Zembla - The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump Part 1: The Russians (2017)

05/03/2017 (NL) • 46m

Documentary

Overview

For months, the FBI have been investigating Russian interference in the American presidential elections. ZEMBLA is investigating another explosive dossier concerning Trump’s involvement with the Russians: Trump’s business and personal ties to oligarchs from the former Soviet Union. Powerful billionaires suspected of money laundering and fraud, and of having contacts in Moscow and with the mafia. What do these relationships say about Trump and why does he deny them? How compromising are these dubious business relationships for the 45th president of the United States? And are there connections with the Netherlands? ZEMBLA meets with one of Trump’s controversial cronies and speaks with a former CIA agent, fraud investigators, attorneys, and an American senator among others.

Top Billed Cast

Tevfik Arif

Self (archive footage)

Julius Schwartz

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

corruption

bratva (russian mafia)

money laundering

kazakhstan

netherlands

banking

iceland

mobster

mafia

real estate

political corruption

vladimir putin

banks

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