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

May 3, 2017

0h 46m

★ 10.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

VARA

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

Cast

Self

Frederick Oberlander

Self

Tevfik Arif

Self (archive footage)

Tevfik Arif

Self

Felix Sater

Self (archive footage)

Julius Schwartz

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

Self

Michael D'Antonio

Self

James Henry

Self (archive footage)

Semion Mogilevich

Self

Michael Bird

Self

Malcolm Nance

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