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Trump-linked figures lead talks on $200m European pipeline contract

16 janvier 2026 à 07:00

Exclusive: Jesse Binnall and Joe Flynn, who campaigned to overturn 2020 election, seek to win Bosnia deal for little-known US firm

Leading members of Donald Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking a huge European pipeline contract, the latest figures from the US president’s circle to mix business and geopolitics.

Jesse Binnall, a lawyer who worked on legal actions advancing Trump’s baseless claim that the vote was stolen from him, and Joe Flynn, who also sought to undermine Joe Biden’s victory, have been in Bosnia this week to discuss the project.

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© Photograph: RooM the Agency/Alamy

© Photograph: RooM the Agency/Alamy

© Photograph: RooM the Agency/Alamy

How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory

15 janvier 2026 à 13:00

US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island

One day during his first term, Donald Trump summoned a top aide to discuss a new idea. “Trump called me down to the Oval Office,” John Bolton, national security adviser in 2018, told the Guardian. “He said a prominent businessman had just suggested the US buy Greenland.”

It was an extraordinary proposal. And it originated from a longtime friend of the president who would go on to acquire business interests in the Danish territory.

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© Photograph: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

© Photograph: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

© Photograph: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

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