The Terrifying Person Who Bankrolled Trump Jr.’s wedding
Posted by Sia on September 15, 2026, 9:08 am ADMIN
The Terrifying Person Who Bankrolled Trump Jr.’s Wedding
by Edith Olmsted on September 14, 2026
Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, which he described as attended by “just really close friends,” was thanks to an ally of Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish destination wedding was bankrolled by a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, ProPublica reported Monday.
Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch, dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars on Don Jr.’s big day, according to records reviewed by ProPublica, as well as three people familiar with the event who spoke with the outlet.
Kremlev rented out a private island where the reception was held, and guests were housed for $100,000 per night. He paid an estimated $70,000 for a massive fireworks display, and his team even helped to plan the festivities.
Kremlev is president of the International Boxing Association, which is financed by Gazprom, a Russian state-owned energy company. The wedding payments were sourced from an entity in Dubai that IBA uses for financial transactions. The event was small—just 18 people attended the ceremony, and around 50 attended the reception—which made it all the more conspicuous that there was a large delegation of Russians wandering around. None of the family’s pictures showed Kremlev, but the top of his bald head could be spotted in a group picture posted by a friend of the bride.
Kremlev has extensive ties to Putin: The Russian president has positioned Kremlev as a central figure in the sports-betting industry and chosen one of his companies to run the national lottery. In 2023, Putin nationalized Russia’s largest car dealership company—and Kremlev promptly became its owner. Kremlev is also involved in a sports education organization called Healthy Fatherland, which has been sanctioned by Ukraine for allegedly abducting and relocating Ukrainian children.
“Umar is guided by Putin. It was using the sport for soft political power,” a former IBA board member told ProPublica. “It’s geopolitics. That it’s boxing is just happenstance.”
The previously unreported relationship between Don Jr. and a Russian oligarch should raise serious concerns about the level of access Putin’s inner circle has to President Donald Trump and his family. Also in attendance at the wedding was Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, who has held a central role in negotiating a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
It’s not clear why Kremlev would bankroll Don Jr.’s wedding, considering that the president’s son already has a net worth of $300 million. Frank Montoya Jr., a retired career FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles, told ProPublica that the arrangement reeked of quid pro quo. “If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” he said. “This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.”
A spokesperson for Trump Jr. did not dispute that his wedding was paid for by a Russian oligarch, insisting that Kremlev was a “personal friend” and “not someone he has a business relationship with.” Kremlev’s press office said, “Mr. Kremlev and Mr. Trump Jr. have a friendly relationship” and they first met “a couple of years ago.”
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They DID prosecute several people including Michael Cohen, Rudy Giuliani, Paul Something who was neck deep in it, etc. Who were convicted and trump pardoned. They couldn't get the smoking gun on trump for anything but collusion, which isn't a crime. It wound up in the dumpster because trump & crew refused to testify and were later pardoned so there was no leverage to get anyone to talk.
I can't remember all the names so here's a write up on it.
The Mueller Special Counsel Investigation resulted in criminal charges against 34 individuals and three companies, yielding multiple guilty pleas and convictions. [1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_special_counsel_investigation)
Key Prosecutions and Outcomes
Paul Manafort: Former Trump campaign chairman convicted of bank and tax fraud, and pleaded guilty to conspiracy; sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. [1] (https://www.axios.com/2019/11/15/trump-associates-convicted-mueller-investigations), [2] (
Michael Flynn: Former National Security Advisor pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI. [1] (https://epic.org/documents/epic-v-doj-the-mueller-report/)
Michael Cohen: Trump's former personal lawyer pleaded guilty to tax evasion, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress; sentenced to three years in prison. [1] (https://time.com/5556331/mueller-investigation-indictments-guilty-pleas/), [2] (https://www.axios.com/2019/11/15/trump-associates-convicted-mueller-investigations)
Rick Gates: Former deputy campaign manager pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements. [1] (https://epic.org/documents/epic-v-doj-the-mueller-report/)
George Papadopoulos: Former campaign foreign policy adviser pleaded guilty to lying to investigators. [1] (https://www.axios.com/2019/11/15/trump-associates-convicted-mueller-investigations), [2] (https://epic.org/documents/epic-v-doj-the-mueller-report/)
Roger Stone: Convicted of obstruction, false statements, and witness tampering (later pardoned).Russian Nationals and Entities: Indictments included 12 Russian military intelligence officers (GRU) and the Internet Research Agency for election interference operations.
Core FindingsConspiracy:
The investigation found no criminal conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.Obstruction of Justice: The report did not reach a definitive legal conclusion on whether President Trump obstructed justice, citing a DOJ policy against indicting a sitting president, but detailed 10 episodes of potential obstruction and left the matter open. [1] (
Read more about the individuals involved in the Axios Summary of Convicted Associates.
[1] (https://www.axios.com/2019/11/15/trump-associates-convicted-mueller-investigations)WikipediaMueller special counsel investigation - WikipediaThe investigation did not focus on "collusion", because collusion "is not a specific offense or theory of liability found in the United States Code, nor is it a...
Time Magazine
Mueller Investigation:
All of the Guilty Pleas, Indictments - TIME
Mar 22, 2019 — As Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen had insight into Trump's business and political efforts, including paying porn star Stormy Daniels to ...Axios
All the Trump associates convicted or sentenced in the Mueller ...Nov 15, 2019 — The big picture:
Suspected criminal activity among Trump associates extends beyond Mueller's Russia probe.
Federal prosecutors are investigating the president's...EPIC – Electronic Privacy Information CenterEPIC v. DOJ (The Mueller Report) - Epic.org
Apr 1, 2025 — Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI;
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, who was c...YouTube·PBS NewsHour3mHow 3 legal experts interpret the Mueller report
KELLYANNE CONWAY, White House counselor: "What matters is what the Department of Justice and special counsel concluded here, which is no collusion, no obstructi...
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