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Fri Sep 27, 2019, 12:30 AM Sep 2019

His other Ukraine problem: concern about his business

By Jonathan O'Connell and
David A. Fahrenthold September 26 at 10:53 AM

Buried in the controversy over President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was an effort by the Ukrainian leader at currying favor with Trump through his business.

“Actually, last time I traveled to the United States, I stayed in New York near Central Park, and I stayed at the Trump Tower,” Zelensky told Trump, according to a rough transcript of the July 25 call released Wednesday.

Zelensky’s comments mark the first known example of an interaction Democrats and government ethics experts warned about when Trump took office: that foreign leaders would try to influence Trump by spending money at his properties and telling him about it ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/26/trumps-other-ukraine-problem-new-concern-about-his-business/

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