hook for alleged ties to russia, eric trump denies he ever said that. in response to dodson's comments, eric trump told the "new york post," "we own our courses free and clear," insisting dodson's story was categorically untrue and complete garbage. he added, "we have zero ties to russian investors." re reached out to him for comment, but. no response. despite eric trump's denial, james dodson standsdy h dby his story. it did happen. it happened on the golf as we were walking. that simple. a conversation between two guys. i guess i understand their concern now. it seems to be he's referencing their connections. >> reporter: and this isn't the first time one of trump's sons has spoken of business ties to russia. back in 2008, at a real estate conference in manhattan, donald trump jr. revealed that trump's businesses see a lot of money pouring in from russia for projects such as those in dubai