But several years before his 2013 election, a law firm he established and co-owned, and in which he was a partner at the time, was arranging business deals linked to a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the infamous Magnitsky scandal, and a network of companies used in various financial crimes. https://www.occrp.org/…/bank-records-link-president-of…
Bank of Cyprus & TeamTrump
Wilbur Ross led a group of US European investors to purchase a $1.3B stake in Bank of Cyprus in July 2014
Cyprus is at the center of 💰flows surrounding Brexit/2016TeamTrump Deripaska, Manafort, Rick Gates, NRA & so much more https://t.co/xG2qajsury?amp=1
Viktor Vekselberg, one of the richest men in Russia, is the largest shareholder in the Bank of Cyprus holding a 9.3 percent stake as of early 2017.
Viktor Vekselberg: Russian aluminum tsar, reportedly worth $11-$17 billion; long-time business partner of Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik, the UK’s wealthiest citizen; reportedly enjoys good relations with Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/c6mY4idTYL?amp=1
Blavatnik: How Putin’s oligarchs funneled millions into GOP campaigns https://t.co/s2Rogno5iP?amp=1
Michael Cohen payments put spotlight on New York investment firm linked to Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg https://t.co/Q2u95aMGba?amp=1
Columbus Nova CEO Andrew Intrater & Cohen exchanged 320 phone calls & 920 text messages beginning on Election Day 2016,
Intrater introduced Cohen to his cousin & biz assoc, Viktor Vekselberg. Cohen was even added to Columbus Nova’s office security list. https://t.co/hRgLZb05OA?amp=1