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Mr. Benczkowski has been nominated by President Trump to head the Criminal Division at Justice. The Criminal Division, as I think most people know, is responsible for enforcement of all federal criminal law in our country. It's an important position for the rule of law in this country We must assess today whether Mr. Benczkowski is qualified to lead this division. And that includes the propriety of his representation this year of Alfa Bank. This is the Russian bank that the media reported had been federall investigated for potential connections between its servers and the Trump Organization. I don't know what investigations there were, if any, so we have requested a briefing. And I want to thank the chairman for helping to facilitate that briefing with the Justice Department. I very much appreciate that Mr. Benczkowski has agreed to speak publicly about his work for Alfa Bank and I think it's an important topic to understand given the position he's been nominated for. As I understand it, Mr. Benczkowski participated in President Trump's transition team from September of last year to January of this year. He led the transition team's work at the Justice Department, which is now led by his former boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mr. Benczkowski told the committee that the retention of former FBI Director James Comey was discussed by those on the transition team, including himself. In March, within two months of leaving the transition team, Mr Benczkowski agreed to represent Alfa Bank. Specifically, his work for Alfa Bank went to the heart of the reported investigations. He worked with a computer forensics firm to determine any ties between servers of Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization, and also whether and how private server information had gotten out of the ban. Additionally, he reviewed the "Steele dossier," a private investigator's file on alleged links between Russia and the Trump campaign. He did this for Alfa Bank to consider suing Buzz Feed for defamation over their online publication of the dossier. Alfa Bank, in fact, did sue Buzz Feed on May 26 of this year. In April, while Mr. Benczkowski was working for Alfa Bank, Attorney General Sessions's chief of staff asked him about his interest in leading the Criminal Division. Mr. Benczkowski's law firm then notified Alfa Bank of his potential nomination for the Trump administration. But the fact that Mr. Benczkowski continued representing Alfa Bank, until the day of his nomination, which was June 6, raises questions. After he found out about his potential nomination, why did he continue his representation of Alfa Bank? It is clear to me that Mr. Benczkowski is knowledgeable about issues related to an ongoing investigation. So I asked before this hearing if he would commit himself to recusing-not only from cases involving Alfa Bank as his former client, but also matters within Special Counsel Mueller's investigation. He would not commit to recusing himself. I'm concerned with his refusal, especially given the position for which he has been nominated. So I look forward to hearing from the witness on this point. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman."

Mr. Benczkowski has been nominated by President Trump to head the Criminal Division at Justice. The Criminal Division, as I think most people know, is responsible for enforcement of all federal criminal law in our country. It's an important position for the rule of law in this country We must assess today whether Mr. Benczkowski is qualified to lead this division. And that includes the propriety of his representation this year of Alfa Bank. This is the Russian bank that the media reported had been federall investigated for potential connections between its servers and the Trump Organization. I don't know what investigations there were, if any, so we have requested a briefing. And I want to thank the chairman for helping to facilitate that briefing with the Justice Department. I very much appreciate that Mr. Benczkowski has agreed to speak publicly about his work for Alfa Bank and I think it's an important topic to understand given the position he's been nominated for. As I understand it, Mr. Benczkowski participated in President Trump's transition team from September of last year to January of this year. He led the transition team's work at the Justice Department, which is now led by his former boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mr. Benczkowski told the committee that the retention of former FBI Director James Comey was discussed by those on the transition team, including himself. In March, within two months of leaving the transition team, Mr Benczkowski agreed to represent Alfa Bank. Specifically, his work for Alfa Bank went to the heart of the reported investigations. He worked with a computer forensics firm to determine any ties between servers of Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization, and also whether and how private server information had gotten out of the ban. Additionally, he reviewed the "Steele dossier," a private investigator's file on alleged links between Russia and the Trump campaign. He did this for Alfa Bank to consider suing Buzz Feed for defamation over their online publication of the dossier. Alfa Bank, in fact, did sue Buzz Feed on May 26 of this year. In April, while Mr. Benczkowski was working for Alfa Bank, Attorney General Sessions's chief of staff asked him about his interest in leading the Criminal Division. Mr. Benczkowski's law firm then notified Alfa Bank of his potential nomination for the Trump administration. But the fact that Mr. Benczkowski continued representing Alfa Bank, until the day of his nomination, which was June 6, raises questions. After he found out about his potential nomination, why did he continue his representation of Alfa Bank? It is clear to me that Mr. Benczkowski is knowledgeable about issues related to an ongoing investigation. So I asked before this hearing if he would commit himself to recusing-not only from cases involving Alfa Bank as his former client, but also matters within Special Counsel Mueller's investigation. He would not commit to recusing himself. I'm concerned with his refusal, especially given the position for which he has been nominated. So I look forward to hearing from the witness on this point. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman."

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Trump: "The girls have no morals"

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Trump's pick for Criminal Division is representing Alfa Bank

July 19, 2017 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Diane Feinstein Ranking Member United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-6050 VIA ELECTRONIC MAII Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein Thank you for scheduling a hearing next week to review my nomination to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the United States Department of Justice As you know, prior to today I was constrained by the specific terms of my law firm's retainer agreement with our client Alfa Bank, which required the firm (including me) to keep our representation confidential For that reason, I specifically disclosed the representation as required by law pursuant to a supplemental question posed to me regarding work for foreign businesses in connection with completion of the Standard Form 86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions, which is part of the confidential background investigation process Your staff has indicated that the Committee may wish to question me at my hearing regarding the fact and scope of my work for Alfa Bank. For that reason, my firm has sought and obtained a waiver from the client from the confidentiality provision of our retainer agreement, thus allowing me to discuss the fact and scope of the representation at the hearing. As I am sure you understand, ethical considerations prohibit me from disclosing confidential legal advice or any other information protected by the attorney-client privilege under any circumstances I also understand that the Committee may wish to question me at the hearing about my role in connection with the Department of Justice transon. My participation in the transition is a matter of public record, and I will endeavor to answer your questions on that subject to the best of my ability and consistent with my ethical obligations Again, thank you for the honor of appearing before the Committee next week, and I especially thank your staff members for their care and communication in this process Sincerely, ian A. Benczkow

July 19, 2017 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Diane Feinstein Ranking Member United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-6050 VIA ELECTRONIC MAII Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein Thank you for scheduling a hearing next week to review my nomination to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the United States Department of Justice As you know, prior to today I was constrained by the specific terms of my law firm's retainer agreement with our client Alfa Bank, which required the firm (including me) to keep our representation confidential For that reason, I specifically disclosed the representation as required by law pursuant to a supplemental question posed to me regarding work for foreign businesses in connection with completion of the Standard Form 86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions, which is part of the confidential background investigation process Your staff has indicated that the Committee may wish to question me at my hearing regarding the fact and scope of my work for Alfa Bank. For that reason, my firm has sought and obtained a waiver from the client from the confidentiality provision of our retainer agreement, thus allowing me to discuss the fact and scope of the representation at the hearing. As I am sure you understand, ethical considerations prohibit me from disclosing confidential legal advice or any other information protected by the attorney-client privilege under any circumstances I also understand that the Committee may wish to question me at the hearing about my role in connection with the Department of Justice transon. My participation in the transition is a matter of public record, and I will endeavor to answer your questions on that subject to the best of my ability and consistent with my ethical obligations Again, thank you for the honor of appearing before the Committee next week, and I especially thank your staff members for their care and communication in this process Sincerely, ian A. Benczkow

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Rohrabacher violated Magnitsky Act

John E. Smith Director Office of Foreign Assets Control U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 21 July 2017 VIA EMAIL @treasury.gov and ofac feedback@trasuryov Dear Mr. Smith Re Notice of Apparent Violations of Magnitsky Act Sanctions by U.s. Persons Services to SDN Viktor Grin Providing This letter is to notify OFAC of apparent violations of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 ("Magnitsky Act") by two U.s. persons, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher ("Rohrabacher") and the Congressman's staff director, Paul Behrends "Behrends"), who reportedly provided services to Viktor Grin ("Grin"), who is a Russian official and became a Specially Designated National ("SDN") under the Magnitsky Act as of December 29, 2014.1

John E. Smith Director Office of Foreign Assets Control U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 21 July 2017 VIA EMAIL @treasury.gov and ofac feedback@trasuryov Dear Mr. Smith Re Notice of Apparent Violations of Magnitsky Act Sanctions by U.s. Persons Services to SDN Viktor Grin Providing This letter is to notify OFAC of apparent violations of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 ("Magnitsky Act") by two U.s. persons, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher ("Rohrabacher") and the Congressman's staff director, Paul Behrends "Behrends"), who reportedly provided services to Viktor Grin ("Grin"), who is a Russian official and became a Specially Designated National ("SDN") under the Magnitsky Act as of December 29, 2014.1

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The fight over Magnitsky Act

Bill Browder, founder of Hermitage Capital, has been fighting to restore Magnitsky's name ever since his death. Browder has given impetus to further global investigations over the last few years and has documente Moscow based investigators and tax officials. It is also Browder's doing that U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Magnitsky Act in 2012 which froze accounts of Russians who were, according to the U.S. Senate, involved in Magnitsky's death. The legislation also prevents these individuals from travelling to the United States. d the incredible wealth of several Russia's reaction to the Magnitsky Act was swift: A law was passed in early 2013 that prohibited Americans from adopting Russian children. Meanwhile, Magnitsky was posthumously found guilty of tax evasion in July 2013 by a Russian court. Browder, though absent, was also found guilty. Research by the OCCRP and Suddeutsche Zertung in the Panama Papers now reveals the connection between the Magnitsky case and the Roldugin network. The same network that was used to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from the Russian State can now be linked to the network of shell

Bill Browder, founder of Hermitage Capital, has been fighting to restore Magnitsky's name ever since his death. Browder has given impetus to further global investigations over the last few years and has documente Moscow based investigators and tax officials. It is also Browder's doing that U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Magnitsky Act in 2012 which froze accounts of Russians who were, according to the U.S. Senate, involved in Magnitsky's death. The legislation also prevents these individuals from travelling to the United States. d the incredible wealth of several Russia's reaction to the Magnitsky Act was swift: A law was passed in early 2013 that prohibited Americans from adopting Russian children. Meanwhile, Magnitsky was posthumously found guilty of tax evasion in July 2013 by a Russian court. Browder, though absent, was also found guilty. Research by the OCCRP and Suddeutsche Zertung in the Panama Papers now reveals the connection between the Magnitsky case and the Roldugin network. The same network that was used to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from the Russian State can now be linked to the network of shell

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Deutsche Bank providing records to Mueller

VYI reported Deutsche Bank is under investigation by regulators for their lending relationship with Trump. The bank is also likely to have to provide information to Mueller as part of the Trump-Russia probe. Week 36: Experts in authoritarianism advise to .. Amy Siskind

VYI reported Deutsche Bank is under investigation by regulators for their lending relationship with Trump. The bank is also likely to have to provide information to Mueller as part of the Trump-Russia probe. Week 36: Experts in authoritarianism advise to .. Amy Siskind

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State priority to remove sanctions

Jamison Firestone, the founder of the Russian law firm that employed Magnitsky at the time that he exposed the fraud, said that Veselnitskaya clearly intended to use the Trump Tower meeting to lobby against the Magnitsky sanctions. "They really made it a state priority to get rid of these sanctions," he said.

Jamison Firestone, the founder of the Russian law firm that employed Magnitsky at the time that he exposed the fraud, said that Veselnitskaya clearly intended to use the Trump Tower meeting to lobby against the Magnitsky sanctions. "They really made it a state priority to get rid of these sanctions," he said.

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Magtnitsky's role in this is important

Magnitsky's death led to a political backlash in the US that in turn spawned tough sanctions on Russia, known as the Magnitsky Act. Russian individuals associated with the lawyer's demise and other human rights abuses were banned entry to the US. Veselnitskaya not only acted as Prevezon's Russian counsel in the money- laundering case, she also was a leading lobbyist against the Magnitsky sanctions. She raised the subject prominently at the meeting in Trump Tower with Don Jr and Kushner, though according to Veselnitskaya the president's son-in-law left after 10 minutes. By the time of the Trump Tower meeting, Veselnitskaya was already personally acquainted with Russia's powerful prosecutor general, Yuri Chaika, and her lobbying against the Magnitsky sanctions had drawn significant attention irn government circles. Natalia's main role was coordinating, including regular coordination with Chaika, whom she knew personally" said a source acquainted with the Prevezon case Veselnitskaya told the Guardian: "My meeting with Trump's son was a private meeting; nobody in the government had anything to do with it." She declined to answer a follow-up question about whether and how she knew Chaika.

Magnitsky's death led to a political backlash in the US that in turn spawned tough sanctions on Russia, known as the Magnitsky Act. Russian individuals associated with the lawyer's demise and other human rights abuses were banned entry to the US. Veselnitskaya not only acted as Prevezon's Russian counsel in the money- laundering case, she also was a leading lobbyist against the Magnitsky sanctions. She raised the subject prominently at the meeting in Trump Tower with Don Jr and Kushner, though according to Veselnitskaya the president's son-in-law left after 10 minutes. By the time of the Trump Tower meeting, Veselnitskaya was already personally acquainted with Russia's powerful prosecutor general, Yuri Chaika, and her lobbying against the Magnitsky sanctions had drawn significant attention irn government circles. Natalia's main role was coordinating, including regular coordination with Chaika, whom she knew personally" said a source acquainted with the Prevezon case Veselnitskaya told the Guardian: "My meeting with Trump's son was a private meeting; nobody in the government had anything to do with it." She declined to answer a follow-up question about whether and how she knew Chaika.

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Magnitsky didn't die in vain

The pursuit of Prevezon Holdings for alleged money laundering took on enormous political significance as it unfolded. For the prosecutors, it was a test case over suspicious Russian money flows designed to show the US was serious about going after money launderers. For the Russians, it was an opportunity to push back against stringent US sanctions that had long infuriated the Kremlin In court documents, US prosecutors accused Prevezon and its sole shareholder, Denis Katsyv, of participating in the laundering of proceeds of the vast tax fraud that stole $230m from the Russian treasury and moved it out of the country in chunks. Prevezon was alleged to have received some of the fraudulent spoils through a network of shell companies, hiding the money by investing in Manhattan real estate including the Leviev condominiums in 20 Pine Street. Prevezon and Katsyv have consistently denied any involvement in money laundering and have dismissed the lawsuit as "ill-conceived". In a statement released at the time of the settlement, they said they had "no involvement in or knowledge of any fraudulent activities". Magnitsky discovered the massive tax fraud, said to be one of the largest in Vladimir Putin's Russia, in 2007. After he blew the whistle on the scam, he was arrested by the same officials whom he had accused of covering up the racket and imprisoned, dying in jail having been denied medical treatment.

The pursuit of Prevezon Holdings for alleged money laundering took on enormous political significance as it unfolded. For the prosecutors, it was a test case over suspicious Russian money flows designed to show the US was serious about going after money launderers. For the Russians, it was an opportunity to push back against stringent US sanctions that had long infuriated the Kremlin In court documents, US prosecutors accused Prevezon and its sole shareholder, Denis Katsyv, of participating in the laundering of proceeds of the vast tax fraud that stole $230m from the Russian treasury and moved it out of the country in chunks. Prevezon was alleged to have received some of the fraudulent spoils through a network of shell companies, hiding the money by investing in Manhattan real estate including the Leviev condominiums in 20 Pine Street. Prevezon and Katsyv have consistently denied any involvement in money laundering and have dismissed the lawsuit as "ill-conceived". In a statement released at the time of the settlement, they said they had "no involvement in or knowledge of any fraudulent activities". Magnitsky discovered the massive tax fraud, said to be one of the largest in Vladimir Putin's Russia, in 2007. After he blew the whistle on the scam, he was arrested by the same officials whom he had accused of covering up the racket and imprisoned, dying in jail having been denied medical treatment.

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Kushner and Leviev

In Manhattan, Leviev's firm also sold condominiums to Prevezon Holdings from one of its landmark developments at 20 Pine Street, just a few blocks from Wall Street Real estate brochures describe the lavish interior decor of the condominiums, replete with bathrooms bedecked in stone and exotic woods, and boasting "the ultimate in pampering; a sybaritic recssed rain shower". The 20 Pine Street apartments that Leviev sold to Prevezon were later frozen by US prosecutors seeking to block the flow of what they alleged to be money stolen from the Russian treasury and laundered through New York real estate. Prevezon's 20 Pine Street apartments and e3m in assets were all released as part of the settlement in May. The Guardian contacted both Kushner and Leviev for comment, but they did not immediately respond.

In Manhattan, Leviev's firm also sold condominiums to Prevezon Holdings from one of its landmark developments at 20 Pine Street, just a few blocks from Wall Street Real estate brochures describe the lavish interior decor of the condominiums, replete with bathrooms bedecked in stone and exotic woods, and boasting "the ultimate in pampering; a sybaritic recssed rain shower". The 20 Pine Street apartments that Leviev sold to Prevezon were later frozen by US prosecutors seeking to block the flow of what they alleged to be money stolen from the Russian treasury and laundered through New York real estate. Prevezon's 20 Pine Street apartments and e3m in assets were all released as part of the settlement in May. The Guardian contacted both Kushner and Leviev for comment, but they did not immediately respond.

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Jared's purchase of old NYT building

Among the overlapping connections is the 2015 deal in which Kushner paid $295m to acquire several floors of the old New York Times building at 43rd street in Manhattan from the US branch of Leviev's company, Africa Israel Investments (AFI), and its partner Five Mile Capital. The sale has been identified as of possible interest to the Mueller investigation as Kushner later went on to borrow $285m in refinancing from Deutsche Bank, the German financial house that itself has been embroiled in Russian money laundering scandals and whose loans to Trump are coming under intensifying scrutiny.

Among the overlapping connections is the 2015 deal in which Kushner paid $295m to acquire several floors of the old New York Times building at 43rd street in Manhattan from the US branch of Leviev's company, Africa Israel Investments (AFI), and its partner Five Mile Capital. The sale has been identified as of possible interest to the Mueller investigation as Kushner later went on to borrow $285m in refinancing from Deutsche Bank, the German financial house that itself has been embroiled in Russian money laundering scandals and whose loans to Trump are coming under intensifying scrutiny.

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Veselnitskaya important to this plot

Four Russians attended the meeting, led by Natalia Veselnitskaya, a lawyer with known Kremlin connections who acted as legal counsel for Prevezon in the money laundering case and who called the $6m settlement so slight that "it seemed almost an apology from the government". Sixteen Democratic members of the House judiciary committee have now written to the justice department in light of the Trump Tower meeting demanding to know whether there was any interference behind the decision to avoid trial Constitutional experts are also demanding an official inquiry. "We need a full accounting by Trump's justice department of the unexplained and frankly outrageous settlement that is likely to be just the tip of a vast financial iceberg," said Laurence Tribe, Harvard University professor of constitutional law.

Four Russians attended the meeting, led by Natalia Veselnitskaya, a lawyer with known Kremlin connections who acted as legal counsel for Prevezon in the money laundering case and who called the $6m settlement so slight that "it seemed almost an apology from the government". Sixteen Democratic members of the House judiciary committee have now written to the justice department in light of the Trump Tower meeting demanding to know whether there was any interference behind the decision to avoid trial Constitutional experts are also demanding an official inquiry. "We need a full accounting by Trump's justice department of the unexplained and frankly outrageous settlement that is likely to be just the tip of a vast financial iceberg," said Laurence Tribe, Harvard University professor of constitutional law.

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Magnitsky uncovered Jared's deal, was killed for it

Leviev, a global tycoon known as the "king of diamonds", was a business partner of the Russian-owned company Prevezon Holdings that was at the center ofa multimillion-dollar lawsuit launched in New York. Under the leadership of US attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by Trump in March, prosecutors pursued Prevezon for allegedly attempting to use Manhattan real estate deals to launder money stolen from the Russian treasury. The scam had been uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky, an accountant who died in 2009 in a Moscow jail in suspicious circumstances. US sanctions against Russia imposed after Magnitsky's death were a central topic of conversation at the notorious Trump Tower meeting last June between Kushner, Donald Trump Jr, Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin

Leviev, a global tycoon known as the "king of diamonds", was a business partner of the Russian-owned company Prevezon Holdings that was at the center ofa multimillion-dollar lawsuit launched in New York. Under the leadership of US attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by Trump in March, prosecutors pursued Prevezon for allegedly attempting to use Manhattan real estate deals to launder money stolen from the Russian treasury. The scam had been uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky, an accountant who died in 2009 in a Moscow jail in suspicious circumstances. US sanctions against Russia imposed after Magnitsky's death were a central topic of conversation at the notorious Trump Tower meeting last June between Kushner, Donald Trump Jr, Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin

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Jared's secret deal with Russian oligarch

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Donald Trump, who acts as his senior White House adviser, secured a multimillion-dollar Manhattan real estate deal with a Soviet-born oligarch whose company was cited in a major New York money laundering case now being investigated by members of Congress. A Guardian investigation has established a series of overlapping ties and relationships involving alleged Russian money laundering, New York real estate deals and members of Trump's inner circle. They include a 2015 sale of part of the old New York Times building in Manhattan involving Kushner and a billionaire real estate tycoon and diamond mogul, Lev Leviev. The ties between Trump family real estate deals and Russian money interests are attracting growing interest from the justice department's special counsel, Robert Mueller, as he seeks to determine whether the Trump campaign collaborated with Russia to distort the outcome of the 2016 race. Mueller has reportedly expanded his inquiry to look at real estate deals involving the Trump Organization, as well as Kushner's financing.

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Donald Trump, who acts as his senior White House adviser, secured a multimillion-dollar Manhattan real estate deal with a Soviet-born oligarch whose company was cited in a major New York money laundering case now being investigated by members of Congress. A Guardian investigation has established a series of overlapping ties and relationships involving alleged Russian money laundering, New York real estate deals and members of Trump's inner circle. They include a 2015 sale of part of the old New York Times building in Manhattan involving Kushner and a billionaire real estate tycoon and diamond mogul, Lev Leviev. The ties between Trump family real estate deals and Russian money interests are attracting growing interest from the justice department's special counsel, Robert Mueller, as he seeks to determine whether the Trump campaign collaborated with Russia to distort the outcome of the 2016 race. Mueller has reportedly expanded his inquiry to look at real estate deals involving the Trump Organization, as well as Kushner's financing.

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Russian oligarchs take root in US real estate

Two decades ago, as the Russian president set about consolidating power on one side of the world, he embarked on a project to supplant his country's existing Jewish civil society and replace it with a parallel structure loyal to him. On the other side of the world, the brash Manhattan developer was working to get a piece of the massive flows of capital that were fleeing the former Soviet Union in search of stable assets in the West, especially real estate, and seeking partners in New York with ties to the region. Their respective ambitions led the two men-along with Trump's future son-in-law, Jared Kushner-to build a set of close, overlapping relationships in a small world that intersects on heard of.

Two decades ago, as the Russian president set about consolidating power on one side of the world, he embarked on a project to supplant his country's existing Jewish civil society and replace it with a parallel structure loyal to him. On the other side of the world, the brash Manhattan developer was working to get a piece of the massive flows of capital that were fleeing the former Soviet Union in search of stable assets in the West, especially real estate, and seeking partners in New York with ties to the region. Their respective ambitions led the two men-along with Trump's future son-in-law, Jared Kushner-to build a set of close, overlapping relationships in a small world that intersects on heard of.

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