Four days after Trump was elected, Banks Wigmore and Farage had what they say was an unplanned meeting with the then-President-elect in Trump Tower. Afterward, the men posed proudly with Trump outside a set of gold-plated doors in Trump's building in Midtown Manhattan. A few days later, Banks and Wigmore met with the Russian ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko. Speaking to Farage on his radio show on LBC in London on Monday night, Banks said the ambassador once again reached out to Wigmore after he had seen pictures of the pair in Trump Tower. Farage suggested people would ask if the men were "reporting back" to the Russians. "Well, not really," Banks responded. "We had a really pleasant lunch with him that lasted six hours and of course he saw a picture of us in front of the golden doors of Trump's apartment and of course he got in touch with Andy because he had seen us splashed all over the newspaper." Wigmore said the only thing they provided the ambassador with was a phone number for the Trump transition team after the ambassador asked if they knew how to get in contact with Trump. Wigmore claimed the ambassador said he didn't know how to contact the incoming administration. https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/13/politics/banks-wigmore-russian-ambassador-meetings/index.html
Four days after Trump was elected, Banks Wigmore and Farage had what they say was an unplanned meeting with the then-President-elect in Trump Tower.
Afterward, the men posed proudly with Trump outside a set of gold-plated doors in Trump's building in Midtown Manhattan.
A few days later, Banks and Wigmore met with the Russian ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko.
Speaking to Farage on his radio show on LBC in London on Monday night, Banks said the ambassador once again reached out to Wigmore after he had seen pictures of the pair in Trump Tower.
Farage suggested people would ask if the men were "reporting back" to the Russians.
"Well, not really," Banks responded. "We had a really pleasant lunch with him that lasted six hours and of course he saw a picture of us in front of the golden doors of Trump's apartment and of course he got in touch with Andy because he had seen us splashed all over the newspaper."
Wigmore said the only thing they provided the ambassador with was a phone number for the Trump transition team after the ambassador asked if they knew how to get in contact with Trump.
Wigmore claimed the ambassador said he didn't know how to contact the incoming administration.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/13/politics/banks-wigmore-russian-ambassador-meetings/index.html
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