US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his son Donald Trump Jnr has told him he would pay back a Russian oligarch who bankrolled wedding celebrations for him in the Bahamas in May.Democrats in the US Congress launched an investigation this week into reports that Umar Kremlev, a wealthy Russian businessman and president of the International Boxing Association, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the wedding festivities.ProPublica, which first reported Kremlev’s involvement, said he has close ties to the Russian government.Trump told reporters on Friday that when he asked his son about the report, he responded: “‘No, I’m paying it back, Dad.’ And that was a while ago. So I heard he’s paying.”
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Trump says son told him he’ll repay Russian oligarch for wedding parties
President Donald Trump stated that his son, Donald Trump Jr., has informed him he will repay a Russian oligarch for wedding celebrations held in the Bahamas in May. Democrats in the US Congress have initiated an investigation into reports that Umar Kremlev, a wealthy Russian businessman and president of the International Boxing Association, funded the wedding festivities, which reportedly cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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President Donald Trump stated that his son, Donald Trump Jr., has informed him he will repay a Russian oligarch for wedding celebrations held in the Bahamas in May. Democrats in the US Congress have initiated an investigation into reports that Umar Kremlev, a wealthy Russian businessman and president of the International Boxing Association, funded the wedding festivities, which reportedly cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. ProPublica initially reported Kremlev's involvement, noting his close ties to the Russian government. Trump told reporters that when he inquired about the report, his son said he was paying it back.
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Democrats in the US Congress have launched an investigation into reports of a Russian oligarch paying for wedding festivities.
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Donald Trump Jr. told his father he would repay a Russian oligarch for wedding celebrations.
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Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the wedding festivities.
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Umar Kremlev has close ties to the Russian government.
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