Trump Pick For Justice Department’s Criminal Division Has Russia Ties
Of course, he does.
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice’s criminal division has financial ties to Russia.
The New York Times is reporting that Brian Benczkowski recently disclosed that he represented a Russian bank with ties to Putin Alfa Bank.
Benczkowski made the disclosure in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee which will be holding his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
In the letter, Benczkowski disclosed that he represented Alfa Bank while working for a U.S. law firm.
As The New York Times notes, “Alfa Bank was at the center of scrutiny last year over potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia after computer experts discovered data suggesting a stream of communications between a server linked to the Trump Organization and a server linked to the bank. Reports about the mysterious data transmissions fueled speculation about a back channel.”
Benczkowski had previously worked in the Justice Department during the George W. Bush administration.
Read the full New York Times report here.
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