Tag: Citigroup

Banks just handed over documents that may be related to Trump’s financial ties to Russia

The companies complying with subpoenas for the documents include Deutsche Bank, which has financed the Trump Organization.

A number of major Wall Street banks have handed over thousands of documents to congressional committees pertaining to Russian figures who may have had links to President Donald Trump, his family, or the the Trump Organization, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The firms, including Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase, passed along the documents subpoenaed by investigators with both the House Finance Committee and House Intelligence Committee. The banks are complying with subpoenas sent to them in April.

The specific details of the documents remain scarce, as do the identities of the Russian figures or entities specifically mentioned in the material.

View the complete August 8 article by Casey Michael on the ThinkProgress website here.

Kushner’s Family Business Received Loans After White House Meetings

The following article by Jesse Drucker, Kate Kelly and Ben Protess was posted on the New York Times website February 28, 2018:

Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser.

Early last year, a private equity billionaire started paying regular visits to the White House.

Joshua Harris, a founder of Apollo Global Management, was advising Trump administration officials on infrastructure policy. During that period, he met on multiple occasions with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, said three people familiar with the meetings. Among other things, the two men discussed a possible White House job for Mr. Harris. Continue reading “Kushner’s Family Business Received Loans After White House Meetings”