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Ivanka Trump’s Landlord Is a Chilean Billionaire Suing the U.S. Government
Probably not a big deal, and down low on the list of a million Trump conflicts of interest, but how insane is it that a rich Chilean dude that wants something from the president happened to buy his first DC property after the election and is now renting it to Trump's family? Oh, and he is under investigation for a loan to the daughter-in-law of the Chilean president?
Also, they live around the corner from the Obamas.
Weird.
The Obama administration in its waning days blocked a Luksic-company plan to build a giant copper-and-nickel mine adjacent to a Minnesota wilderness area, citing environmental concerns. The company and some Minnesota politicians are urging the Trump administration to reverse the decision.
Requests for comment from Mr. Luksic were referred to Rodrigo Terré, a relative of Mr. Luksic’s who manages the billionaire’s personal investments. Mr. Terré said that a Luksic company, Tracy DC Real Estate Inc., bought the Washington house as an investment and that the rental to the couple was coincidental. He said the couple was paying “absolute market value” in rent, declining to disclose the amount.
In Chile, a bank part-owned by Mr. Luksic’s family has been drawn into a continuing investigation involving a loan to the daughter-in-law of the president, whose popularity has plummeted over the controversy. Chilean bank regulators have said they didn’t find anything improper in the loan, and a spokeswoman for Chile’s attorney general said this week the loan isn’t currently part of the probe and Mr. Luksic isn’t among those being investigated.
Probably not a big deal, and down low on the list of a million Trump conflicts of interest, but how insane is it that a rich Chilean dude that wants something from the president happened to buy his first DC property after the election and is now renting it to Trump's family? Oh, and he is under investigation for a loan to the daughter-in-law of the Chilean president?
Also, they live around the corner from the Obamas.
Weird.
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