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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Bernadette B. Tixon

'The Sons Cashed In', Congressman Says of Trump and Lutnick Family Ties to $1.6bn Kazakhstan Mine

Rep. Mike Levin (D‑Calif.) accused President Trump’s sons of profiting from a taxpayer‑backed tungsten mining deal in Kazakhstan, declaring: “The fathers set the policy, the sons cashed in.” (Credit: Screenshot from YouTube/ OSSA)

A Democratic congressman has accused President Donald Trump's sons and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's sons of profiting from a taxpayer-backed mining deal in Kazakhstan, alleging that a US-backed tungsten project allowed both families' children to benefit financially and declaring: 'The fathers set the policy, the sons cashed in.'

Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) made the remark in a lengthy post on X reacting to a New York Times investigation into a tungsten mining agreement between the United States and Kazakhstan, which has drawn scrutiny over the financial interests of both families.

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