Aras Agalarov (R), Emin Agalarov (L), and Donald Trump arrive for the Miss Universe 2013 beauty pageant final at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. In 2016, Trump Organization lawyer Alan Garten insisted that the business conducts thorough due diligence on its outside partners. “The one I dealt with was Mr. Arif,” Trump said, explaining that Arif had been working with him on new business opportunities in Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and, of course, Russia. “Sater, Arif’s longtime business partner, suggested to the committee that he believed Arif engaged in human trafficking in the United States and elsewhere. According to Sater, Arif brought ‘thousands’ of women into the United States, primarily from Ukraine,” the report says.

Source: Forbes August 20, 2020 12:00 UTC