Malaysian financier says he discussed 1MDB probe with Trump allies

Malaysian financier says he discussed 1MDB probe with Trump allies

The Petronas Towers peek through palm trees. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A fugitive Malaysian financier said he won support from allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump for a possible settlement of a probe into the looting of funds from the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, a former Goldman Sachs banker testified on Tuesday.

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