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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Trump Violated U.S.-Cuba Embargo

Report: Trump Violated U.S.-Cuba Embargo


Donald Trump’s company officials were secretly doing business in Cuba during the U.S. embargo against the communist island-nation, according to a Newsweek report. An article by reporter Kurt Eichenwald posted early Thursday, citing documents he obtained, says Trump employees visited Havana during Fidel Castro’s presidency and, despite the clear violation of federal law, spent at least $68,000 in the country in 1998 without U.S. government permission. Eichenwald’s report is based on court filings, company records, and interviews with former Trump executives. According to Eichenwald, the company funneled the money to Cuba through a U.S. consulting firm—with Trump’s knowledge—in order to make the trip’s spending appear legal.

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