{"id":7364,"date":"2017-12-05T21:57:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/deutsche-bank-subpoenaed-for-trump-related-documents\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T21:57:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:57:05","slug":"deutsche-bank-subpoenaed-for-trump-related-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/deutsche-bank-subpoenaed-for-trump-related-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Deutsche Bank subpoenaed for Trump-related documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"170\">\n<p>Germany\u2019s Deutsche Bank has subpoenaed for documents related to its business dealings with Donald Trump, as part of the probe into possible collusion between the US president\u2019s campaign and Russia, a source close to the matter confirmed to AFP Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The source confirmed the subpoena by special prosecutor Robert Mueller\u2019s investigation shortly after White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders and Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow denied that Trump\u2019s financial records had been subpoenaed from the bank.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745262\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1.png?resize=412%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1.png 412w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-58x35.png 58w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-260x158.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-200x121.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1.png?resize=412%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1.png 412w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-58x35.png 58w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-260x158.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Trump1-200x121.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US President, Donald Trump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>Also the bank has handed over \u2018key documents\u2019 about the accounts of  U.S President Donald Trump, his businesses and family members to the  U.S. Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, probing alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>This followed a subpoena issued on the bank several  weeks ago, Reuters has reported.<\/p>\n<p>Deutsche Bank is  Germany\u2019s largest bank. Mueller wanted the bank to provide information on certain money and credit transactions involving Trump and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The bank lent the Trump Organization hundreds of millions of dollars for <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/property-center-nigeria\/\">real estate<\/a> ventures and is one of the few major <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/construction-loans-for-commercial-and-residential-builders\/\">lenders<\/a> that  gave large amounts of credit to Trump in the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>A string of bankruptcies at his <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/choosing-the-perfect-hotel-for-your-stay\/\">hotel<\/a> and casino businesses during the 1990s made most of Wall Street wary of extending him credit.<\/p>\n<p>Mueller is investigating alleged Russian attempts to influence the election, and potential collusion by Trump aides. Russia has denied U.S. intelligence agencies\u2019 conclusion that it meddled in the election and Trump has said there was no collusion with Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official with knowledge of Mueller\u2019s probe said one reason for the subpoenas was to find out whether Deutsche Bank may have sold some of Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/mortgage-preapproval-guide-for-home-buyers\/\">mortgage<\/a> or other <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/fast-flexible-real-estate-loans-usa\/\">loans<\/a> to Russian state development bank VEB or other Russian banks that now are under U.S. and European Union sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Holding such debt, particularly if some of it was or is coming due, could potentially give Russian banks some leverage over Trump, especially if they are state-owned, said a second U.S. official familiar with Russian intelligence methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne obvious question is why Trump and those around him expressed interest in improving relations with Russia as a top foreign policy priority, and whether or not any personal considerations played any part in that,\u201d the second official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Deutsche Bank said the bank had run checks on Trump\u2019s financial dealings with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>During his election campaign, Trump said he would seek to improve ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which were strained during President Barack Obama\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate response to the Deutsche Bank subpoena from Trump\u2019s lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena was earlier reported by German daily Handelsblatt.<\/p>\n<p>During a photo opportunity with senators at the White House, Trump declined to answer shouted questions from reporters about whether Mueller had crossed a line by asking Deutsche Bank for information.<\/p>\n<p>In a July 9 interview with the New York Times, Trump said Mueller should not extend his investigation into Trump\u2019s finances if they were not directly related to the Russia accusations.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if delving into his and his family\u2019s finances unrelated to the Russia probe would cross a red line, Trump replied, \u201cI would say yeah. I would say yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president declined to say what he would do if Mueller began such an examination, but he continued, \u201cI think that\u2019s a violation. Look, this is about Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deutsche Bank earlier this year rebuffed efforts by Democratic U.S. lawmakers to get more information on its dealings with Trump as well as any information it may have about whether the Republican, his family or advisers had financial backing from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had liabilities of at least $130 million to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a unit of the German bank, according to a federal financial disclosure form released in June by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.<\/p>\n<p>The Deutsche debts include a loan exceeding $50 million for the Old Post Office, a historic property he redeveloped in downtown Washington, mortgages worth more than $55 million on a golf course in Florida, and a $25 million-plus loan on a Trump hotel and condominium in Chicago, the disclosure shows.<\/p>\n<p>All of those loans were taken out in 2012 and will mature in 2023 and 2024, according to the disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Deutsche Bank have not always been on good terms. Trump sued the bank and other lenders in 2008, demanding $3 billion in damages, claiming they broke agreements in the construction and <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/get-quick-loan-for-real-estate-investment\/\">financing<\/a> of a Chicago hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Deutsche Bank countersued and the two sides eventually settled.<\/p>\n<p>Internal Deutsche Bank documents seen by Reuters feature the names of Trump\u2019s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his wife, Kathleen, in a series of client profiles.<\/p>\n<p>Deutsche declined to confirm if the Manaforts were clients or if it had received a subpoena from Mueller for information on them.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Manafort declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Manafort pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy against the United States. The charges were brought as part of Mueller\u2019s investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $630 million in fines for organising $10 billion in sham trades that could have been used to launder money out of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Deutsche Bank has settled several probes into the so-called mirror trades but a settlement has yet to be reached with the U.S. Department of Justice, which is still conducting an investigation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2017\/12\/deutsche-bank-subpoenaed-trump-related-documents\/\"> Vanguard <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany\u2019s Deutsche Bank has subpoenaed for documents related to its business dealings with Donald Trump, as &hellip; <a title=\"Deutsche Bank subpoenaed for Trump-related documents\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/deutsche-bank-subpoenaed-for-trump-related-documents\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Deutsche Bank subpoenaed for Trump-related documents<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[518,2890,1399,3048,525,604,408,312,41,84,15282,10234,842,526],"class_list":["post-7364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-america","tag-construction","tag-development","tag-documents","tag-donald-trump","tag-loans","tag-mortgage","tag-mortgages","tag-property","tag-real-estate","tag-ross","tag-settlement","tag-trump","tag-us-president"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Trump1.png?fit=412%2C250&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7362,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/give-us-trumps-bank-details-requests-special-counsel-mueller\/","url_meta":{"origin":7364,"position":0},"title":"Give us Trump\u2019s bank details, requests Special counsel Mueller","author":"Amazing Property","date":"December 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Special Counsel Robert Mueller has asked Deutsche Bank to share data on accounts held by U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, a person close to the matter said on Tuesday. 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