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Exclusive: Buried Memo Alleges Trump's Corrupt Business Ties With Beijing
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Exclusive: Buried Memo Alleges Trump's Corrupt Business Ties With Beijing

I recently found a previously unreported memo by Christopher Steele that alleged Trump's business dealings in China involved the payment of "large bribes and kickbacks" to influence policy.

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This is Part 2 of our series about Trump’s business ties to China. Get notified of future updates by signing up for alerts below.

China retaliated to last night’s imposition of 104% tariffs on Chinese imports by levying an additional 84% on US exports. We are now firmly entrenched in a trade war. $6 trillion in market value has been wiped out, and the president remains steadfast in his approach.

In Part 1 of our Trump and China series, we exposed the numerous conflicts of interest between Donald Trump and China, including the highly speculative and $5 billion SPAC that owns the vastly overvalued Truth Social.

While Narativ has reported on China’s deep ties to Trump over the years, I recently uncovered a memo from Christopher Steele, the former MI6 Russia desk chief from 2016, which alleges that Trump not only had deep business ties to Beijing but was actively involved in various deals in taking bribes and in giving China a quid pro quo in terms of policy.

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