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Senate Republican on Trump Jr. wedding gift from Russian oligarch: 'Really bad'

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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says Donald Trump Jr.’s acceptance of lavish gifts from a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin looks “really bad” and warned it would be “wrong” for anyone with “proximity to power” to accept items of great value from an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Washington Examiner
Sen. Bill Cassidy wants proof Trump Jr. paid Russian oligarch back for wedding (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Sep 20, 2026
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) pressed for proof on Sunday that Donald Trump Jr. paid back a Russian oligarch who funded his wedding festivities. Speaking on CBS News’s Face the Nation, Cassidy was asked about the revelation that Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association and a close …
The Hill
Senate Republican on Trump Jr. wedding gift from Russian oligarch: 'Really bad' (opens The Hill)
Published Sep 21, 2026
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says Donald Trump Jr.’s acceptance of lavish gifts from a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin looks “really bad” and warned it would be “wrong” for anyone with “proximity to power” to accept items of great value from an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
MS Now
Some GOP senators balk at Russian oligarch paying for Trump Jr.’s wedding party (opens MS Now)
Published Sep 21, 2026
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“A Russian oligarch paid for a lavish wedding after-party for Donald Trump Jr., which to me just stinks,” Utah’s John Curtis said. “It’s corruption.”