(C) ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . “Paper Trail” Podcast: The Russian Benefactor Who Funded Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding — ProPublica [1] ['Jessica Lussenhop', 'Justin Elliott', 'Brett Murphy', 'With Reporting', 'Please Reach Out If You Have Ideas For A Future Episode Of Our Podcast.', 'I M Always Looking For Under-Covered Stories About Business', 'Politics', 'No Matter The Specific Subject. Contact Me With Tips', 'Email Or Securely On Signal. I Take Confidentiality Seriously.', 'Sourceurl Https'] Date: 2026-09 Description While investigating the personal wealth of the president’s oldest son, investigative reporters Justin Elliott and Brett Murphy learned something almost too strange to be true: that a Russian oligarch closely allied with Vladimir Putin might have attended Donald Trump Jr.’s recent wedding in the Bahamas. Using a combination of social media and shoe-leather reporting, a team of ProPublica reporters soon realized that the guest list was just the tip of the iceberg. Read the original story here. Transcript A transcript of this episode will be posted soon. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.propublica.org/podcast/donald-trump-jr-wedding-putin-russian-benefactor-funding Published and (C) by ProPublica Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/propublica/