The following article by Martin Pengelly was posted on the Guardian website May 8, 2017:
President’s son denies he said Trump Organization had ‘all the funding we need’ from Russia while Donald Trump ‘tossed off that he had access to $100m’
Eric Trump said three years ago the Trump Organization had “all the funding we need out of Russia” for its golf course projects, according to an author recounting the story of a 2014 meeting with Donald Trump and his son.
The author also said Donald Trump “sort of tossed off that he had access to $100m”.
The author’s comments – which Eric Trump later said were “completely fabricated” – prompted widespread interest in the media and online. Continue reading “Eric Trump said family golf courses attracted Russian funding, author claims”