Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Envoy, Has Ties to Oil Rich Nations

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Envoy, Has Ties to Oil-Rich Nations

Steve Witkoff’s involvement with two sovereign wealth funds as he bought and then sold Manhattan’s Park Lane Hotel demonstrates the potential conflicts his new role will present.

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