Judicial review granted into decision against Trump wealth investigation

The Scottish Government refused calls for an investigation in February, with then justice secretary Humza Yousaf saying such orders are an operational matter for the civil recovery unit

Former US president Donald Trump left office in January. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

A judge has approved a judicial review into the Scottish Government’s decision not to push for an investigation into former US President Donald Trump’s finances in Scotland.

Earlier this year, ministers in Edinburgh declined to place an unexplained wealth order (UWO) – sometimes described as a “McMafia order” – on the former US president.