Brad Malt, the trustee of Romney’s blind trust since 2003, created a swiss bank account in Ann Romney’s name with $3 million. In early 2010, he closed that account. Asked on a conference call with the press if the account was closed for political reasons — which some media reports suggest — Malt said that he had conducted a periodic review of investments and determined that it wasn’t serving a purpose. This might coincide with Romney’s political views, he said.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=151692