David Corn Revives Trump-Russia Collusion Case After Report on Kremlev-Funded Wedding
Mother Jones' David Corn argues a Putin-linked oligarch's funding of Don Jr.'s wedding, paired with the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, shows the Trump camp knowingly colluded with Moscow.
What to know
- ProPublica reported that Umar Kremlev, a Putin security-apparatus figure and boxing federation head, attended and helped fund Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding celebration.
- David Corn, drawing on his book 'How Russia Won,' argues this funding, combined with the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, shows the Trump camp actively colluded with and lied about Russian election interference.
- The piece is opinion/analysis reviving a decade-old debate rather than reporting a new legal or investigative development; no rebuttal from Trump or Trump Jr. is included in the evidence.
“Trump and his minions have contended that there was no collusion and, thus, no scandal, meaning the whole Russia investigation was a “hoax” and a Deep State “witch hunt” orchestrated to destroy Trump.”
David Corn, Mother Jones journalist · Mother Jones ↗ · Sep 21
David Corn Mother Jones journalist and author
Donald Trump Jr. Son of Donald TrumpUmar Kremlev Russian oligarch, Putin security-apparatus figurePaul Manafort 2016 Trump campaign chair
Vladimir Putin President of Russia
Jared Kushner Trump son-in-law
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Mother Jones promotes the column on social media
Mother Jones' social account amplified the piece, framing the Kremlev-funded wedding as grounds to reappraise the long-running collusion debate.
“Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration—partly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch—should prompt a reappraisal of the collusion question.”
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Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration—partly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch—should prompt a reappraisal of the collusion question.
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Trump Jr.’s wedding should prompt a reappraisal of the collusion question, as it illuminates what @davidcorn.bsky.social try to convey in the book: Putin has been running an extensive covert action against the US for a decade, and Trump and his crew have both colluded and been complicit.
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Mother Jones republishes Corn's collusion column on its site
Mother Jones posted the full piece under the same headline, restating the Kremlev-wedding link and the 2016 Trump Tower meeting timeline for its general readership.
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David Corn argues the wedding funding revives the collusion case
In a column adapted from his newsletter and his book 'How Russia Won,' Corn contends Kremlev's role shows a Putin operative infiltrated the Trump family and that Trump associates knowingly lied about Russian election interference.
“In essence, a Putin operative infiltrated deep into the Trump clan.”
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background
ProPublica reports a Putin-linked oligarch funded Trump Jr.'s wedding — ProPublica revealed that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a member of Putin's security apparatus and head of an international boxing organization, attended Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration on a private Bahamas island and covered hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs.
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Trump Tower meeting is exposed, Trump Jr. denies its purpose — When the meeting became public about eight months after the election, Trump Jr. first said it was unrelated to the campaign, then claimed the emissary provided no useful information on Clinton.
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Trump Jr. agrees to meet Russian emissary offering Clinton dirt — After being told Moscow wanted to secretly help the Trump campaign, Trump Jr. agreed to a meeting with a Russian emissary; Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner also attended.