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An investigation by ProPublica found that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, who has ties to the Kremlin, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr.'s three-day wedding celebration in the Bahamas, including around $100,000 to rent a private island and $70,000 for other expenses. The funding raised questions about foreign influence on the Trump family through lavish personal gifts. U.S. Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has since opened a formal investigation into Kremlev's possible role in organizing and financing the wedding, according to Axios. The probe adds a congressional dimension to the story, escalating scrutiny of Kremlin-linked money flowing to the Trump family.