Campaigners fail to get order to make " rel="tag">Donald say where he got $60m for ...

Campaigners fail to get order to make " rel="tag">Donald say where he got $60m for ...
Campaigners fail to get order to make Donald Trump say where he got $60m for ...

A bid by campaigners to secure a 'McMafia' wealth order to force Donald Trump to explain where he got $60million to buy his flagship Scottish golf course has failed. 

Edinburgh's Court of Session was considering the Scottish government's decision not to investigate Trump's all-cash purchase of golf resort Turnberry, south of Glasgow.

Trump, an avid golfer whose mother was Scottish, bought Turnberry for $60million in 2014, while the Trump Organization also owns the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie.

Company filings in the UK show that after the initial purchase of Turnberry, Trump's company spent another $100million on course upgrades and other expenses.

In February, the Scottish government rejected a call to investigate how Trump funded the purchase of the luxury golf resort, prompting to advocacy group Avaaz to instruct lawyers to bring the case to Scotland's top civil court.

But on Thursday, the campaigners' bid was quashed as the court ruled ministers are not responsible for bringing unexplained-wealth orders (UWOs) against individuals, Business Insider reported.

Edinburgh's Court of Session was considering the Scottish government's decision not to investigate Trump's (pictured) all-cash purchase of golf resort Turnberry, south of Glasgow

Edinburgh's Court of Session was considering the Scottish government's decision not to investigate Trump's (pictured) all-cash purchase of golf resort Turnberry, south of Glasgow

Trump, an avid golfer whose mother was Scottish, bought Turnberry for $60million in 2014, while the Trump Organization also owns the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie

Trump, an avid golfer whose mother was Scottish, bought Turnberry for $60million in 2014, while the Trump Organization also owns the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie

Britain introduced UWOs, also known as 'McMafia' orders after the BBC crime series by the same name, in 2018 to help authorities target the illicit wealth of foreign officials suspected of corruption and those involved in serious crimes.

They compel an individual to explain the source of their wealth but can pave the way for authorities to seize assets.

Bringing the case to the Court of Session, Avaaz argued a 'towering cloud of suspicion' hung over Trump's purchase of Turnberry, but the court ruled it was not ministers' responsibility to file a UWO against him.

Senior judge Craig Sandison agreed with the government's decision not to probe the purchase, saying the responsibility to bring a UWO could be delegated to Scotland's chief legal

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