Backdrop image for movie Zembla - The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump Part 1: The Russians

Zembla - The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump Part 1: The Russians (2017)

For months, the FBI have been investigating Russian interference in the American presidential elections. ZEMBLA is investigating another explosive dossier concerning Trump’s involvement with the Russians: Trump’s business and personal ties to oligarchs from the former Soviet Union. Powerful billionaires suspected of money laundering and fraud, and of having contacts in Moscow and with the mafia. What do these relationships say about Trump and why does he deny them? How compromising are these dubious business relationships for the 45th president of the United States? And are there connections with the Netherlands? ZEMBLA meets with one of Trump’s controversial cronies and speaks with a former CIA agent, fraud investigators, attorneys, and an American senator among others.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Frederick OberlanderFrederick OberlanderSelf
  • Photo of Tevfik ArifTevfik ArifSelf
  • Photo of Tevfik ArifTevfik ArifSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Felix SaterFelix SaterSelf
  • Photo of Julius SchwartzJulius SchwartzSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Donald TrumpDonald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Vladimir PutinVladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Michael D'AntonioMichael D'AntonioSelf
  • Photo of James HenryJames HenrySelf
  • Photo of Semion MogilevichSemion MogilevichSelf (archive footage)

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