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{UAH} FBI counterintelligence agents are 'investigating Ivanka's financial ties to Trump Tower in Vancouver' as the first daughter tries to get top security clearance

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By Abigail Miller For Dailymail.com01:21 02 Mar 2018, updated 01:36 02 Mar 2018

  • FBI counterintelligence agents are scrutinizing Ivanka Trump's involvement with Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver 
  • The complex opened in February 2017 and Ivanka reportedly had an important role in securing funding for the project 
  • Trump Organization doesn't own it, provides brand licensing and management 
  • Building is owned by Malaysian real estate air Joo Kim Tiah, who reportedly has ties to Chinese officials
  • Probe comes as Ivanka attempts to obtain full security clearance at White House
  • FBI are looking into if foreign officials could have power to influence her

FBI counterintelligence officials are scrutinizing Ivanka Trump's business deal at the Trump Tower location in Vancouver, Canada.

Two sources familiar with the issue toldCNN agents are looking into the deal involving the Trump International Hotel and Tour in Vancouver - which has an Ivanka-branded spa.

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This new probe comes as the president's eldest daughter and senior adviser is attempting to obtain full security clearance for her position at the White House. 

The 616-foot Vancouver complex opened in February 2017, just after President Trump took office. It is not owned by the Trump organization, despite baring the family name, but by Malaysian real estate heir Joo Kim Tiah. 

FBI counterintelligence officials are scrutinizing Ivanka Trump's business deal at the Trump Tower location in Vancouver, Canada. Ivanka is pictured on February 15 at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
Two sources familiar with the issue told CNN agents are looking into the deal involving the Trump International Hotel and Tour in Vancouver - which has an Ivanka-branded spa
This new probe comes as the president's eldest daughter and senior adviser is attempting to obtain full security clearance for her position at the White House, which was taken away from her husband Jared Kushner last week. She and Kushner are pictured January 30 at the State of the Union address
The 616-foot Vancouver complex opened in February 2017, just after President Trump took office. It is not owned by the Trump organization, despite baring the family name, but by Malaysian real estate heir Joo Kim Tiah

The organization instead receives licensing and marketing fees from Tiah, who runs his family's Canada-based development company Holborn Group. 

The Vancouver tower cost $360million to development and includes 147 guest rooms and 217 luxury residences. Once opened it quickly became a magnet for foreign buyers, CNN reported. 

The sources didn't explicitly state which aspects of the deal investigators are looking to. 

It is possible the timing of the deal is of interest to the FBI, because it is one of only a few Trump-branded properties to open since the president took office. 

But the flow of foreign money from the developer or international condo buyers could also the cause of the scrutiny. 

Investigations into foreign contacts and business deals are standard in background checks of the nature Ivanka is currently undergoing. 

Ivanka played a key role in securing the deal with Tiah in 2013, and the two are reportedly the people who had the most responsibility in hammering out the negotiations surrounding the project. 

'Ivanka and myself approved everything, everything in this project,' Tiah recalled at the 2015 launch.  

Ivanka played a key role in securing the deal with Tiah in 2013, and the two are reportedly the people who had the most responsibility in hammering out the negotiations surrounding the project
'Ivanka and myself approved everything, everything in this project,' Tiah recalled at the 2015 launch
The Trump Organization receives licensing and marketing fees from Tiah, who runs his family's Canada-based development company Holborn Group. Pictured left to right are Tiffany Trump, Eric Danzlger, Datuk Tony TIah, Dantin Alicia Tiah, Joo Kim Tiah (who was in charge of funding the project), Donald Trump Jr, Vanessa Trump, Eric Trump and Lara Trump all cutting the ribon at the grand opening of the Vancouver property
President Trump's June financial disclosure form revealed the Trump Organization made at least $5million in royalties from the Vancouver project, not including the thousands made in management fees

A spokesperson for Ivanka's ethics counsel rejected any notion that red flags have been raised during the security clearance process. 

'CNN is wrong that any hurdle, obstacle, concern, red flag or problem has been raised with respect to Ms Trump or her clearance application,' Peter Mirijanian said in a statement to CNN. 

'Nothing in the new White House policy has changed Ms Trump's ability to do the same work she has been doing since she joined the Administration.' 

Executive vice president and chief legal officer for the Trump organization Alan Garten told the outlet the company has only been involved with brand licensing, and not financing or sale of units.  

FBI Investigators are reportedly looking into whether any of the deals she or her husband Jared Kushner were involved before coming to work at the White House could leave her open to pressure from foreign agents
Last year it was reported by the Vancouver Sun that one of the buyers in the Vancouver project has links to the Chinese government

FBI Investigators are reportedly looking into whether any of the deals she or her husband Jared Kushner were involved before coming to work at the White House could leave her open to pressure from foreign agents. 

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Last week Kushner's interim top security clearance was downgraded. 

The Washington Post reported that since he took on the role as senior adviser to the president officials in countries such as China have talked about ways to use his web business to manipulate his position. 

Last year it was reported by the Vancouver Sun that one of the buyers in the Vancouver project has links to the Chinese government.  

President Trump's June financial disclosure form revealed the Trump Organization made at least $5million in royalties from the Vancouver project, not including the thousands made in management fees. 

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