Najib, entourage spent over US$250,000 at Trump Hotel: US documents

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KUALA LUMPUR – Jailed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his entourage comprising family members spent US$259,724 at the Trump Hotel in Washington D.C., with the Malaysian leader splashing US$10,000 per night on the presidential suite, documents by accounting firm Mazars USA LLP showed.

The US House Committee on Oversight and Reform, which released the documents yesterday, made note of the fact Najib’s stay at the hotel owned by former US president Donald Trump was from September 7 to 15, 2017, during which time Najib was publicly under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) over funds stolen and laundered from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) through US financial institutions.

“Prime Minister (Najib) Razak stayed in the hotel’s presidential suite for $10,000 per night, spending $44,562 over three days. 

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