COMMITTEE SENSITIVE - RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ONLY (U) On November 7, Emin Agalarov directed Beniaminov to work with Agalarov's head of security to confirm Trump's security guard. 1892 Shugart recalled that the Agalarovs designated the security guard. Shugart said that because Trump was not there long, Trump "had a police escort and I know a car and driver .... there were a couple of people that were there. I just don't know who they were, but they were definitely local."1893 (U) Schiller told the Committee he did not recall who picked them up at the airport, or who drove them, or what vehicle they were in, or where they went. He also did not recall doing any vetting of the transportation entities or arrangements for Donald Trump, or having any communication with the Agalarov's organization to coordinate.1894 (U) According to Graffs itinerary, Trump was scheduled to arrive at the Ritz Carlton hotel at 4:00 p.m. According to the itinerary, Trump was scheduled to do a short interview with a television host, A.J. Calloway, at the Ritz Carlton at 5: 10 p.m.1895 Publicly available information indicates that the interview with Calloway took place, though the timing is not clear. 1896 (U) Trump was scheduled to depart the hotel at 5:15 p.m. for an event at Nobu, a restaurant, that was hosted by Aras Agalarov and Russia's largest bank, the state-owned Sberbank, from 5 :30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.1897 This included a 20-minute quest"ion and answer and meet and greet, followed by an optional private dinner.1898 According to Goldstone, who attended, Trump was the focus of the event, which had been organized for approximately 20 prominent Russian business and banking leaders. According to Emin Agalarov, the event was for "Sberbank top partners and clients." Neither Emin Agalarov nor Goldstqne recalled the 1892 (U) Email, E. Agalarov to Beniaminov, Bignova, and Goldstone, November 7, 2013 (Beniaminov Production); see also E. Agalarov Tr., p. 29. 1893 (U) Shugart Tr., p. 127. 1894 (U) Schiller Tr., p. 62, 6~8. 1895 (U) Email, Graff to Shugart, et al. including Trump's ittinerary, November 7, 2013 (PS-SEN-0000139-141) ("If time is tight, will do [the Calloway interview] on return from Nobu."). 1896 (U) "'Extra' Interviews Donald Trump About Miss Universe in Moscow," Kxtra, archival footage posted January 11, 2017. Goldstone told the Committee that Trump came directly from the airport to Nobu, but the reliability of this recollection was unclear. Goldstone Tr., p. 83. 1897 (U) Email, Graff to Shugart, et al., November 7, 2013 (PS-SEN-0000139-141). The identities of almost all of the attendees at the Nobu event continue to be unknown, and as many as 35 people may have attended. Email, E. Agalarov to Goldstone, et al., October 29, 2013 (EA-SSCI-00746). Sergey Gorkov, a graduate of Russia's FSB Academy, was a senior Sberbank official at the time of the event. 1898 (U) Ibid 287 names of any of the attendees other than the head of Sberbank, Herman Gref. 1899 Gref has significant ties to Putin. - (U) Following the pageant, Trump wrote to Gref: 1902 1899 (U) E. Agalarov, Tr., pp. 17-18. Goldstone told the Committee that the Agalarovs hired a translator for Trump. According to Goldstone the translator was generally present at the Nobu event and the same translator was used for the duration of the tri . Goldstone Tr. 85-93. 1900 1901 1902 at the Agalarovs's Crocus City complex in Moscow. It was reportedly the largest real estate loan in the history of Sberbank. See Alexander Panin, "Sberbank Funds $2.4 Billion Construction at Crocus City," The Moscow Times, November 19, 2013. 288 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE - RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ONLY 'ovcmbcr 11, 2013 Mr. Herman Gref Chairman and CEO SBERBANK 19 Vavilova Str., 117997 Moscow, Russia Dear Herman, It was wonderful being with you in Moscow --1 hope you enjoyed yourself as much as l did. You have done an absolutely fantastic job and l look forward to seeing SBERBANK in the number one position (not easy) in the not too distant future. Whenever you arc in ew York, please feel free to caU and we will have lunch or dinner. With best wishes, PS - Mr. Agalarov is wonderful man and developer. 289 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE - RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ONLY COMMITTEE SENSITIVE - RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ONLY (U) Goldstone told the Committee that the Nobu event lasted 30 to 45 minutes.1903 Goldstone did not recall additional substantive information about the meeting.1904 (U) Trump may have gone to the hotel following the Nobu event. 1905 At 9:30 p.m. on November 8, Trump was scheduled to depart for Crocus City Hall, where the Miss Universe rehearsal had been taking place from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 1906 (U) Shugart recalled Emin Agalarov showing Trump around the Crocus City complex on Friday, November 8. 1907 Shugart also recalled that there was a meeting where the building of a Trump Tower in Moscow was briefly discussed. She recalled: It was an impromptu meeting with Emin, which is the only time I heard a Trump -- rower Moscow being discussed. It was [Friday], because Emin had shown his whole Crocus City Complex. Emin had a plan to call it - to do part ofthat complex and call it 'Manhattan. ' So that's when I remember them saying: 'Oh, and a Trump Tower for Manhattan would be good. '1908 Shugart further recalled: "I want to say that [meeting] was during rehearsal [on Friday], when he met- right after he met the contestants." Shugart said that Phil Ruffin joined the meeting but Aras Agalarov did not. 1909 1903 (U) Shugart, who was in Moscow but not at the event, told the Committee that the event lasted ''about two hours." When asked what gave her-that impression, she responded: "Rob, just judging from the schedule and hearing when I would check in to'hear how they were doing. Donald said it was a few hours, but I think it was probably about two. And just I think I kept track of the schedule." Shugart Tr., p. 142. 1904 (U) Goldstone Tr., pp. 91-92 ("somebody asked Mr. Trump for his comments on the European debt crisis and especially as it related to the Greek bailout. Mr. Trump said: 'Have any of you ever watched The Apprentice? It's a TV show I created with Mark Burnett, and it's a major money-spinner for NBC. And let me tell you how it's a major money~spinner and how it works and what it's about, and how amazing it is, and it has a prime viewership on a Sunday night in America.' And he then said: 'Thank you very much for inviting me. Your economy's doing great, you're all doing great.' And he stood up and got a standing ovation for that answer. And that is what I recall of that meeting primarily."). Schiller claimed he had no recollection of the event at Nobu. Schiller Tr., p. 73. 1905 (U) Goldstone told the Committee: "Our suggestion was that after Nobu he [Trump] went to the hotel, checked in, and got ready. That was our suggestion to him, and we had cars and drivers to take him and Keith there; and to the-best ofmy knowledge, he went there." Goldstone's recollection is inconsistent with Trump's itinerary. The Committee was not able to reconcile this discrepancy. Goldstone Tr., p. 97. 1905 (U) Email, Graff to Shugart, et al., November 7, 2013 (PS-SEN-0000139-141). 1907 (U) Shugart Tr., pp. 163-164. 190s (U) Ibid. 1909 (U) Shugart told the Committee that she did not see Trump on Saturday until he was backstage because she was very busy with the pageant preparations, so she believed she wouldn't have recalled a.meeting ifit happened on Saturday. Shugart Tr., p. 164. 290 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE - RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ONLY COMMITTEE SENSITIVE - RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ONLY (U) Trump wrote a letter to Phil Ruffin following the pageant that referenced "making the rounds of the city" but the timing of that activity is unclear: 19 10 November 13, 2013 Dear Phil: It was great spending time with you in Moscow and making the rounds of the city in the hopes of the purchase or development of a project. lfwe decide to go fon vard, which I hope we will, I have no doubt it will be a wonderful success. Personally, I like the concept of a residential tower but perhaps a mixed use building would be best Let's sec how it all turns out - it is important that we make a good decision! With best wishes, (U) The night before the pageant, Trump was scheduled to attend Aras Agalarov's birthday party at 10:00 p.m. 1911 All 86 Miss Universe contestants were also scheduled to 1910 (U) Letter, Trump to Ruffin, November 13, 2013 (TRUMPORG_l 8_000012). On December 4, 2013, Trump again wrote to Ruffin, thanking Ruffin for allowing Trump to use Ruffin's airplane to travel to the pageant in Moscow. Letter, Trump to Ruffin, December 4, 2013 (TRUMPORG_l8_000013). 1911 (U) Shugart Tr., pp. 144-146 ("He [Trump] came to the rehearsal. There was a rehearsal going the day before. He came out for that at one point, and then he stayed out there, because Aras was having his birthday party and Aras had actually moved his birthday party out there, so people wouldn't have to come back in town and Donald wouldn't have to come back in for the traffic.").