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‘Urgent need’ to investigate Trump’s business assets in Scotland

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‘Urgent need’ to investigate Trump’s business assets in Scotland

There is an urgent need for an investigation into Donald Trump’s business assets in Scotland in light of a legal case in the US, Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie has said.

The Greens have previously been unsuccessful in efforts to have the Trump Organisation’s Scottish golf courses – in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire – be investigated via an unexplained wealth order (UWO).




Renewing his call for an investigation, Harvie pointed to the New York civil case against the former US President.

In February, a judge ruled that Trump, his company and key executives deceived bankers and insurers by producing financial statements that hugely overstated his fortune.

He was ordered to pay £279.9m in penalties, with interest charges pushing the sum up further.

Trump, who is the Republican party’s presumptive presidential nominee, is appealing the ruling.

The Scottish Greens co-leader has now written to the First Minister and Lord Advocate saying the issue should be considered again.

Harvie said: “The verdict from New York, and the litany of scandals surrounding Donald Trump, underlines the urgent need to get to the bottom of the former President’s finances and the business he runs.

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