Ivanka Trump may soon be in the crosshairs of FBI and congressional investigators

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• Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, reportedly pushed Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, to work with a Russian athlete to secure a deal for a Trump Tower in Moscow at the height of the election.
• The athlete, former Olympic weightlifter Dmitry Klokov, is said to have told Cohen that he could set up a meeting between candidate Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to clear the way for the real-estate deal.
• Cohen reportedly declined the offer, frustrating Ivanka.
• Congressional and FBI investigators have reportedly reviewed emails detailing the interactions between Cohen, Ivanka, and Klokov, and have asked witnesses about them. 

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Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, connected Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen with a Russian athlete who offered to introduce then-candidate Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin to help pave the way for a Trump Tower in Moscow, BuzzFeed reported Wednesday.

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