Lawyers for President Trump said Friday that a review of his last 10 years of tax returns do not reflect "any income of any type from Russian sources," with some exceptions. It's the latest attempt by the president to tamp down concerns about any Russian ties amid an ongoing investigation of his campaign's associates, the AP reports. Thus far, it hasn't been overly effective. The latest:
- The letter: Read it at Vox.
- The impetus: The White House said Trump asked his lawyers for the letter following a request from Sen. Lindsey Graham for information on any ties Trump might have to Russia. It was dated March 8 and written by partners at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
- The "exceptions": There were just two substantial ones: $12.2 million in mostly Russian foreign income from the 2013 Miss Universe pageant that was held in Moscow and a Palm Beach property sold to a Russian billionaire in 2008 for $95 million (that deal was widely reported at the time). Any other money the Trump Organization's 500 entities received from Russia was "immaterial."