'He's paying him back': Trump defends Russian oligarch funding his son's Bahamas wedding

File photo: US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Friday defended a Russian oligarch's role in funding celebrations around his son Donald Trump Jr's wedding in the Bahamas, saying the arrangement was "totally allowed" but that his son had told him he was paying the money back.Trump said he had previously asked his son about Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman with close ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin, after learning about his involvement in the wedding festivities."I asked about it. He said, 'No, I'm paying him back, Dad,'" Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "So I heard he's paying him."Trump also said, "I hear he paid them back," without providing details on whether the repayment had already been completed.What Trump says about the wedding moneyProPublica reported earlier that Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on expenses linked to the three-day Bahamas celebrations for Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson, including renting a private island and paying for a fireworks display. The report said the payments came through a Dubai-based entity affiliated with the International Boxing Association, which Kremlev heads.Trump defended the arrangement,...