During the Trump transition in December 2016, Trump's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, arranged a call with the PM of Vietnam (an unusual arrangement). Kasowitz also represents Philip Falcone, an investor with a large casino in Ho Chi Minh City. propublica.org/article/trump-…
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Phil Falcone is also the owner of Harbinger Capital, which acquired Zapata Corporation (as in the company descended from Zapata Offshore) in 2009. pdf.secdatabase.com/1470/000095012…
Falcone also worked at Wachovia, which laundered billions in illicit drug money theguardian.com/world/2011/apr…
In 2012, Falcone was charged with securities fraud and eventually banned from securities trading for 5 years sec.gov/news/press-rel…