# Emin Agalarov Azerbaijani-Russian pop singer and businessman, son of [[Aras Agalarov]], and the personal contact who initiated the chain leading to the [[Trump Tower Meeting June 2016]]. While his father provided the business and Kremlin connections, Emin provided the social relationship with [[Donald Trump]] and [[Donald Trump Jr.]] that made the approach possible. ## The Trump Connection Emin met Trump during the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow (hosted at his father's [[Crocus City Hall]]). Trump appeared in Emin's music video for "In Another Life," filmed at the pageant. The personal relationship between Emin, Trump, and Don Jr. was warm enough that when the Russian government wanted to offer assistance to the Trump campaign, Emin was the natural first contact. ## The Meeting Chain The [[Trump Tower Meeting June 2016]] was arranged through a specific chain: 1. Russian government sources → [[Aras Agalarov]] 2. Aras → Emin 3. Emin → publicist [[Rob Goldstone]] 4. Goldstone → [[Donald Trump Jr.]] (via email, June 3, 2016) Goldstone's email to Don Jr. stated: "Emin just called and asked me to contact you with something very interesting. The Crown prosecutor of [[Russia]] met with his father Aras this morning and in their meeting offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father." Emin himself called Don Jr. before the meeting to discuss it directly. ## Significance Emin is the social bridge that converted the Agalarov family's Kremlin-adjacent business relationship into a campaign contact. The chain from "Crown prosecutor of Russia" through Aras, through Emin, through Goldstone, to Don Jr. illustrates how Russian government offers of assistance reached the Trump campaign through layers of personal relationships — each layer adding social trust while distancing the ultimate source.