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Trump could have his finances investigated following decision by Scotland's highest court
Then US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office in March 2020

FORMER US President Donald Trump could face having his finances investigated following a hearing at Scotland’s highest court this week. 

The US-based Avaaz Foundation petitioned the Court of Session to grant a judicial review after ministers in Edinburgh declined to place an unexplained wealth order — sometimes described as a “McMafia order” — on the tycoon.

The order allows for an investigation into how a person or company earned money, with calls from charities to look into Mr Trump’s purchases of golf courses north of the border. 

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