South Korean company paid Trump $3.4m amid trade investigation

Cat ZakrzewskiWashington Post·15 Jul, 2026 12:15 AM2 mins to readPresident Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Photo / Aaron Schwartz, Pool, FTWP, The Washington PostPresident Donald Trump’s holding company took a US$2 million ($3.4m) payment last year from a top investor in a South Korean aluminium firm as the company was fighting a trade case before Trump’s Commerce Department, highlighting the President’s business ties to companies with business before his administration.

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