This is the week's count of who got paid around this administration. Thursday it stood at nine. Friday it is 11.
1. Trump's midterm chiefs took a Bosnian Serb government's money. A Washington firm whose client is the government of Republika Srpska paid James Blair and Chris LaCivita hundreds of thousands of dollars each, the New York Times reported. Trump said they "do not work for me, other than as outside consultants."
Why it matters: The president let his campaign chiefs keep a Russia-aligned client.
2. Trump bought SpaceX debt two days before he signed its policy. Up to $5 million on Aug. 18, his own disclosure shows; two days later he signed a policy calling for 1,000 launches a year by 2030.
Why it matters: The president's money moved the week his pen did.
3. Guilfoyle asked a donor to pay her credit card and promised access. Kimberly Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to pay a $100,000 credit card bill before her confirmation as ambassador to Greece; she said he owed her fees. She resigned Tuesday, and on Thursday the donor sued her for defamation in a Kentucky court.
Why it matters: The door had a price, and the one who paid wants a court to say so.
4. Lukoil's buyers are the negotiators' business partners. Todd Boehly leads the group buying Lukoil's foreign assets; more than half the equity goes to Gulf investors tied to Jared Kushner, who sat in the Kremlin when Putin raised the sale.
Why it matters: A Russian oil empire changes hands through Trump's envoys, and the buyers know the envoys.
