Donald Trump claims son repaid Russian boxing chief Umar Kremlev for Bahamas wedding expenses
U.S. President Donald Trump said his son has repaid Umar Kremlev, head of the International Boxing Association, who covered part of the cost of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding.
Trump said Friday that he has hosted wedding parties for “numerous people” at “beautiful places” like his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. “They get married, I give them a party,” Trump told reporters. “With all of that being said, I understand that Don’s paid him [Kremlev] back.”
On September 14, ProPublica published an investigation reporting that Kremlev had paid part of the cost of the Bahamas wedding of Donald Trump Jr., the son of the U.S. president. A spokesperson for Trump Jr. did not deny that Kremlev had covered wedding expenses, calling the Russian “a personal friend of Don” who “bonded over their love of boxing and the outdoors.”
Congressional Democrats have opened an inquiry into Kremlev’s payment for part of the wedding. But U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said he has no plans to investigate Kremlev’s possible role in organizing the wedding. “I think other members of the family don’t know who this person is … When you say am I investigating – Am I investigating what?” Blanche told reporters.
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