About this episode

The episode discusses a ProPublica investigation revealing that the White House requested a loan from the Pentagon for a company linked to Trump's oldest son.

A new investigation by ProPublica reports that the White House asked the Pentagon to give a $620 million dollar loan to a company with ties to President Trump’s oldest son. The investigation is based on interviews with Pentagon officials and reviews of Defense Department documents. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

Topics covered

• government loan
• Trump family
• Pentagon investigation
• political ties
• defense funding

Keywords

• Pentagon
• Trump
• loan
• investigation
• ProPublica
• Defense Department
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House, Pentagon, ProPublica, Defense Department

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