Dallas Morning News reports that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating four major Trump donors with ties to President Putin and his inner circle. The four contributed $10 million to the Trump campaign and are being treated by investigators as ‘Putin proxies’.
Two are of close musical interest.
Alexander Shustorovich (left, below) is co-owner and chief executive of IMG Artists.
Len Blavatnik owns Warner Music.
Dallas report here.
The Shustorovich family background is fascinating and sometimes could be mistaken for the plot of a modern thriller.
This WSJ bit about his last cheque to the Republican party (which bounced) and their reasons for, ultimately, rejecting his donation…
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB970672654790167456
And speaking of links to Putin, I’m surprised that you haven’t asked Mueller if he’s a descendant to Mahler, Norman. Gustav Mahler’s family spelled their last name a variety of different ways (at least 3 that I know of and one of them is spelled Mueller).