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

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

2017•46m•10.0/10
Documentary

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10.0/10(1)

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.

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VARA

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Frederick Oberlander

Self

Tevfik Arif

Self

Tevfik Arif

Self (archive footage)

Felix Sater

Self

Julius Schwartz

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Michael D'Antonio

Self

James Henry

Self

Semion Mogilevich

Self (archive footage)

Michael Bird

Self

Malcolm Nance

Malcolm Nance

Self

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