Eric Trump, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. at the family’s Turnberry resort (Instagram)
On Thursday, The Scotsman's Martyn McLaughlin, who previously covered Trump's efforts to build retirement properties on foreign soil, reported that members of the Scottish Parliament are considering an investigation into how lame-duck President Donald Trump financed his acquisition of his golf courses in the area.
Thread: there's been interesting discussion in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon about the use of Unexplained… https://t.co/CIYjut1e8P— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605196540.0
.@patrickharvie said there is a need to "protect Scotland's good name from association with the toxic Trump brand"… https://t.co/YzxqrTd09V— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605196735.0
Those concerns, he said, include evidence to Congress citing patterns of buying and selling thought suggestive of m… https://t.co/lbQtAg8cVV— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605196805.0
"The cause for concern is still growing," Mr Harvie told the parliament. "It's now reported that the Manhattan Dist… https://t.co/vtEVLdUKpE— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605196833.0
He added: "The Trump Organisation has been accused of repeatedly reporting fraudulent financial details to the US O… https://t.co/d1aXggDYo8— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605196880.0
Turning to the issue of UWOs - he stressed that the Scottish Government is able to go to court and ask for an order… https://t.co/R6wnem5WTv— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605196972.0
He added: "Now that Trump is set to lose immunity from prosecution in the US, he may finally be held to account the… https://t.co/hmCprI3Lwj— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605197007.0
Replying, First Minister @NicolaSturgeon said the decision on whether to pursue a UWO against Trump is one for pros… https://t.co/tWEBu0bRtA— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605197142.0
She added: "I think everybody is prob well aware of my views about the soon to be former president, and my views ar… https://t.co/1nxjEFWjT9— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605197228.0
For what it's worth, my understanding of the UWO process is that it's the Scottish Government that can decide to go… https://t.co/ACnrsFlHC3— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605197720.0
Scottish Greens UWO statement: "We can't continue to turn a blind eye to red flags that surround [Trump's] biz acti… https://t.co/GZitwfbq5L— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605208556.0
Here's my original story from February on the growing calls for the Scottish Govt to pursue an Unexplained Wealth O… https://t.co/9W5sd7v9lz— Martyn McLaughlin (@Martyn McLaughlin)1605208665.0
