After the Trump Organization, led by President Donald Trump's eldest sons Donald Trump Jr.and Eric Trump, made a controversial investment in a construction company that now stands to profit from a rare earth minerals deal funded by the U.S.
government.While the deal raises suspicions, one securities attorney says evidence of wrongdoing is likely impossible to find and acknowledged that critics have a "proof problem.""Well, the question is whether President Trump would have known about his sons’ investments in this company, and I think the answer would be ‘no’ unless the sons told them," Andrew Stoltmann, a Chicago-based securities and investment fraud attorney, told Fox News Digital."Look, they are private investors," he continued."They are not government employees.
So, to the extent they make a passive investment in a company or an entity, there are no real duties to disclose this information."Donald Trump Jr.and Eric Trump U.S.
look on as President Donald Trump and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announce a US-EU trade deal after a meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland.U.S.
President Donald Trump is visiting his Trump Turnberry golf course, as well as Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, during a brief visit to Scotland from July 25 to 29.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)RESOURCE-RICH NATION PRAISES US TIES AMID WASHINGTON-BEIJING CRITICAL MINERALS RACEThe controversy stems from a tungsten mining deal in Kazakhstan, which primarily involves U.S.-based investment company Cove Capital, and the company's mining affiliate, Cove Kaz Capital Group.
Between 2023 and 2024, Cove Capital negotiated with the Kazakh government to take a 70% share in the country's state-owned tungsten mining deposits.Tungsten is a rare earth mineral that is critical to building military equipment, including missiles and fighter jets.The lion's share of the earth's supply of the mineral is owned by China and Rus...