Following the money: Trump-Russia probes turn into hunt for finance criminality
WASHINGTON — The Russia-related probes haunting Donald Trump’s presidency are being pushed into a dark new realm: the president’s political tormentors are now asking questions about the underworld, organized crime, and money-laundering.
This recent development has been overshadowed by other daily headlines like the latest news about Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner allegedly seeking a secret communication channel with the Russian government.
But investigators have made clear they’re following a money trail.
Both parties have begun asking for Trump-related financial records, with the Democrats being more vocal about it: last week lawmakers from that party issued separate letters to the Treasury Secretary and to Deustche Bank demanding documents.