US Treasury Department unit set to provide financial records in Trump-Russia investigation
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A unit of the US Treasury Department that fights money laundering will provide financial records to an investigation by the Senate into possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
One person said the records were needed to decide whether there was collusion between Trump associates and Russia during the 2016 campaign, The Journal said. It was not immediately clear what types of records were being shared.
Following the money
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee, told The Journal that information on shell companies and property transfers would be among the types of documents pertinent to the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation.
A Reuters review published in March found that at least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses
have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trump-branded luxury towers in southern Florida, according to public documents, interviews and corporate records.
The full scope of Trump's labyrinthine financial affairs is not publicly known, partly because Trump has refused to release his tax returns. Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign,
Trump insisted he would not publish his returns due to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit. Though
the IRS has said an audit would not prevent Trump from releasing his returns, he has persisted with the claim.
In recent weeks, Trump and his surrogates have indicated he has no intention to release his tax returns.
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