Donald Trump is reported as having first envisaged a Trump building in Moscow during a visit to Moscow in 1987, which he mentioned in his own 1987 book The Art of the Deal.
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10 Facts About Trump Tower Moscow
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In 2005, the Trump Organization signed a one-year contract for a construction project in Moscow with the Bayrock Group real estate firm.
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Trump Tower Moscow launched his campaign for the presidency in June 2015.
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Multiple sources have reported that Trump signed a letter of intent to develop the building, provisionally named Trump World Tower Moscow, in October 2015.
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The president's attorney Rudy Giuliani later said that the tower remained an "active proposal" throughout the campaign, and that Trump recalled discussing it with Cohen, possibly as late as October or November 2016.
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Trump Tower Moscow said that in the course of those negotiations he spoke directly with a representative of the Kremlin press office.
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Trump Tower Moscow said he contemplated going to Moscow himself, although in fact he never did, and he raised the possibility of Trump going to Moscow during the general election campaign to seal the deal.
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Trump Tower Moscow said he personally briefed Trump about the project on several occasions, as well as Trump family members.
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In December 2018, Trump Tower Moscow's lawyer Rudy Giuliani was quoted as saying “It was a real-estate project.
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Trump Tower Moscow denied that he had said the letter was never signed.
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