Trump nominee at U.S. export bank withdraws amid scrutiny of Russia ties [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Trump nominee at U.S. export bank withdraws amid scrutiny of Russia ties
Bryce McFerran is a former senior executive at a steel-trading business co-owned by one of Russia’s richest oligarchs and is married to a member of a Russian family with extensive ties to the Kremlin.
October 29, 2025 at 5:43 p.m. EDT
Bryce McFerran is the acting chief banking officer at the U.S. Export-Import Bank. (Export-Import Bank of the United States)
By Catherine Belton, Ben Stockton and Greg Miller
The Trump administration’s nominee for a top federal position promoting international commerce has withdrawn his candidacy amid scrutiny of his role as a senior executive at a steel-trading business co-owned by one of Russia’s richest oligarchs, and his relations by marriage to a Russian family with extensive ties to the Kremlin.
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