https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/donald-trump-jr-acknowledges-russian-oligarch-with-ties-to-putin-hosted-his-lavish-island-wedding-celebrationContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/donald-trump-jr-acknowledges-russian-oligarch-with-ties-to-putin-hosted-his-lavish-island-wedding-celebrationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/donald-trump-jr-acknowledges-russian-oligarch-with-ties-to-putin-hosted-his-lavish-island-wedding-celebration#u70057Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:16:14 +0000Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump acknowledge that a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin partially funded their lavish island wedding celebration. The couple defends the arrangement as a gift. The financial backing came from Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman who paid for part of the wedding after-party. In response to the revelations, a top House Democrat launched an official investigation into the wedding. Rep. Robert Garcia stated that the payments raise serious national security and public corruption concerns, requesting financial and other records from the president's son