and in manhattan. back to this latest case involving eric trump, author james dodson recalls when the younger trump told him about their funding from russia, he said it seemed like he had nothing to hide. he was not even remote bli uncomfortable. there wasn t a whisper of any issues with the trumps and russia. it was that was still a year and a half in the future. it was very caordcordial, very bud buddyish. reporter: despite their friendly game, you can bet the white house is keeping score now. randi kaye, cnn, new york. more news ahead. we ll be right back. intelligent technology can help protect it. the all-new audi q5 is here.
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
all of those ivanka conflicts are imputed to jared. as a matter of law, he has to step back and so does she. they should not be work on china issues. i appreciate your time tonight. thanks very much. president trump s son eric says he never told james dodson that russia funded his father s golf courses. dodson is standing by his account sharing the details tonight.
intelle intellectual property that was handed to her when she was sitting with president xi and her father and jared in mar-a-lago. all of those ivanka conflicts are imputed to jared. as a matter of law, he has to step back and so does she. they should not be work on china issues. i appreciate your time tonight. thanks. president trump s son eric says he never told james dodson that russia funded his father s golf courses. dodson is standing by his account sharing the details tonight.
eric is a very sweet kid. we played ten holes and it was fun. reporter: in the course of that fun, dodson asked the younger trump who was funding the trump s renovations of distressed golf courses he buys. here s how dotson remembers the conversation. i said to eric, well, you re the head of his golf services development company, who s funding all this? this growth. because nobody else in america is doing it. i said, which american banks? and he said, we don t rely on american banks. and i said, no kidding. i think i said, so who is it, the israelis or the chinese? because they were the ones really fespends money. i remember real clearly, we don t need american banks, we have all the funding we need out of russia, we have investors who there love the game of golf. reporter: yes, you heard that right. russia. james dodson recalls eric trump telling them russia was their funding source and he access to $100 million. now years later with his father in the oval office and on the