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| Salmond to face Trump questions | Salmond to face Trump questions |
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| First Minister Alex Salmond is to be questioned by MSPs next week over his handling of the Donald Trump golf resort affair. | First Minister Alex Salmond is to be questioned by MSPs next week over his handling of the Donald Trump golf resort affair. |
| The session will be at a meeting of the local government committee. | The session will be at a meeting of the local government committee. |
| Finance Secretary John Swinney will also be questioned by the committee on 16 January. | Finance Secretary John Swinney will also be questioned by the committee on 16 January. |
| The committee decided to investigate the Scottish Government's decision to "call in" the US tycoon's application for the £1bn resort north of Aberdeen. | The committee decided to investigate the Scottish Government's decision to "call in" the US tycoon's application for the £1bn resort north of Aberdeen. |
| Sleaze claim | Sleaze claim |
| That came after an Aberdeenshire Council committee rejected the plans which include two golf courses, a hotel and housing. | That came after an Aberdeenshire Council committee rejected the plans which include two golf courses, a hotel and housing. |
| Mr Salmond has defended his role in the affair, insisting he acted properly. | Mr Salmond has defended his role in the affair, insisting he acted properly. |
| He angrily rejected suggestions by Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen that there was a "smell of sleaze" hanging over the handling of the application. | |
| Aberdeenshire Council chief executive Alan Campbell and Scottish Government chief planner Jim McKinnon are likely to be called to the same meeting. | Aberdeenshire Council chief executive Alan Campbell and Scottish Government chief planner Jim McKinnon are likely to be called to the same meeting. |