Trump Ties to Infrastructure Advisers Roth, LeFrak Run Deep
- Vornado chairman rescued Trump from failed Manhattan project
- LeFrak judged Miss Universe contest, appeared on ‘Apprentice’
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Donald Trump didn’t look very far when searching for infrastructure advisers. He turned to two Manhattan real estate developers he has known for decades, Richard LeFrak and Steven Roth.
LeFrak, a billionaire whose New York roots mirror Trump’s own, and Roth, chairman of Vornado Realty Trust, one of the city’s largest landlords, will spearhead a committee dedicated to one of the new administration’s signature campaign pledges. Trump’s relationships with the two men, who will lead a council of builders and engineers to monitor spending, crisscross New York in a web of personal and professional ties.