TPM connects donations, waiver, fund chairmanship and Trump Jr. ties
1 Yesterday 11:26 AM · 16h ago · 2 articles · 5 posts · 4 sources · development 1 of 1
Josh Kovensky's TPM investigation, based on FOIA records, lays out how Sokolov's ballroom donation, $14 million in Republican giving, sanctions waiver, Trans-Caspian fund chairmanship and meetings tied to 1789 Capital intersect, and quotes a former sanctions official raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
“He hardly would be my first choice.”
Daniel FriedKonstantin A. Sokolov Russian-American investor
Donald Trump Jr. 1789 Capital principal
Daniel Fried Former State Department sanctions coordinatorU.S. Treasury Department (OFAC) Sanctions regulatorU.S. State Department Fund overseer
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A White House ballroom donor who organized meetings for Don Jr. and 1789 Capital in Europe has had a good year: he's been named as chair of a $201 million government-backed enterprise fund, received a waiver on sanctions, and more. Meet Konstantin Sokolov
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Big reporting from @joshkovensky.bsky.social. Pls read & share! A lot of stuff can coincidentally fall into yr lap after u write a big check for the ballroom. A Ballroom Donor, a Sanctions Waiver, $201 Million in Public Money: The Mystery of Konstantin Sokolov
All 1 developments of TPM Investigation Ties Trump Donor Sokolov to Sanctions… →
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