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The Paradise Papers were leaked today and show, amongst other things:
Another Trump administration official forgets to disclose ties with Russia/Putin.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross "forgot" that he holds a significant stake in a Russian shipping firm controlled by Putin?s son-in-law, a Russian oligarch, and other members of Putin?s inner circle, according to the documents.
Why do Trump Administration officials keep forgetting their ties to Putin in Russia?
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Failed To Disclose Ties To Vladimir Putin
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who sits on the Senate Commerce Committee, said Ross ?misled? him and the committee by failing to disclose links to Russian interests.
?With Wilbur Ross revelations, question must be asked - whose interests come first in this Administration?? Blumenthal asked Sunday on Twitter.
Ross is only the latest high-ranking member of the Trump administration who failed to disclose ties to Russia or Russian officials.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is being called by Democrats to testify again before the Senate Judiciary Committee to clarify past claims that he was unaware of any communication between members of Trump?s presidential campaign and Russian officials. According to recently unsealed court documents, former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos spoke multiple times with Russians about setting up a meeting between Putin and then-presidential candidate Trump, and that Sessions was at the gatherings where Papadopoulos discussed the topic.