Apprentice Producer Mark Burnett Reportedly Tried to Set Up Meeting Between Trump Team, Putin-Tied Banker

By Christine Zosche 

Nine days after Donald Trump won the presidency, as scores of supporters clamored for meetings with his transition team, the Hollywood producer of The Apprentice, Mark Burnett, reached out to one of Trump’s closest advisers to see if he would sit down with a banker who has long held ties to Russia. (ABC News)

Citing unnamed sources, ABC News reported that congressional investigators are looking into Robert Foresman, now deputy chairman of UBS Investment Bank. (Deadline)

Foresman is the deputy chairman of UBS Investment Bank and who also headed a multi-billion dollar investment fund when he used to live in Moscow. (Mediaite)

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