Former security chief says he rejected offer of women for Trump during Moscow trip
Keith Schiller
Then-director of Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller  stands in the Red Room before President Trump speaks at an event at the White House in July. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
 Keith Schiller  told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that  he  rejected the offer from the man  who appeared to be Russian or Ukranian  according to two people familiar with the discussion.  He  quickly dismissed what appeared to be a suggestion of procuring prostitutes for Trump  they said.
âNo  man  weâre not interested in that â  Schiller  told the man  the people said.
The offer came at the end of a late-morning planning meeting that  Schiller  attended when  he  accompanied Trump to Moscow for the annual Miss Universe pageant  which was produced by a company that Trump owned.
 Schiller   Trumpâs longtime bodyguard who frequently accompanied him on trips  told congressional investigators that he saw no compromising  illicit or illegal behavior by Trump while in Moscow  according to the people.
The offer to send women to Trumpâs room came after  Schiller  said  he  attended a meeting in Moscow with about 15 people to discuss details of the pageant. Among those in attendance were Russian pop star Emin Agalarov and his father  Aras Agalarov  a business magnate with close ties to the government of President Vladimir Putin  according to the people familiar with his interview.
As the meeting broke up   Schiller  said a man  he  did not know approached  him  and asked if  he  would like five women to visit Trump at  his  hotel room later that night   he  told investigators.
 Schiller  told the committee that  he  joked about the offer with Trump later that evening as they headed back to their hotel  the people said.
âCan you believe one of these guys wanted to send some women up to your room?â  Schiller  recalled saying.
An attorney for the Agalarovs said they had no knowledge of the offer to  Schiller .
âCategorically  neither one of them has any knowledge of that happening â said Scott Balber  a lawyer for Emin and Aras Agalarov. âThey didnât do  it   they didnât hear  it   and they have no reason to believe  it âs true.â
A White House attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An attorney for  Schiller  declined to comment on the details of his interview.
NBC News first reported that the House Intelligence Committee asked  Schiller  for details about the episode.
 Schiller âs long and close relationship with Trump makes  him  a potentially valuable witness to investigators examining Russiaâs meddling in the 2016 election. The former director of security at the Trump Organization joined Trump at the White House  serving as director of Oval Office Operations until September.
In his House interview   Schiller  said  he  traveled as many as five and six days a week with Trump when the businessman ran the Trump Organization  adding that he could not remember the precise details of all their trips.
 Schiller  told investigators that  he  and Trump stayed at a luxury hotel during their 2013 Moscow trip  although  he  said  he  could not recall its name.  He  said  he  was not certain if  he  stayed on the same floor as Trump  although  he  acknowledged that they usually had adjoining rooms.
[TGT] stands in the Red Room before President Trump speaks at an event at the White House in July. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
  [TGT] told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that   [TGT]   rejected the offer from the man  who appeared to be Russian or Ukranian  according to two people familiar with the discussion.   [TGT]   quickly dismissed what appeared to be a suggestion of procuring prostitutes for Trump  they said.
âNo  man  weâre not interested in that â   [TGT]   told the man  the people said.
The offer came at the end of a late-morning planning meeting that   [TGT] attended when   [TGT]   accompanied Trump to Moscow for the annual Miss Universe pageant  which was produced by a company that Trump owned.
  [TGT] Trumpâs longtime bodyguard who frequently accompanied him on trips  told congressional investigators that he saw no compromising  illicit or illegal behavior by Trump while in Moscow  according to the people.
The offer to send women to Trumpâs room came after   [TGT]   said   [TGT]   attended a meeting in Moscow with about 15 people to discuss details of the pageant. Among those in attendance were Russian pop star Emin Agalarov and his father  Aras Agalarov  a business magnate with close ties to the government of President Vladimir Putin  according to the people familiar with his interview.
As the meeting broke up    [TGT] said a man   [TGT] did not know approached  him  and asked if  he  would like five women to visit Trump at  his  hotel room later that night   he  told investigators.
  [TGT] told the committee that   [TGT]   joked about the offer with Trump later that evening as they headed back to their hotel  the people said.
âCan you believe one of these guys wanted to send some women up to  [TGT] recalled saying.
An attorney for the Agalarovs said they had no knowledge of the offer to   [TGT]  .
âCategorically  neither one of them has any knowledge of that happening â said Scott Balber  a lawyer for Emin and Aras Agalarov. âThey didnât do   [TGT]    they didnât hear   [TGT]    and they have no reason to believe  it âs true.â
A White House attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An attorney for   [TGT]   declined to comment on the details of  [TGT]  interview.
NBC News first reported that the House Intelligence Committee asked   [TGT] for details about the episode.
  [TGT]  âs long and close relationship with Trump makes   [TGT]   a potentially valuable witness to investigators examining Russiaâs meddling in the 2016 election. The former director of security at the Trump Organization joined Trump at the White House  serving as director of Oval Office Operations until September.
In his House interview    [TGT]   said  he  traveled as many as five and six days a week with Trump when the businessman ran the Trump Organization  adding that he could not remember the precise details of all their trips.
  [TGT] told investigators that   [TGT]   and Trump stayed at a luxury hotel during their 2013 Moscow trip  although   [TGT]   said   [TGT]   could not recall its name.   [TGT]   said   [TGT]   was not certain if   [TGT]   stayed on the same floor as Trump  although   [TGT]   acknowledged that they usually had adjoining rooms.