Russian oligarch funded Trump Jr. wedding after-party — SkimNews
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- Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch, funded the after-party events at President Trump's eldest son's May wedding, according to new reports.
- The couple confirmed the Russian oligarch's financial backing of the after-party celebration, per cross-coverage from CBC.
- The revelations have sparked concerns about potential influence from foreign adversaries in the U.S. government ahead of the midterm elections.
Why it matters: With midterm elections approaching, a confirmed Russian financial link to a Trump family wedding event hands investigators and critics a concrete data point on undisclosed foreign ties reaching the president's inner circle, intensifying scrutiny at a politically sensitive moment.
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