An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
News Source : ProPublica
News Summary
- has amassed a fortune from stakes in companies ranging from crypto startups to a drone business to a firearms retailer.
- Some firms tied to the president’s son have received contracts or other support from the federal government, part of what critics describe as a run of Trump family self-dealing.
- The size of Trump Jr.'s stake in America First Refining and what he paid for it remain unclear.
- The company is run by a serial entrepreneur with a history of bankruptcy and lawsuits alleging fraud.
In late November in Jamnagar, India, the scions of two of the most powerful families in the world stood facetoface. On one side was 30yearold Anant Ambani, son of one the richest men in Asia.
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