But the so-called president can't really remember him.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Trump tied to Sater via Bayrock (Russian oligarchy laundry)

https://therealdeal.com/2016/05/27/trumps-bayrock-dealings-shine-light-on-ties-to-felix-sater/

Trump’s Bayrock dealings shine light on ties to Felix Sater
May 27, 2016

Donald Trump’s involvement in Bayrock Group’s development of the Trump Soho hotel and condo building ties him to Russian-born developer Felix Sater – a former Bayrock executive who was convicted for his role in a $40 million mafia-linked stock fraud scheme, according to a Daily Telegraph investigation.

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But the Telegraph is also reporting that Trump’s signing off on the deal also ties him to Sater, identified as one of the individuals in “control” of Bayrock. Sater joined BayrockTRData LogoTINY around 2002 and was likely “number two” at the company, according to a 2010 deposition.

The Trump camp has previously distanced itself from Sater, with Trump general counsel Alan Garten telling ABC News last year that the Moscow-born businessman had “very little involvement” in projects bearing the Trump name.

“We did do due diligence and we did do background checks on the owners of [Bayrock]. He was not an owner of the company,” Garten told the Telegraph.