Trump Jr. Invested in a Hydroponic Lettuce Company Whose Chair Was Seeking Trump Administration Fund
The presidents eldest son last year became the most prominent shareholder in an indoor-lettuce farm while the companys co-chairman, a friend of Donald Trump Jr.s and presidential fundraiser, sought federal support for his other business interests.
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Donald Trump Jr., the presidents eldest son, took a stake last year in a startup whose co-chairman is a major Trump campaign fundraiser who has sought financial support from the federal government for his other business interests, according to records obtained by ProPublica.
The fundraiser, Texas money manager Gentry Beach, and Trump Jr. attended college together, are godfather to one of each others sons and have collaborated on investments and on the Trump presidential campaign. Since Trumps election, Beach has attempted to obtain federal assistance for projects in Asia, the Caribbean and South America, and he has met or corresponded with top officials in the National Security Council, Interior Department and Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
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