Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business
The Guardian reports that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić allegedly intervened to facilitate a controversial $500 million Trump-branded real estate project in Belgrade. The project, which involved Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner, is now the subject of a criminal investigation into the abuse of public office.
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The report highlights potential conflicts of interest and corruption allegations involving the Trump family's international business dealings and foreign political leaders.
The alleged scheme to override the protected status of a historic building in the Serbian capital looms over an election scheduled for 25 October. Composite: Guardian Design/PA/EPA/AP/Getty Images The alleged scheme to override the protected status of a historic building in the Serbian capital looms over an election scheduled for 25 October. Composite: Guardian Design/PA/EPA/AP/Getty Images Serbia Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal case
Prefer the Guardian on Google Serbia’s authoritarian ruler personally intervened to advance an allegedly illegal scheme to hand over a protected site in Belgrade for a Trump tower, the Guardian can reveal.
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