Trump loses his top banker

Rosemary Vrablic, the Deutsche Bank executive who was President Trump’s key contact at the German lender, which arranged hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to his family’s business, is stepping down.

Why Ms. Vrablic is leaving isn’t clear. But her departure and that of a colleague, Dominic Scalzi, came as Deutsche Bank has scrutinized a $1.5 million Park Avenue apartment purchase by the two and another employee. The seller was a company linked at the time to Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law.

The timing is tough for Mr. Trump:

His ties to the lender — which was willing to work with him even while most others would not — are the subject of congressional, civil and criminal investigations that could intensify once he leaves the White House.

Mr. Trump also owes Deutsche Bank about $330 million for loans that Ms. Vrablic helped secure and that he personally guaranteed. They come due in 2023 and 2024.
The New York Times