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Trump donor scored special Treasury license to buy Russian-linked mine
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
The Sanctions Exception With a Donor’s Name on It
A Narrow Door for a Well-Connected Buyer
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reports that Konstantin Sokolov—a Russian-American businessman who gave $11 million to MAGA Inc. in 2025 and contributed to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project—received Treasury Department approval for a transaction that sanctions would…
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