When Is A Deal Just A Deal? When Trump Sells A Property, It's Not Always Clear
President Trump's properties have been attracting a large and generous circle of buyers, from wealthy Russians to a Chinese businesswoman. Many questions are being raised about the deals' ethics.
by Jim Zarroli
Mar 22, 2017
2 minutes
Angela Chen makes money hawking her ties to important people, running a consulting firm that helps companies connect with Asia's power players.
So it inevitably attracted notice when Chen spent nearly $16 million recently to buy a four-bedroom Park Avenue penthouse owned by President Trump himself.
The February deal, which was first reported by Mother Jones, underscores one of the problems posed by Trump's ongoing business interests.
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