Ivanka Trump: I have no worries about the investigation of Russia
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"Are you concerned that someone in your life likes to be involved?" Abby Huntsman of ABC asked the president's daughter and the White House advisor in a recorded interview on Friday on "Good Morning America".
"No, I'm not," said Trump. "I really am not."
Donald Trump's real estate company was looking for a Trump tower project in Moscow while he was campaigning for the presidency, but Ivanka Trump said that she knew "practically nothing" about it.
"There was never an enforceable contract, I never talked about it – to a third party outside the organization – it was one of the – I mean, we could have had 40 or There were 50 such transactions going around, no one visited to see if it was worth it, so we are not in an advanced project, "said Trump. Clean comments on Trump Tower Moscow "class =" media_image "src =" http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180902100913-file-rudy-giuliani-large-169.jpg "/>
"There is nothing there, yet it has created weeks and months and months of headlines," she said. I have no worries. "
She also downplayed the importance of doing business in Russia, arguing that" it's not so strange "to have a property in Russia
"We are not talking about Iran. That's Russia, "she said." And we were not even advanced enough for anyone to even visit the site of the eventual project. So, it was really an unimportant factor in our minds. I'm not sure anyone would have thought of it. "
Trump attorney signed a letter of intent in October 2015 to advance negotiations for the construction of a Trump tower in Russia despite the statements of his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, that the document was never signed The project and the length of the discussions on it have been the subject of a change of speech and are an essential element from the legal saga facing Michael Cohen, the former lawyer of the president.The draft was also evoked in written questions to which Trump responded for Mueller as part of the broader investigation into the issue. Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump did not reveal that his company had explored the trade deal with Russia. the place, on several occasions, denied fair He also spoke positively about Russian President Vladimir Putin and downplayed Russia's aggressive military movements around the world.
To date, the Mueller team has filed suit against 37 individuals and entities. The president and his family, including his son Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka's husband, Jared Kushner, have denied any wrongdoing pertaining to the investigation.
Kate Sullivan of CNN contributed to the writing of this report.
