08-28-2017, 02:18 AM
Quote:Members of the Trump Organization and investors nearly reached a deal to open a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 election, according to a new report. Trump’s company and investors signed a letter of intent to open up a massive development as part of the Trump brand but dropped the deal in January 2016 after they failed to get the land and permits to launch the project, The Washington Post reported Sunday.Trump's business tried to open Trump Tower in Moscow during campaign: report | TheHill
Felix Sater, a Russian-born developer, also encouraged Trump to visit Moscow to hear about the proposal and promised he could get Russian President Vladimir Putin to say “great things” about Trump, according to The Post. Developers first began discussing a deal in 2015, but it's unclear if Trump was aware of the negotiations.