,’ Trump said in a 2007 deposition. ‘We will be in Moscow at some point,’ he promised. Part of the allure was what Trump and his associates saw as a huge opportunity — the chance to market American-style luxury apartments to the wealthy elite in a place that still mostly offered utilitarian Soviet-style construction.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16]

Trump Has Sought To Build Hotels In Moscow Since At Least 1986. According to Vox, “Trump’s history with Russia dates back to the Soviet era. In 1986, he and Soviet ambassador Yuri Dubinin got to talking about building hotels in Moscow. ‘One thing led to another, and now I’m talking about building a large luxury hotel across the street from the Kremlin in partnership with the Soviet government,’ Trump wrote in in his book Trump: The Art of the Deal. The next year, Dubinin invited Trump to Moscow, where he talked with the Soviet tourist agency about hotel projects. The hotels never came to fruition, but Trump’s interest in Russia has remained ever since.” [Vox, 2/17/17]

2013: Trump Partnered With Aras Agalarov, Who Was Sometimes Called The “Trump Of Russia” To Build A Moscow Real Estate Project. According to Washington Post, “In 2013, Trump found a new Russian partner for a Moscow real estate project, Aras Agalarov, an Azeri-born real estate developer who is sometimes called the ‘Trump of Russia’ for his tendency to emblazon his name on his development projects.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16].

The Agalarov Fortune Was Built Partly Through State-Funded Construction Projects, “A Sign Of The Company’s Closeness To The Putin Government.” According to Washington Post, “The Agalarov fortune has been built partly through state-funded construction projects, a sign of the company’s closeness to the Putin government. Shortly after the pageant, Putin awarded the elder Agalarov the ‘Order of Honor of the Russian Federation,’ prestigious designation. Agalarov and his son Emin spoke with The Post earlier this year at the chic Nobu restaurant inside Crocus City Mall, their gleaming luxury development. They said they first met Trump after hiring Miss Universe contestants for one of Emin’s music videos. Trump ultimately appeared in the video along with the beauty queens. After the video and the 2013 pageant, they said they developed a deeper relationship with Trump, including discussions of a Moscow construction project. ‘I convinced my father it would be cool to have next to each other the Trump Tower and Agalarov Tower, and he was kind of into it at some point,’ Emin Agalarov said. The Trump Tower deal never moved past preliminary discussions, Agalarov said, but he said he and his father remained interested in a possible future venture.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16]

TRUMP PARTNERED WITH ASGAROV ON THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT IN MOSCOW Trump Appeared In Algarov’s Son’s Music Vide With Miss Universe Contestants. According to the Washington Post, “Agalarov and his son Emin spoke with The Post earlier this year at the chic Nobu restaurant inside Crocus City Mall, their gleaming luxury development. They said they first met Trump after hiring Miss Universe contestants for one of Emin’s music videos. Trump ultimately appeared in the video along with the beauty queens. After the video and the 2013 pageant, the Agalarovs said they developed a deeper relationship with Trump.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16] The Algarovs Persuaded Trump To Bring The Pageant To One Of Their Properties, A Deal Which Cost $20 Million To Host. According to Politico, “Soon after meeting Trump, the Agalarovs persuaded him to bring the 2013 pageant to one of their marquee properties: Crocus City Hall, a 7,500-seat concert hall they had opened four years earlier. ‘We just had a meeting … we all seemed to like each other, shook hands and signed our contract within a week’s time,’ Emin said in his Forbes interview, adding that the pageant would cost $20 million to host.” [Politico, 5/15/16] After The Pageant Putin Awarded Agalarov The “Order Of Honor Of The Russian Federation.” According to the Washington Post, “The Agalarovs are wealthy developers who have received several contracts for state-funded construction projects, a sign of their closeness to the Putin government. Shortly after the pageant, Putin awarded the elder Agalarov the ‘Order of Honor of the Russian Federation,’ a prestigious designation.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16]

HERMAN GREF, PUTIN’S FORMER ECONOMY MINISTER, SET UP A MEETING WITH RUSSIA’S TOP BUSINESSMEN WHILE TRUMP WAS IN MOSCOW

Herman Gref, The Ceo Of Russia’s Biggest Bank And Putin’s Former Economic Minister, Set Up A Meeting For Trump With Russian Businessmen While He Was In Moscow For Miss Universe. According to Bloomberg, “The last time Donald Trump made an appearance in Moscow was November 2013 for the Miss Universe contest he famously owned. It was a glittering event filled with carefully choreographed photographs and parties. Then another, more private, invitation arrived: Come to Nobu to meet more than a dozen of Russia’s top businessmen, including Herman Gref, the chief executive officer of state-controlled Sberbank PJSC, Russia’s biggest bank. Gref, who was President Vladimir Putin’s economy minister from 2000 to 2007, organized the meeting together with Aras Agalarov, the founder of Crocus Group, one of the country’s largest real-estate companies, which was hosting the beauty pageant at one of its concert halls.” [Bloomberg, 12/21/16] Gref Held Regular Meetings With Putin. According to Bloomberg, “There’s no evidence to suggest that Trump’s contact with Gref or any others he met in Moscow in 2013 had anything to do with recent events. But Gref is a powerful figure who holds regular meetings with Putin, while Sberbank is close enough to the Russian government for the U.S. to have imposed sanctions on the bank’s subsidiaries in 2014 in response to the Ukraine conflict.” [Bloomberg, 12/21/16]

TRUMP REPEATEDLY TRAVELED TO RUSSIA AND OTHER FORMER SOVIET UNION AREAS ON BUSINESS DEALS 2008: Trump Revealed He Had Traveled To Russia Six Times Over 18 Months To Strike Business Deals. According to Washington Post, “The quest continued. In his 2008 speech, Donald Jr. announced that he had traveled to Russia six times in the previous 18 months in hopes of striking a deal. ‘Several buyers have been attracted to our projects there,’ he said. But, Donald Jr. explained, Russia presented enormous challenges. ‘As much as we want to take our business over there, Russia is just a different world,’ the younger Trump said in his 2008 speech. ‘It is a question of who knows who, whose brother is

paying off who. . . . It really is a scary place.’” [Washington Post, 6/17/16] Trump Explored Business Deals In Kiev, Yalta, Warsaw, Georgia And Azerbaijan. According to Washington Post, “Trump’s business ambitions have extended throughout the former Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc. He has explored deals in Kiev, Yalta and Warsaw and licensed his name for the construction of a five-star hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, which has been mostly built but not yet open, the project frozen amid an economic slowdown. He spent three days in Georgia in 2011 to announce another project in the Black Sea resort town of Batumi. It has not been built, but a project official, Giorgi Rtskhiladze, told The Post that Trump was paid a fee for the use of his name when the agreement was signed.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16]

Trump’s Children, Trump Organization Staff Traveled To Russia 2011: Trump Organization Larry Glick Indicated Donald Trump Jr. And He Traveled To Russia To Look At Golf Courses And Land

[Twitter, 6/29/11]

[Twitter, 6/27/11] 2011: Donald Trump Jr. Repeatedly Tweeted About The Moscow Trip For Business

[Twitter, 6/27/11] 2014: Ivanka Trump Traveled To Moscow

[Twitter, 2/3/14]

[Instagram, 2/3/14]

1996 – 2008: TRUMP SOUGHT TRADEMARKS IN RUSSIA 1996 – 2008: Trump Hired Russian Laws Firm Sojuzpatent In Order To Claim At Least Eight Trademarks In Russia. According to Vox, “None of those projects worked out. CNN reports that between 1996 and 2008, Trump hired the Russian law firm Sojuzpatent in order to claim at least eight trademarks in the country. Those trademarks include ‘Trump,’ ‘Trump Tower,’ ‘Trump Home,’ Trump International Hotel and Tower.’ But he never ended up getting to use them for buildings because of some kind of insurmountable obstacle on the investment or approval side.” [Vox, 2/17/17]

TRUMP REPEATEDLY SOUGHT RUSSIAN INVESTORS, PARTNERS ON PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD Trump Business Associate Sergei Millian: Trump Received “Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars” As A Result Of Interaction With Russian Businessmen. According to ABC News, “But an ABC News investigation found he has numerous connections to Russian interests both in the U.S. and abroad. ‘The level of business amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars -- what he received as a result of interaction with Russian businessmen,’ said Sergei Millian, who heads a U.S.-Russia business group and who says he once helped market Trump’s U.S. condos in Russia and the former Soviet states. ‘They were happy to invest with him, and they were happy to work with Donald Trump. And they were happy to associate—[and] be associated with Donald Trump.’” [ABC News, 9/22/16]

Trump’s Panama Development Marketed Condo’s To Russian Investors 2006: Trump Partners On A Panama Development Project Traveled To Moscow To Sell Condos To Russian Investors. According to Washington Post, “As Trump looked for deals in Russia, Russian consumers became a key market for his real estate projects in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Trump’s partners on a development project in Panama traveled to Moscow in 2006 to sell condos to Russian investors, according to litigation filed in Florida. Trump also sold a mansion in Palm Beach in 2008 for $95 million to Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev, according to property records. Trump had purchased the mansion at a bankruptcy auction less than four years earlier for $41.4 million, records show.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16]

2008: Trump Sold A Mansion In Palm Beach To Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev Made $50 Million

2008: Trump Sold A Mansion In Palm Beach To Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev For $95 Million. According to Washington Post, “Trump also sold a mansion in Palm Beach in 2008 for $95 million to Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev, according to property records. Trump had purchased the mansion at a bankruptcy auction less than four years earlier for $41.4 million, records show.” [Washington Post, 6/17/16] Rybolovlev Was Accused And Quitted Of Plotting To Kill A Business Partner And Spent 11 Months In Jail. According to Business Insider, “According to Forbes, Rybolovlev is the 119th richest man in the world. He started out his career as a doctor, but abandoned that in 1990 to start Uralkali, a fertilizer company. In 1996 he was accused (and acquitted) of plotting to kill a business partner and spent 11 months in jail — a slight rough patch. He sold his stake Uralkali in 2010 for $6.5 billion, but still has an investment fund comprised mostly of industrial holdings.” [Business Insider, 3/18/13] Rybolovlev Paid Trump A $50 Million Premium For A Property He Never Sought To Live In. According to the Palm Beach Post, “Nonetheless, he went ahead and paid an exceptionally high, $50 million premium to Trump, then a real estate tycoon and reality TV host, for a property he never sought to live in, not even on a part-time basis.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17] Trump Made A Hefty Profit On The Flip; He Bought The Estate For $41.35 Million In 2004. According to the Palm Beach Post, “Trump made a hefty profit profit on the flip: He had scooped up the estate for $41.35 million in 2004 out of health care magnate Abe Gosman’s bankruptcy filing. In essence, Trump sold for more than double what he had paid four years before. Prior to the Trump sale, which at the time was the highest price paid for any single-family home in the country, the most expensive home sold on Palm Beach had been an estate at 1236 S. Ocean Blvd. That property traded hands for $81.5 million earlier in 2008.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17]

2017: Rybolovlev Said It Was For The Family Trust, Contrary To His 2008 Claim That It Was A Company Acquisition 2017: Rybolovlev Said “The Property Was Acquired For Investment Purposes By The Rybolovlev Family Trust.” According to the Palm Beach Post, “On Friday, a Rybolovlev spokesman said his client, who made his fortune in fertilizer potash, purchased the former mansion at of 515 N. County Road for his family’s trust. ‘The property was acquired for investment purposes by the Rybolovlev family trust, as was clearly stated at the time of the purchase in 2008,’ according to Brian Cattell, a New York-based spokesman for Rybolovlev.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17] 2008: Rybolovlev Characterized The Purchase As A Company Investment; Said “This Acquisition Is Simply An Investment In Real Estate By One Of The Companies In Which I Have An Interest.” According to the Palm Beach Post, “But this is not what Rybolovlev’s representatives said in 2008, when Rybolovlev purchased the 62,000-square-foot mansion formerly known as Maison de L’Amitie, or House of Friendship. In 2008, Rybolovlev characterized the purchase as a company investment: ‘This acquisition is simply an investment in real estate by one of the companies in which I have an interest,’ Rybolovlev said at the time through a spokesman for Uralkali, the fertilizer company he previously owned. Rybolovlev added that he didn’t plan to live in the United States.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17]

Rybolovlev Transferred Ownership To A Trust, But Not Before Disavowing Any Interest In The Property During His Divorce Ownership Was Transferred To A Trust, But Not Before Rybolovlev Disavowed Any Interest In The Property During His Messy Divorce From Now-Ex-Wife, Elena. According to the Palm Beach Post, “It was a Rybolovlev entity, County Road Property LLC, that bought the property. Its ownership subsequently was transferred to a trust. But not before Rybolovlev had disavowed any interest in the property during his messy divorce from now-ex-wife, Elena.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17] In Her 2009 Lawsuit, Elena Said Dmitry “Has A History Of Secreting And Transferring Assets In Order To Avoid His Obligations,” Including Paying Her Money As Part Of Their Divorce. According to the Palm Beach Post, “In her 2009 lawsuit, Elena said Dmitry ‘has a history of secreting and transferring assets in order to avoid his obligations’ — including paying her money as part of their divorce. As a result, she filed a legal action in Palm Beach County Circuit Court to claim her share of the Palm Beach mansion. At the time, Rybolovlev was on The Forbes list of the world’s billionaires at No. 59, with an estimated net worth of $12.8 billion.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17] 2011: Court Documents During Divorce Stated That “Rybolovlev Has Not Purchased Or Managed Any Real Estate In Florida For Investment Purposes, Either Directly Or Indirectly.” According to Palm Beach Post, “In 2011, court

documents in his divorce stated that ‘Mr. Rybolovlev has not purchased or managed any real estate in Florida for investment purposes, either directly or indirectly,’ according to a motion filed in the divorce case.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17]

2011: Trump Said “Somebody Paid Me $100 Million.” According to Palm Beach Post, “That was news to Trump. ‘Somebody paid me $100 million,’ Trump told a Palm Beach Post reporter in February 2011.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17]

Throughout The Divorce Litigation, Rybovlovlev Gave His Wife’s Attorneys Differing Reasons For The Mansion Purchase. According to the Palm Beach Post, “Throughout the divorce litigation, Rybovlovlev gave his wife’s attorneys differing reasons for the mansion purchase, said David Newman, a partner with Sills, Cummis & Gross in New York. At various times in court records, Rybolovlev said the house was for investment purposes, then said it would be for his children, or maybe an inheritance, or it might be used in connection with his daughter because she was an equestrian, according to Newman. There’s also the issue of Rybolovlev’s marital status, ‘and whether he was trying to protect his assets in connection with a divorce-mode situation,’ said Newman, who represented Elena.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17]

Trump Had Several Close Brushes With Rybolovev, Though Claimed To Never Meet Him Rybolovev’s Private Jet And Trump’s Campaign Jet Shared The Tarmac At The Charlotte Airport For Several Hours Five Days Before The Election. According to McClatchy, “Five days before the November election, a Russian billionaire’s jet wheeled to a stop at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Less than 90 minutes later, Donald Trump’s campaign jet arrived on the same tarmac for an afternoon campaign rally in nearby Concord. Who was aboard Dmitry Rybolovlev’s luxurious jet and whether the planes’ near-simultaneous arrival facilitated another previously undisclosed Russian contact with Trump, his family or campaign associates remain unanswered questions. The White House dismisses the matter as conspiratorial. A spokesman for Rybolovlev declined to say why he was in Charlotte. But their jets shared the tarmac at Charlotte for several hours before Trump left for a 7 p.m. rally near Raleigh on the same day.” [McClatchy, 3/7/17] Trump And Rybolovlev were both in Las Vegas on October 30, 2016. According to McClatchy, “Trump and Rybolovlev, however, agree on this: They say they have never met, although Trump sold a Palm Beach mansion to the Russian fertilizer magnate for $95 million eight years earlier. Rybolovlev recently bulldozed the mansion and is selling the oceanfront property. The proximity of their intersecting flights, coupled with evidence that Rybolovlev’s plane was also in Las Vegas briefly on the same day as Trump, Oct. 30, has fueled internet plots.” [McClatchy, 3/7/17] Rybolovlev Became A Shareholder In The Bank Of Cyprus In 2010. “In 2010, the Russian oligarch became a nearly 10 percent shareholder in Bank of Cyprus, which catered to Russian businessmen. During a Cypriot banking crisis in 2013, he worked to shore it up, many news organizations reported at the time. Cyprus received help from Russia, whose state-owned companies stood to lose money on island investments.” [McClatchy, 3/7/17]

Wilbur Ross’s Investment Group Received An 18% Stake In The Bank Of Cyprus After Making A $424 Million Investment. According to the Guardian, “Ross’s nomination to lead the commerce department has so far been relatively uncontroversial, in part because Ross is liked by Democrats and labour unions who credit the private equity investor with saving tens of thousand of jobs in the steel industry after buying up bankrupt steel companies in 2002. But Ross’s 2014 investment in the Bank of Cyprus has received little public attention amid the broader concerns in Washington over the Trump administration’s potential ties to Russia. During a nearly four-hour confirmation hearing in January before the Senate commerce committee, Ross was not asked any questions about his involvement in a €400m ($424m) investment in the bank in 2014, which gave Ross’s investment group an 18% stake in the bank.” [Guardian, 2/27/17]

Federal Aviation Administration Records Have Tracked Rybolovlev’s Private Plane To Cities Where Trump Has Traveled, Both During His Campaign And Into His Presidency. According to the Palm Beach Post, “In addition to the mansion intrigue, Rybolovlev and Trump recently have drawn attention in another peculiar way. Federal Aviation Administration records reviewed by the Palm Beach Post and other news outlets have tracked Rybolovlev’s private plane to cities where Trump has traveled, both during his campaign and into his presidency.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17] October 2016: Trump Appeared At A Campaign Rally In Las Vegas. Rybolovlev’s Plane Arrived In That City An Hour After The Campaign Event Started. According to the Palm Beach Post, “In October, for example, Trump appeared at a campaign rally in Las Vegas. Rybolovlev’s plane arrived in that city an hour after the campaign event started.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17]

November 2016: Rybolovlev’s Plane Landed In Charlotte 90 Minutes Before Trump’s Plane Arrived. According to the Palm Beach Post, “A month later, FAA records show Rybolovlev’s plane, an Airbus 319, also landed in Charlotte, N.C., 90 minutes before Trump’s plane arrived. Trump was scheduled to host a campaign event there that day — Nov. 3 — five days before the presidential election.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17] February 2017: Rybolovlev’s Plane Landed At Miami International Airpot While Trump Was At Mar-A-Lago. According to the Palm Beach Post, “The latest juxtaposition of Trump’s and Rybolovlev’s aircrafts occurred last month, the weekend of Feb. 10-12, when the oligarch’s plane landed at Miami International Airport while Trump was at Mar-a-Lago entertaining Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/9/17] March 2017: Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Yacht Was Seen Next To The Yacht Of Trump Donor And Breitbart News Moneyman Robert Mercer. According to the Palm Beach Post, “The coincidences are piling up. Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev last week disavowed any contact with President Donald Trump. But speculation again was stoked when his state-of-the-art yacht Anna sat anchored in the British Virgin Islands on Friday night and another equally resplendent luxury liner, the Sea Owl, sidled up, according to a website that tracks the movement of yachts. After disavowing any contact with President Donald Trump this past week, Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev’s state-of-the-art yacht Anna sat anchored in the British Virgin Islands on Friday night when another equally resplendent luxury liner, the Sea Owl, sidled up, according to a website that tracks the movement of yachts. The owner of the dark-hulled yacht? President Donald Trump’s biggest financial supporter and Breitbart News moneyman, Robert Mercer.” [Palm Beach Post, 3/14/17]

Trump’s Dubai Interests Attracted Russian Investors

2008: Donald Trump Jr. Indicated That Russians Invested Heavily In Their Dubai Assets 2008: Donald Trump Jr. Said Russians Make Up A “Pretty Disproportionate Cross-Section Of A Lot Of Our Assets, Say In Dubai.” According to Vox, “In 2008, Trump sold a mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million. On the campaign trail, Trump at one point claimed it was his only dealing with Russia, but that’s not accurate. The same year he sold the mansion, his son, Donald Trump Jr., told the global trade publication eTurboNews that Russians were key investors in the Trump Organization’s assets. ‘And in terms of high-end product influx into the US, Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York,’ Trump Jr. said in the interview. ‘We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia. There’s indeed a lot of money coming for new-builds and resale reflecting a trend in the Russian economy and, of course, the weak dollar versus the ruble.’” [Vox, 2/17/17]

2014: Trump Dubai Partner Damac Properties’ Key Clients Were Russian Buyers 2014: Damac Properties Managing Director Indicated That The Companies Top Buyers Of Luxury Serviced Apartments Were From The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Other GCC States, Russia, And India. According to Khaleej Times, “The hospitality arm of the region’s premier luxury property developer received overwhelming response from investors and visitors alike as its first property is fully sold out and recorded over 85 per cent occupancy level during first month of operations after its soft opening on the eve of New Year. ‘Damac Maison has made a successful foray in the hospitality business in 2014. We will handover one hospitality project in each quarter this year and are confident of reshaping the segment with novel concepts and ideas in this business,’ Ziad El Chaar, managing director of Damac Properties, told Khaleej Times during an exclusive chat. Damac Maison, which was established in late 2011 to provide unrivalled lifestyle services to VIP residents in the most sought-after projects in prime locations, is set to lead the hospitality business with the handover of another 1,833 units in its portfolio this year. […] ‘Luxury serviced apartments fit the Dubai real estate market perfectly and match the profile of the buyers across the world. Our top buyers for luxury serviced apartments belong to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other GCC states, Russia and India,’ El Chaar said.” [Khaleej Times, 2/8/14]

Trump Partnered With A Russian-Born Businessman On His Toronto Tower Trump Partnered With A Russian-Born Businessman On The Trump Project In Toronto. According to ABC News, “Trump was involved in a range of deals with Russian-born business executives, including the developer of the Trump project in Toronto. One of his partners in Trump Soho recruited financing from investors in Russia and Kazakhstan, according to

court filings. And in 2013, Trump earned a cut of the proceeds when a Russian oligarch paid to host the Miss Universe Pageant at his venue in Moscow.” [ABC News, 9/22/16]

Trump Tower SoHo Sought Russian Investors, With The Assistance Of Trump And His Children Trump SoHo Recruited Financing From Investors In Russia And Kazakhstan. According to ABC News, “Trump was involved in a range of deals with Russian-born business executives, including the developer of the Trump project in Toronto. One of his partners in Trump Soho recruited financing from investors in Russia and Kazakhstan, according to court filings. And in 2013, Trump earned a cut of the proceeds when a Russian oligarch paid to host the Miss Universe Pageant at his venue in Moscow.” [ABC News, 9/22/16] During The Marketing Of The Trump SoHo Project, The Trump Family Met With A Group Of Russian Journalists In Their New York Offices To Help Boost Interest In The Project. According to ABC News, “There is ample evidence in Russian media from that period in the 2000s that brokers mounted a significant effort to attract buyers to Trump properties in Florida, Toronto and New York. And Trump and his children participated in those campaigns. During the marketing of the Trump SoHo project, in which Trump licensed his name to a group that included Russian investors, the Trump family met with a group of Russian journalists at their New York offices to help boost interest in the project, according to Russian media reports. During the meeting, Trump was quoted telling the gathering of Russian journalists: ‘I really like Vladimir Putin. I respect him. He does his work well. Much better than our Bush.’” [ABC News, 9/22/16]

During The Meeting, Trump’s Oldest Sons Were Quoted Praising The Importance Of Russian Condo Buyers. According to ABC News, “Eric Trump and Donald Jr. were also present, and were quoted praising the importance of Russian condo buyers, many of whom have purchased units in Trump buildings in seven-figure, cash-only deals. ‘As the experience of the past few years shows, the best property buyers now are Russian,’ Eric Trump is quoted as saying. ‘They’re different in that they can go around without a mortgage loan from American banks, that require income checks

and they can buy apartments with cash.’” [ABC News, 9/22/16]

Trump Licensed Condo Towers In Hollywood And Sunny Isles, Florida Catered To Russian Buyers Trump-Branded Florida Developments Catered To Large Numbers Of Russian Buyers, Off Of Which Trump Received Royalties. According to ABC News, “BC News conducted a review of hundreds of pages of property records and found that Trump-branded developments catered to large numbers of Russian buyers. This was most notable at the Trump licensed condo towers in Hollywood and Sunny Isles, Florida. Local real estate agents credited the Russian migration for turning the coastal Miami community into what they called ‘Little Moscow.’ Trump Organization General Counsel Alan Garten told ABC News the firm does not track the nationality of buyers, but he does not believe Russians spent any more money on Trump ventures than those from other regions. ‘This whole fascination with this connection is overblown and misleading,’ Garten said. Garten said the Trump Organization played no part in determining which market to pursue – the strategy used to attract buyers was entirely the purview of the developer. ‘In a license deal we’re not selling the unit,’ Garten added. ‘That is a contact between the developer of that project and the buyer. We’re not selling anyone anything.’ In the case of the Trump towers along Florida’s coast, they were sold by two separate builders with Trump licensing his name to the projects. But the licensing agreements required Trump to participate in the marketing of the condos, and Trump received royalties for each unit sold, according to Gil Dezer, president of Dezer Development, which built six Trump buildings in Sunny Isles.” [ABC News, 9/22/16]

Trump Partner Gil Dezer Said That Some Russians Or Russian Americans Bought Some 200 Of The 2,000 Units In Trump’s Condo Project In Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. According to Bloomberg, “Simultaneous with when the tower was going up, developer Gil Dezer and his father, Michael, were building a Trump-backed condo project in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. ‘Russians love the Trump brand,’ he says, adding that Russians and Russian Americans bought some 200 of 2,000 units in Trump buildings he built. They flooded into Trump projects from 2001 to 2007, helping Trump weather the real estate collapse, he says.” [Bloomberg, 3/16/17]

2014: ERIC TRUMP BRAGGED ABOUT RECEIVING FUNDING FROM RUSSIA

2014: Eric Trump Told A Gold Writer That The Trump organization Relied On Russian Funding To Build Golf Courses. According to the Hill, “President Trump’s son, Eric, once told a golf writer that funding for Trump golf courses come from Russia, that writer recounted in a new interview. James Dodson during an interview Friday with Boston’s WBUR described meeting Donald Trump in 2014 and being invited to play golf at the Trump National Golf Club Charlotte. He said asked Donald Trump how he was paying for his courses, and the now-president ‘sort of tossed off that he had access to $100 million,’ Dodson said in the interview. Dodson said he then questioned Eric Trump, who was along for the day. ‘I said, 'Eric, who’s funding? I know no banks — because of the recession, the Great Recession — have touched a golf course. You know, no one’s funding any kind of golf construction. It’s dead in the water the last four or five years,'‘ the writers told WBUR. ‘And this is what he said. He said, 'Well, we don’t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.' I said, 'Really?' And he said, 'Oh, yeah. We’ve got some guys that really, really love golf, and they’re really invested in our programs. We just go there all the time.’’” [The Hill, 5/7/17]

SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA COULD CONFLICT WITH TRUMP BUSINESS INTERESTS ABC News: Ethics Experts Alleged That “Get-Tough U.S. Sanctions Against Russia Could Be In Direct Conflict With His Business Interests.” According to ABC News, “Donald Trump and his children have for years promoted themselves and their real estate opportunities in Russia and other former Soviet states, and ethics experts say if he is elected President the get-tough U.S. sanctions against Russia could be in direct conflict with his business interests. Trump has said he will not participate in decisions about his business if he is elected to the White House and that those decisions will be left to his children in what they have called a ‘blind trust.’ But Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota law professor who served as ethics advisor to Republican President George W. Bush, said the arrangement would not fit his definition of a blind trust, and appeared ripe for potential conflicts. ‘I don’t see how you have a blind trust when you know what’s in the blind trust,’ Painter told ABC News. ‘The appearance is that a foreign government or other foreign organization has influence over the president of the United States through financial dealings with his family and that would be unacceptable.’” [ABC News, 9/22/16] Trump Business Associate Sergei Millian: Trump Received “Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars” As A Result Of Interaction With Russian Businessmen. According to ABC News, “But an ABC News investigation found he has numerous connections to Russian interests both in the U.S. and abroad. ‘The level of business amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars -- what he received as a result of interaction with Russian businessmen,’ said Sergei Millian, who heads a U.S.-Russia business group and who says he once helped market Trump’s U.S. condos in Russia and the former Soviet states. ‘They were happy to invest with him, and they were happy to work with Donald Trump. And they were happy to associate—[and] be associated with Donald Trump.’” [ABC News, 9/22/16] Purchases Of New York And Florida Condos By Russian Buyers Began To Drop Precipitously In 2014 When The U.S. Imposed Economic Sanctions On Russia In Response To The Crimea Invasion. According to ABC News, “Daniel Pansky, a Florida broker who specializes in Russian buyers, said the Trump branded was uniquely suited to Russian buyers, who equated his name with luxury. As sales piled up, ‘Sunny Isles developed into a Little Moscow,’ he said. ‘A lot of local dry cleaners, restaurants, stores having menus and signs in Russian.’ ‘The Trump brand basically started the branding game here in south Florida,’ said Pansky. ‘The majority of clientele were from New York and Russian origin.’ But Pansky and Shtainer told ABC News that purchases from Russian buyers in New York and Miami began to drop precipitously in 2014, when the U.S. imposed economic sanctions on Russia in response to the Russian military incursion into Crimea. To Russian buyers looking to move money out of their home country, Shtainer explained, the sanctions ‘basically cut off their oxygen.’” [ABC News, 9/22/16]

Trump Profited From Trump Soho Sales to Kazakh Family Accused Of Laundering Hundreds Of Millions In Stolen Funds

TRUMP’S PARTNER BAYROCK SOLD THREE TRUMP SOHO APARTMENTS TO SHELL COMPANIES SET UP TO HIDE FUNDS THE KAZAKH KRAPUNOV FAMILY LAUNDERED INTO THE UNITED STATES

Financial Times Investigation Found Evidence That A Trump Venture Had Multiple Ties To An Alleged International Money Laundering Network. According to Financial Times, “A Financial Times investigation has found evidence that one Trump venture has multiple ties to an alleged international money laundering network. Title deeds, bank records and correspondence show that a Kazakh family accused of laundering hundreds of millions of stolen dollars bought luxury apartments in a Manhattan tower part-owned by Mr Trump and embarked on major business ventures with one of the tycoon’s partners.” [Financial Times, 10/19/16] Trump Partner Bayrock Was Associated With The Family Of Viktor Khrapunov, A Former Kazakh Energy Minister And Ex-Mayor Of Almaty, Who U.S. Lawyers Believed “Conspired To Systematically Loot Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Public Assets.” According to Financial Times, “One of those partners, Bayrock, has already been a source of controversy. Now the details of Bayrock’s association with the family of Viktor Khrapunov, a former Kazakh energy minister and ex-mayor of the city of Almaty, show it was connected to an alleged laundering scheme at the same time as it was collaborating with Mr Trump. Lawyers for Almaty told a US court in March that Mr Khrapunov and his family ‘conspired to

systematically loot hundreds of millions of dollars of public assets . . . and to launder their ill-gotten gains through a complex

web of bank accounts and shell companies . . . particularly in the United States’.” [Financial Times, 10/19/16] Lawyers In A U.S. Court Alleged That Khrapunov’s Family Hid Stolen Assets In U.S. Shell Companies Called Soho 3310, Soho 3311, And Soho 3203, Created In April 2013, Than Used To Purchase Apartments In Trump Soho. According to Financial Times, “Lawyers for Almaty told a US court in March that Mr Khrapunov and his family ‘conspired to

systematically loot hundreds of millions of dollars of public assets . . . and to launder their ill-gotten gains through a complex

web of bank accounts and shell companies . . . particularly in the United States’.[…] Among the dozens of companies the Almaty lawyers say the Khrapunov laundering network used were three called Soho 3310, Soho 3311 and Soho 3203. Each was a limited liability company, meaning their ownership could easily be concealed. The companies were created in April 2013 in New York. A week later, property records show, they paid a total of $3.1m to buy the apartments that corresponded with their names in the Trump Soho, a 46-storey luxury hotel-condominium completed in 2010 in a chic corner of Manhattan.” [Financial Times, 10/19/16]

BAYROCK/SAPIR ORGANIZATION LLC SOLD THE TRUMP SOHO APARTMENTS TO THE KRAPUNOV FAMILY COMPANIES Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC Was The Vendor Of The Trump Soho Apartment Sales To Khrapunov’s Family. According to Financial Times, “On the face of it, Mr Trump was not a beneficiary of the apartment sales. The vendor was another limited liability company, Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC. It was named after the developers that jointly built Trump Soho: the Sapir Organisation, founded by Tamir Sapir, from Georgia, and Bayrock, founded by Tevfik Arif, a Kazakhstan-born former Soviet official. According to regulatory filings, however, Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC had a third co-owner — the man who licensed his personal brand to the project.” [Financial Times, 10/19/16]

Bayrock Was Operated By A Kazakhstan-Born Former Soviet Official Trump’s Co-Owners In Bayrock/Sapir Organization Were Tevfik Arif, A Kazakhstan-Born Former Soviet Official And Tamir Sapir From Georgia. According to Financial Times, “On the face of it, Mr Trump was not a beneficiary of the apartment sales. The vendor was another limited liability company, Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC. It was named after the developers that jointly built Trump Soho: the Sapir Organisation, founded by Tamir Sapir, from Georgia, and Bayrock, founded by Tevfik Arif, a Kazakhstan-born former Soviet official. According to regulatory filings, however, Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC had a third co-owner — the man who licensed his personal brand to the project.” [Financial Times, 10/19/16]

TRUMP ACTUALLY CO-OWNED BAYROCK/SAPIR LLC AND PROFITED FROM TRUMP SOHO UNTIL 2014 Regulatory Filings Showed That Trump Co-Owned Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC. According to Financial Times, “On the face of it, Mr Trump was not a beneficiary of the apartment sales. The vendor was another limited liability company, Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC. It was named after the developers that jointly built Trump Soho: the Sapir Organisation, founded by Tamir Sapir, from Georgia, and Bayrock, founded by Tevfik Arif, a Kazakhstan-born former Soviet official.

According to regulatory filings, however, Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC had a third co-owner — the man who licensed his personal brand to the project.” [Financial Times, 10/19/16] Until Trump Lost Trump Soho In A 2014 Foreclosure Sale, He Enjoyed 18 Percent Share Of The Profits In The Building. According to Financial Times, “Until it fell into financial trouble and changed hands in a 2014 foreclosure sale, Mr Trump enjoyed an 18 per cent share of the profits of the Trump Soho. Alan Garten, general counsel of the Trump Organisation, said Bayrock and the Sapir Organisation were responsible for apartment sales and for conducting due diligence on buyers. Both companies declined to comment.” [Financial Times, 10/19/16]

TRUMP CALLED IN TO TOFIK ARIFOV’S BIRTHDAY PARTY IN 2005

Three Men At The Party Were Linked To Trump Through The Trump SoHo Project And Were Also Linked To Criminal Activities 2005: Trump Video Conference Called In To Tofik Arifov’s Birthday Party. According to McClatchy, “Several businessmen and celebrities from the former Soviet Union gathered on the Turkish Riviera in June 2005 to celebrate the grand opening of what was billed then as the country’s most luxurious hotel. The owners were from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, and it was the birthday of one of them, Tofik Arifov, a former Soviet official turned real estate developer with offices in Manhattan’s Trump Tower. There was food, drink and song. There was also a video conference call from a well-wisher from America who couldn’t attend but who, according to a Russian news account, urged the celebrants to raise their glasses. ‘Tofik is my friend!’ Donald Trump said through the phone. ‘Let’s toast Tofik!’” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] The Party Was Attended By Tofik Arifov, Alexander Mashkevich, And Tamir Sapir, Billionaires With Roots In The Former Soviet Union Who Have Been Linked To Or Accused Of Illegal Activities. According to McClatchy, “Arifov and at least two others at the party, Alexander Mashkevich and Tamir Sapir, both billionaires with roots in the former Soviet Union, have been linked to allegations of illegal activities, according to court documents, diplomatic cables and news accounts. Mashkevich has been linked to allegations of money laundering. He and Arifov have been alleged to have associations with organized crime. Sapir has been accused of nonpayment of loans for his New York real estate empire, as well as illegally importing rare animal parts. All three were also involved in a Lower Manhattan real estate project known as Trump SoHo, developed by the Bayrock Group, once headquartered in Trump Tower and which partnered with the Trump Organization. The result would be bankruptcy and a tangle of lawsuits, some still unresolved.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17]

Tofik Arifov Co-Founded Bayrock In The Early 2000s Tofik Arifov Was Known In The United States As Tevfik Arif And Co-Founded Bayrock, The Development Group Headquartered In Trump Tower. According to McClatchy, “Known in the U.S. as Tevfik Arif, he was born in Kazakhstan and had been an official in the Soviet Ministry of Commerce and Trade. He co-founded Bayrock in the early 2000s, the development group headquartered in Trump Tower. A spokeswoman for Bayrock declined to comment about the 2005 birthday party in Turkey for Arif, Trump’s telephone call and his celebratory toast, as reported by Izvestia and cited in British court documents. Bayrock was the driving force behind a Trump-branded luxury residential and hotel project in Lower Manhattan called Trump SoHo. Trump had sold the rights to use his name and had been given an ownership portion in the project.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Arif Partnered In Bayrock With Felix Sater, Who Became An FBI Informant In The Late 1990s. According to McClatchy, “Bayrock was the driving force behind a Trump-branded luxury residential and hotel project in Lower Manhattan called Trump SoHo. Trump had sold the rights to use his name and had been given an ownership portion in the project. Arif partnered in Bayrock with Felix Sater, a Russian-American from New York once imprisoned after stabbing a man with a broken margarita glass during a bar brawl in 1993. Sater became an FBI informant in the late 1990s as a result of his involvement in a securities fraud scheme involving the Mafia and some Russians.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Trump Engaged In The Bayrock SoHo Project Around 2001, Though He Said He Barely Remembered Sater. According to McClatchy, “That raises questions about Sater’s role with Bayrock, with its intertwining threads of Trump’s brand and Russian money, while he, presumably, was still on the FBI’s payroll. Even after he left Bayrock, Sater remained in the Trump orbit, according to various accounts. Trump has said he barely remembered him. Trump engaged with the Bayrock SoHo project around 2001-02, according to Sater, quoting from his deposition in a lawsuit filed in 2010 by former Bayrock Director of Finance Jody Kriss.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17]

A Former Employee Accused Arif Of Using Loans From Bayrock to Avoid Tax Obligations 2010: Jody Kriss, Former Director Of Finance At Bayrock, Sued Arif And Sater, Alleging That They Used Loans From Bayrock To Pay Themselves And Avoid Tax Obligations. According to McClatchy, “Kriss sued Arif and Sater in 2010, painstakingly spelling out in a 165-page complaint how the pair allegedly used loans from Bayrock to pay themselves and avoid tax obligations.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Kriss Sater Threatened To Kill Him And Alleged That Bayrock Received Money From Russia Through Arif’s Brother Who Had Access To Cash Accounts At A Chromium Refinery In Kazakhstan. According to McClatchy, “He alleged money laundering and that cash was skimmed off as it came in from investors in the United States, Russia and Kazakhstan. He claimed the company had received money from Russia through Arif’s brother, ‘who had access to cash accounts at a chromium refinery in Kazakhstan.’ Kriss also alleged that Sater had threatened to kill him.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Kriss Dismissed His Attorney After They Were Sanctioned For Using Stolen Information And Went Forward With The Lawsuit After Revising Some Of His Original Allegations. According to McClatchy, “The lawsuit went through two more versions after Kriss’ attorney was sanctioned for using stolen information and Kriss discharged him. In Kriss’ latest suit, which dropped some of his original claims against Arif, Sater and others, a judge ruled that his revised allegations, which include fraud and racketeering, could go forward. Arif, through a Bayrock spokeswoman, declined to comment. But he and the other defendants denied the allegations in Bayrock’s response to Kriss’ most recent filing. Kriss also declined to comment.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17]

Arif Had Links To Organized Crime Arif Was Connected With Gafur Rakhimov, One Of Uzbekistan’s Two “Top Mobsters” According To Diplomatic Cables. According to McClatchy, “Arif was connected, the British court document suggests, with Gafur Rakhimov. A 2006 State Department cable from Jon R. Purnell, U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan at the time, calls Rakhimov one of that nation’s two ‘top mobsters.’ The Treasury Department blacklisted Rakhimov from the U.S. financial system on Feb. 23, 2012, for his alleged participation in organized crime. The agency listed an address for him in Dubai, but efforts to reach him there were unsuccessful.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17]

Alexander Mashkevich Was Accused Of Illegal Activity At The Time Of Trump’s Call, Including Organized Crime At The Time Of Trump’s Video Call, Alexander Mashkevich Was Facing Money Laundering Allegations. According to McClatchy, “At the time of Trump’s birthday call to Arif at the seaside Turkish hotel, Mashkevich and his partners – Alijan Ibragimov and Patokh Chodiev – were facing money-laundering allegations from the1990s in a long-running Belgian court case. It was settled in 2011 without an admission of guilt.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Bayrock Listed Mashkevich As A Strategic Partner In Its Marketing Materials, Despite Mashkevich Being “A Serious Concern” To The U.S. Department Of State. According to McClatchy, “Bayrock’s marketing materials listed Mashkevich and his deep pockets as a strategic partner. By the time the Trump SoHo project was unveiled in 2007, the mining oligarch was already a serious concern to the U.S. State Department. McClatchy has learned he was eventually denied a visa to visit the United States. Attempts to reach Mashkevich via his companies were unsuccessful.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Mashkevich Was Linked To Organize Crime And His Mining Companies Had Ties To Official Corruption In Congo. According to McClatchy, “A former top U.S. diplomat in the region, speaking on the condition that his name not be published because of the sensitivity of the matter, said that ‘all-source information at that time linked Mashkevich to organized crime, and that was the reason for his visa refusal.’ Mashkevich’s mining companies were also linked to official corruption in Congo, a country infamous for the illicit diamond trade.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] The Panamanian Law Firm Mossack Fonesca Refused To Work With Patokh Chodiev, One Of Mashkevich’s Partners. According to McClatchy, “The Kazakh Trio’s company, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp., also appears in the Panama Papers, the trove of 11.5 million documents about secret offshore companies that became public last April 3. The documents show that the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca took pains to continue working with international pariahs, such as relatives of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. They drew the line in 2015, however, with Chodiev, one of Mashkevich’s partners.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17]

Tamir Sapir Built His Empire On The Russian Energy Sector And Was Linked To Organized Crime Tamir Sapir Was Originally From The Capital Of The Former Soviet Republic Of Georgia. According to McClatchy, “Originally from Tbilisi, capital of the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the man who headed the Sapir Organization owned a castlelike estate on Long Island Sound and maintained a residence in Trump Tower. He, too, would become a major player in a Bayrock project. His son Alex would be photographed next to Ivanka Trump during the SoHo project’s grand opening. They touted themselves at the time as the next generation of their respective families’ luxury development business.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Sapir “Struck It Big” Investing In The Russian Energy Sector. According to McClatchy, “His was a rags-to-riches story; he drove a cab in New York, plowed his earnings into distressed real estate and then struck it big investing in the Russian energy sector. He eventually built a commercial development empire in New York.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] A Top Lieutenant Of Sapir’s Once Plead Guilty To Charges Of Fraud And Extortion. According to McClatchy, “A top lieutenant, allegedly involved with the Gambino and Genovese crime families, pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and extortion in connection with a Sapir project for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17] Sapir’s Offshore Company Was Charged With Illegally Importing Wildlife Parts When Authorities Found The Heads Of A Bengal Tiger And A Zebra And Elephant Tusks On His Yacht. According to McClatchy, “Sapir also got mixed up in charges against his offshore company of illegally importing wildlife parts when authorities found the heads of a Bengal tiger and a zebra, as well as elephant tusks and numerous pelts, on his yacht. Sapir, who died in 2014, reached a plea deal with the federal prosecutor at the time – Alexander Acosta – Trump’s choice now to head the Labor Department.” [McClatchy, 4/4/17]

Wealthy Russians Bought At Least $9.84 Million Worth Of Property In Trump-Branded Luxury Towers In Southern Florida At Least 63 Individuals With Russian Passports Or Addresses Have Bought At Least $98.4 Million Worth Of Property In Seven Trump-Branded Luxury Towers In Southern Florida. According to Reuters, “During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump downplayed his business ties with Russia. And since taking office as president, he has been even more emphatic. ‘I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia,’ President Trump said at a news conference last month. ‘I have no loans in Russia. I don’t have any deals in Russia.’ But in the United States, members of the Russian elite have invested in Trump buildings. A Reuters review has found that at least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trump-branded luxury towers in southern Florida, according to public documents, interviews and corporate records.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

ALEXANDER YUZVIK 2010: Alexander Yuzvik Bought A Condominium At Trump Palace In Sunny Isles For $1.3 Million. According to Reuters, “The glimpse inside the condominium dealings offers a look at how the wealthy in Putin’s Russia use foreign property to stow cash. One wealthy Russian buyer was Alexander Yuzvik. In 2010, he and his wife bought unit 3901 of Trump Palace in Sunny Isles for $1.3 million, according to Florida property records. The three-bedroom apartment has 2,100 square feet and panoramic views, according to an online real estate listing.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

2013 – 2016: Yuzvik Was A Senior Executive At Spetstroi, A State-Owned Company That Has Carried Out Construction Projects At Military Facilities. According to Reuters, “From 2013 to 2016, Yuzvik was a senior executive at Spetstroi, a state-owned company that has carried out construction projects at military facilities. The Spetstroi website says the firm was involved in construction projects at the Moscow training academy of the FSB, Russia’s primary civilian intelligence service and successor of the KGB. Spetstroi also did construction work in the administrative building of the general staff of the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service. In a statement sent to Reuters, Spetstroi said Yuzvik worked there until he stepped down in March 2016.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

In A 2013 Declaration, Yuzvik Did Not Disclose The Condo As An Asset. According to Reuters, “Employees of some state-owned Russian companies are typically required to disclose their assets and income. Yuzvik and his wife filed a

declaration for 2013. In that declaration, which is publicly available, they list only assets inside Russia. The Florida condo isn’t included. Yuzvik could not be reached for comment.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

ANDREY TRUSKOV 2011: Andrey Truskov Bought An Apartment In Trump Hollywood For $1.4 Million; Truskov Was Founder And Co-Owner Of Absolute Group, A Holding Company Involved In Wholesale Electronics Whose Business Is Biggst In Russia. According to Reuters, “Andrey Truskov, another Trump condo owner, is a founder and co-owner of Absolute Group LLC, a holding company involved in wholesale electronics, banking and property development, with projects in Moscow, London and New York. The wholesale electronic business is the biggest in Russia, an Absolute representative told Reuters. The company does not disclose its financial results. Truskov bought apartment 1102 in the Trump Hollywood building for $1.4 million in 2011. The three-bedroom, 3.5-bath unit is 3,100 square feet, according to online real estate listings. In a telephone interview, Truskov confirmed that he purchased the Trump Hollywood unit. He said the Florida apartment was the same price as a three-room apartment outside Moscow at the time, and Florida was a nice place to have a property. He said the purchase was a personal decision that had no connection with his business.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

ALEXEY USTAEV 2009: Alexey Ustaev Bought An Apartment In Trump Palace In Sunny Isles For $1.2 Million. According to Reuters, “In 2009, Ustaev bought unit 5006, a 3-bed, 3.5-bath apartment in the Trump Palace complex in Sunny Isles, for $1.2 million in cash, according to Florida public records. Two years later, Ustaev bought another apartment, a penthouse unit, this time in the nearby Trump Royale condominium development, for $5.2 million. In an email reply to questions, Ustaev said he purchased the properties in the Trump buildings for private use, but declined to comment on his family’s U.S. business. ‘I am living in Russia, I am working in Russia, and going abroad only for business purposes or vacations,’ he said.” [Reuters, 3/17/17] Alexey Ustaev WasThe Founder And President Of St. Petersburg-Based Viking Bank, One Of The First Private Investment Banks Established In Russia After The Fall Of Communism. According to Reuters, “Several wealthy buyers were from Moscow and St. Petersburg, the country’s two largest cities, according to interviews in Russia, Florida public records and the Bureau Van Dijk company database Orbis. Among them: Alexey Ustaev, the founder and president of St. Petersburg-based Viking Bank, one of the first private investment banks established in Russia after the fall of Communism. A donor to orphanages and chess clubs in St. Petersburg, Ustaev has received awards from the Russian Sports Ministry and the St. Petersburg chamber of commerce for his banking and charitable work, according to his biography on the bank’s website.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

OLEG MISEVRA 2010: Corporation That Oleg Miserva Controlled Purchased A Penthouse In Trump Hollywood For $6.8 Million. According to Reuters, “A corporation Misevra controls, Swiss Residence Aliance Inc, purchased Penthouse #1 in Trump Hollywood for $6.8 million in 2010. The six-bedroom duplex is 8,200 square feet and boasts 12-foot ceilings, according to real estate listings. Misevra did not respond to requests for comment.” [Reuters, 3/17/17] Miserve Was A Wealthy Coal Magnate, Who In 2010 Was Praised By Vladimir Putin. According to Reuters, “Many of the Russian buyers were from the country’s provinces. One is Oleg Misevra, a wealthy coal magnate and former traffic police commander whose company’s main assets are in the Pacific island of Sakhalin in Russia’s Far East. He has caught Putin’s eye: At a 2010 regional meeting of Putin’s United Russia party, Putin praised Misevra’s work and held a lengthy question and answer session with him.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

VADIM VALERYEVICH GATAULLIN Vadim Valeryevich Gataullin Bought And Flipped Two Apartments In Trump Hollywood. According to Reuters, “Some of these Russian buyers appear to have done well in America. Another local politician, Vadim Valeryevich Gataullin, bought an apartment for $3.5 million in the Trump Hollywood. He did the deal through a company registered in Florida called VVG Real Estate Investments LLC. Five years later, Gataullin sold the apartment for $4.1 million to a Delaware-based limited liability company whose owner is not identified in state records. In early 2012, Gataullin bought a second apartment in the same building, unit 2701, for $920,000, according to Florida records. Several months later, Gataullin sold the apartment for $1.1 million to a couple from Venezuela, property records show.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

Gataullin Was The Son Of A Deputy Regional Prosecutor, He Was A Deputy In The Regional Parliament From 2013 Until 2015. According to Reuters, “Gataullin is from the semi-autonomous Russian Republic of Bashkortostan, an oil-producing region in the foothills of the Ural Mountains. The son of a deputy regional prosecutor, he was a deputy in the regional parliament from 2013 until 2015.” [Reuters, 3/17/17] As A Member Of The Regional Parliament, He Was Required To Declare His Income And Assets Under Russian Federal Law, But He Did Not Declare The Trump Apartment In 2013. According to Reuters, “As a member of the regional parliament, he was required to declare his income and assets under Russian federal law, according to a representative of the Bashkortostan regional parliament. A copy of the income declaration Gataullin filed for in 2013, when he was still owner of the second Trump unit, contains no mention of the apartment. Gataullin did not respond to messages sent to his company in Bashkortostan.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

PAVEL UGLANOV 2012: Pavel Uglanov Bought A Unit In Trump Hollywood. According to Reuters, “Uglanov bought unit 3704 of Trump Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, for $1.8 million in 2012. He sold the 3-bed, 3,395 square foot apartment for $2.9 million two years later.” [Reuters, 3/17/17] Uglanov Was A Businessman Who Served As A Deputy Minister For Industry And Energy In The Regional Government Of Saratov From 2010 To 2011. According to Reuters, “The American experience has been a mixed one for some of the Trump buyers. Among them is Pavel Uglanov, a businessman who served as a deputy minister for industry and energy in the regional government of Saratov, in central Russia, from 2010 to 2011.” [Reuters, 3/17/17] August 2016: Uglanov Posted A Photograph Of Himself On His Facebook Page Posing Alongside Alexander Zaldostanov, Leader Of The ‘Night Wolves’ Biker Gang; Night Wolves Were Sanctioned For Actions During Annexation Of Crimea. According to Reuters, “Last August, Uglanov posted a photograph of himself on his Facebook page posing alongside Alexander Zaldostanov, leader of the ‘Night Wolves’ biker gang. The Wolves, and Zaldostanov personally, were made subject to U.S. financial and travel restrictions. The U.S. government said gang members stormed a Ukrainian government naval base and a gas facility during Russia’s annexation of Crimea.” [Reuters, 3/17/17]

Trump Owed $300 Million To Deutsche Bank, Which Was Fined For Laundering Russian Money Deutsche Bank Owned Roughly $300 Million Of Trump Organization Debt. According to Bloomberg, “Now that guarantee -- employed to extract better terms on hundreds of millions of dollars of loans to the Trump Organization -- is at the center of a delicate loan-restructuring discussion at Deutsche Bank AG, whiSch is under investigation on several fronts by the U.S. Department of Justice. The bank is trying to restructure some of Trump’s roughly $300 million debt as part of an attempt to reduce any conflict of interest between the loan and his presidency, according to a person familiar with the matter. Normally, the removal of a personal pledge might lead to more-stringent terms. But there is little normal about this interaction. Trump’s attorney general will inherit an investigation of Deutsche Bank related to stock trades for rich clients in Russia -- where Trump says he plans to improve relations -- and may have to deal with a possible multibillion-dollar penalty to the bank related to mortgage-bond investigations.” [Bloomberg, 12/22/16] CNN Money: “The Giant German Lender Was Hit With About $630 Million In Penalties On Tuesday Over A $10 Billion Russian Money-Laundering Scheme That Involved Its Moscow, New York And London Branches.” According to CNN Money, “The big fines keep coming for Deutsche Bank. The giant German lender was hit with about $630 million in penalties on Tuesday over a $10 billion Russian money-laundering scheme that involved its Moscow, New York and London branches. It follows a $7.2 billion settlement Deutsche Bank reached with the U.S. Department of Justice last month over toxic mortgage assets and the $2.5 billion it agreed to pay in 2015 over interest rate manipulation. The latest fines penalize Deutsche Bank (DB)'s failure to deal with a stock-trading scheme that enabled some of its clients in Russia to improperly move huge sums of money out of the country and into offshore accounts, according to regulators.” [CNN Money, 1/31/17]

DEUTSCHE BANK PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN THE MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME RUN BY RUSSIAN CRIMINALS WITH TIES TO THE KREMLIN Deutsche Bank Played A “Prominent Role” In A Money Laundering Scheme Run By Russian Criminals With Ties To The Kremlin. According to the Guardian, “The German bank that loaned $300m (£260m) to Donald Trump played a prominent role in a money laundering scandal run by Russian criminals with ties to the Kremlin, the Guardian can reveal. Deutsche Bank is one of dozens of western financial institutions that processed at least $20bn – and possibly more – in money of ‘criminal origin’ from Russia. The scheme, dubbed ‘the Global Laundromat’, ran from 2010 to 2014. Law enforcement agencies are investigating how a group of politically well-connected Russians were able to use UK-registered companies to launder billions of dollars in cash. The companies made fictitious loans to each other, underwritten by Russian businesses.” [Guardian, 3/21/17]