Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding by Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski September 15, 2026, 5:50 pm

Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding Rep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financial and other records about the arrangement. by Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski September 15, 2026, 5:50 pm https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-umar-kremlev-payments-investigation?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature Don Jr.’s Secret Wedding Guest The president’s eldest son said the Bahamian wedding was an intimate affair with “really close friends.” So what was Umar Kremlev, a member of Vladimir Putin’s circle, doing there? https://www.propublica.org/podcast/donald-trump-jr-wedding-putin-russian-benefactor-funding hosted by Jessica Lussenhop, with reporting by Justin Elliott and Brett Murphy September 15, 2026, 2:15 pm Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests. by Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski September 14, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature