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To be built outside the united states and carry the name trump on it was built. our investigation as youll see shows that criminals from all over the world use this building as a laundromat for their money. but the trump organization doesnt actually own the building. it made a licensing deal with a local developer so the president basically just gets paid for the use of his name. does that mean he cant be held responsible for any of the criminal activity that happened here? the trump organizatio...

Almost literally made of drug money. >> cocaine concrete. >> chaz cocaine concrete? >> its money that came from cocaine. a lot was drug money. >> you take the cocaine, you turn it into a building? >> yeah. >> how do you know all of this? >> i was directly involved. i saw it happening. >> it was this booming market that the trump organization was entering. were drawn up for an ambitious tower, with a mix of hotel rooms and high end condos. all on a plot of land owned by a small time local busines...

Different licensing or management deals. take, for example, argentina where donald trump licensed his name for a 35 story trump tower. when the president of argentina called president trump to congratulate him on his win, local reports in argentina surfaced that president trump reportedly asked the president to help him get approvals for his project pushed through. those reports were denied by the arch teen presidents office, the city also denied permit. in uruguay, trump has a licensing deal fo...

But anyway, i was not getting paid in cash. >> that is not the story we heard. >> they used half a dozen lawyers would come pick up a million dollars in a satchel. >> that was happening at the trump club? >> yeah. >> ventura was marketing the trump ocean club as part of a real estate portfolio where corrupt people could park their money? >> you got it. >> and they did. >> yeah. but they didnt just park the money, their money was turned over consistently. >> so how does a luxury tower become a mo...

Here now is on assignment with richard engel. >> rising high above the panama city skyline, this 70-story building, curved and lit up like a christmas tree is unmistakable. this is the trump ocean club. and weve spent months going over mountains of paperwork and talking to lawyers, investigators, and businessmen. we were trying to figure out who exactly was involved, the investors, the brokers, and importantly, who bought the apartments and hotel rooms. what we found out is that this building at...