# Axios: House Democrats investigate Umar Kremlev’s spending on Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration

https://mins.news/en/item/59610

- Meduza, 2026-09-15 16:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/15/u-s-house-democrats-launch-investigation-into-russian-boxing-official-umar-kremlev-s-spending-on-donald-trump-jr-s-wedding-celebration

> House Oversight Committee Democrat Robert Garcia is investigating Umar Kremlev’s possible role in organizing Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding and has requested records from the White House and Trump Jr. The inquiry follows a ProPublica report that Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a Bahamas celebration. Trump Jr.’s representative called him a personal friend, while President Trump denied Kremlev paid for the wedding.

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