46. Wilbur Ross (Trump Commerce Secretary)
46.1. Relationship with Trump
- 12/8/2016 – Ross helped prevent Trump going into Bankruptcy with his Casino. ////source?
Additional -– Ross went into private equity in 2000, forming WL Ross & Co. He still runs it, but he sold it to investment firm Invesco in 2006 for some $375 million. In 2013 Invesco partnered with Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Source
- 5/1/2017 - Wilbur Ross Says Syria Missile Strike Was ‘After-Dinner Entertainment’ at Mar-a-Lago. Source
46.2. Relationship with Russia
- 12/19/2016 - For the past two years, Ross has been a business partner with Vekselberg in a major financial project involving the Bank of Cyprus, the country’s largest and most significant financial institution. Source
- 2/27/2017 – Maddow does an excellent report on information available about Wilbur Ross’s relationship with Russia and Trump as well as Ross’s relationship with Rybolovlev . Source
- 2/28/2017 – White House accused of blocking information on bank’s Trump-Russa links. Source
- 3/23/2017 - Wilbur Ross, the Trump administration’s new commerce secretary, presided over a deal with a Russian businessman with ties to Vladimir Putin while serving in his previous role as vice-chairman of the Bank of Cyprus. Source