The following article by Ana Cerrud and David A. Fahrenthold was posted on the Washington Post website April 9, 2018:
Owner Orestes Fintiklis celebrated March 5, claiming he had successfully wrested control of a hotel in Panama City from the Trump Organization. (Ana Cerrud/for The Washington Post)
PANAMA CITY — Lawyers representing President Trump’s company last month wrote directly to the president of Panama, asking him to intervene in a legal fight over the Trump International Hotel in the capital — and warning that the case could have “repercussions” for Panama’s reputation.
The law firm, Panama-based Britton and Iglesias, wrote in Spanish to President Juan Carlos Varela on March 22 to “urgently request your influence in relation to a commercial dispute regarding the Trump hotel.” Continue reading “Warning of ‘repercussions,’ Trump company lawyers seek Panama president’s help”