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MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 12:38 PM Jun 2018

Scoop: Ivanka Trump was in contact with a Russian who offered a Trump-Putin meeting.


Ivanka Trump Was In Contact With A Russian Who Offered A Trump-Putin Meeting

Her contact, a Russian Olympic weightlifter, said a meeting between Trump and Putin could expedite a Trump tower in Moscow.

Posted on June 6, 2018, at 12:20 p.m.

By Anthony Cormier (BuzzFeed News Reporter) Jason Leopold (BuzzFeed News Reporter) Emma Loop (BuzzFeed News Reporter)

Amid intense scrutiny of contacts between Donald Trump's inner circle and representatives of Vladimir Putin, Ivanka Trump's name has barely come up. But during the campaign, she connected her father’s personal lawyer with a Russian athlete who offered to introduce Donald Trump to Putin to facilitate a 100-story Trump tower in Moscow, according to emails reviewed by BuzzFeed News and four sources with knowledge of the matter.

There is no evidence that Ivanka Trump’s contact with the athlete — the former Olympic weightlifter Dmitry Klokov — was illegal or that it had anything to do with the election. Nor is it clear that Klokov could even have introduced Trump to the Russian president. But congressional investigators have reviewed emails and questioned witnesses about the interaction, according to two of the sources, and so has special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, according to the other two.

The contacts reveal that even as her father was campaigning to become president of the United States, Ivanka Trump connected Michael Cohen with a Russian who offered to arrange a meeting with one of America’s adversaries — in order to help close a business deal that could have made the Trump family millions.

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Ivanka Trump, who now works in her father’s administration, did not respond to questions sent to her personal email, chief of staff, and the White House. A spokesperson for her attorney wrote that Ivanka Trump did not know about the Trump Moscow project “until after a nonbinding letter of intent had been signed, never talked to anyone outside the Organization about the proposal, and, even internally, was only minimally involved. Her only role was limited to reminding Mr. Cohen that, should an actual deal come to fruition (which it did not) the project, like any other with the Trump name, conform with the highest design and architectural standards.”

More: https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonycormier/ivanka-trump-putin-moscow-meeting-michael-cohen-tower?utm_term=.byYkL5eDr#.nroBrxVPA
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Scoop: Ivanka Trump was in contact with a Russian who offered a Trump-Putin meeting. (Original Post) MelissaB Jun 2018 OP
She's going to look really nice in that orange jumpsuit. GoCubsGo Jun 2018 #1
She'll start a new fashion line... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2018 #22
She will look like Scarsdale Jun 2018 #26
Boom MelissaB Jun 2018 #2
Why is this being covered up (at least apparently)? triron Jun 2018 #3
Does Ivanka produce a line of orange jumpsuits? Dawson Leery Jun 2018 #4
The Con will flip if she's ever indicted. CrispyQ Jun 2018 #5
No but he'd at least pardon her. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #17
What other e-mails or phone calls between Princess and Cohen are now in Fed's possession? PearliePoo2 Jun 2018 #6
It would be easier to say who WASN'T in contact with Russians !!! OnDoutside Jun 2018 #7
Daughtergate! Has a nice ring to it... flibbitygiblets Jun 2018 #8
Yep that popped into my mind first off as well! samnsara Jun 2018 #16
"Ivanka bigger tower, Daddy!" lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #18
have fun in gen-pop samir.g Jun 2018 #9
LOCK HER UP!!!! RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #10
Yes - lock her up NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #14
This may explain 45's recent lament about "beautiful young people" Tanuki Jun 2018 #11
More likely Scarsdale Jun 2018 #27
Ivanka Braun forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #29
Trump: I want to build a tower in Moscow. docgee Jun 2018 #12
Sounds about right. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #19
Wonder how many times her lawyers spokesperson will change that response.... Roland99 Jun 2018 #13
umm... Catherine Vincent Jun 2018 #15
YEP Cosmocat Jun 2018 #23
she could be the first in the family duforsure Jun 2018 #20
45 would never let it happen Cosmocat Jun 2018 #24
Snowden and Greenwald were unavailable for comment... Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #21
Summary & Expanded explanation with footnotes for fact minded folks Sunlei Jun 2018 #25
I can't help it. wcollar Jun 2018 #28
FBI and con.l investigators are still trying to determine the relationship... Javaman Jun 2018 #30
KICK! Cha Jun 2018 #31

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
22. She'll start a new fashion line...
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 02:35 PM
Jun 2018

made in China, no doubt.....with appropriate trademarks and celebrity endorsements.

Available in all colors except blue.

..............

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
26. She will look like
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 03:00 PM
Jun 2018

a racecar driver, patches from every business endorsing her. Once her bottle blonde hair fades to her REAL mousy brown, and her Botox injections no longer are available, she will look like a frumpy housewife. She kinda resembles a lamp post, with fake boobs tacked on her. Melanie has as many curves as a telephone pole.

CrispyQ

(36,478 posts)
5. The Con will flip if she's ever indicted.
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 12:53 PM
Jun 2018

I believe he would eventually throw her under the bus, too, but he would at least throw her last.

samnsara

(17,623 posts)
16. Yep that popped into my mind first off as well!
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 01:56 PM
Jun 2018

...foster care for the kids cuz mommy daddy and grandpa are in jail. grandma melania ( that has a nice ring to it) is MIA

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
11. This may explain 45's recent lament about "beautiful young people"
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 01:44 PM
Jun 2018

who came to DC "with stars in their eyes" only to have their lives ruined by the "phony Russian collusion witch hunt."



https://www.google.com/amp/www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-young-and-beautiful-peoples-lives-are-being-ruined-russia-946076%3famp=1

..."Who’s going to give back the young and beautiful lives (and others) that have been devastated and destroyed by the phony Russia Collusion Witch Hunt?” Trump wrote, although he did not go into details about which beautiful people had been affected by the probe.

“They journeyed down to Washington, D.C., with stars in their eyes and wanting to help our nation...They went back home in tatters!” the tweet added."

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
27. More likely
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 03:05 PM
Jun 2018

to be referring to Hope Hicks, the WH "comfort keeper" Seems she had relationships with everyone, Lewendowski, Rob the wife beater and even Orange Ass. The donors to the RNC are paying legal fees for her and Donald Jr. Ivanka will jump on that gravy train, too. tRumps do not spend their own money, not when they can grift it from other people.

docgee

(870 posts)
12. Trump: I want to build a tower in Moscow.
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 01:49 PM
Jun 2018

Putin: You need to pay up.
Trump: I don't have that much money.
Putin: Run for US president for us.
Trump: I'll never win.
Putin: That's ok, Donny, do it anyway.

Catherine Vincent

(34,490 posts)
15. umm...
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 01:54 PM
Jun 2018

Nothing will happen to Ivanka. She and Melanie are the republican darling. She's too precious to ever be in trouble.

Cosmocat

(14,566 posts)
24. 45 would never let it happen
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 02:39 PM
Jun 2018

if the investigation progressed toward her in that manner, he would pardon her without the first thought.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
25. Summary & Expanded explanation with footnotes for fact minded folks
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 02:40 PM
Jun 2018
Summary:

Last month Buzzfeed released an in depth article about the Trump Moscow Tower project.[1] We learned that Michael Cohen lied to lawmakers in Congress when he claimed to have ended the venture in early 2016. Mr. Cohen had continued to work on the Trump Moscow Tower project up until at least May, when then candidate Trump was close to securing the GOP presidential nomination.[2] Candidate Trump promoted Paul Manafort to Campaign Chairman around this time to corral delegates at the GOP convention, it was at this stage of the campaign where Trump began to publicly change his policy towards Ukraine and Russia.[3] Felix Sater, a long time business associate of the President that was working on this project with his childhood friend Michael Cohen, was in contact with a former GRU officer during the duration of the venture.[4]


Expanded explanation:

President Trump has made innumerable denials about doing any business with Russia. Yet he signed a letter of intent to build a Moscow Trump Tower in 2015.[5] Moreover, President Trump tried to do business with a sanctioned Russian bank in 2016.[6]

Read what Felix Sater offered President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen, Felix Sater wanted to work with the Russians to help get Trump elected by showcasing Trump's negotiation skills. To do this he wanted to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. The New York Times[7] story is corroborated by the Washington Post.[8] President Trump signed a letter of intent to build the Moscow Trump Tower during the campaign.[9]

New information on the relationship between Felix Sater and Trump has come to light, including money laundering. Rachel Maddow explains how billionaires from Kazakhstan, who are embroiled in court cases involving money laundering, had their money laundered through Trump properties via Felix Sater.[10] Felix Sater attended Trump's invite-only victory party to celebrate his presidential victory.[11] Although Trump has tried to distance himself from Sater due to his colourful past, I find it very peculiar that he was allowed into an invite-only event at the Midtown Hilton. Moreover, in July of 2016 we know he attended a secret meeting at Trump Tower.[12]

Months ago there it was reported that Felix Sater was ready and willing to cooperate with Special Counsel Mueller.[13] Paul Wood, World Affairs correspondent for the BBC, wrote the original article for The Spectator.[14] Back in the 90's Felix Sater was caught up in a massive stock scam and flipped on mob families in New York. Guess who flipped him? He's on Special Counsel Mueller's team - Andrew Weissmann.[15] Felix Sater has spoken out against the bad publicity he has been receiving, in his numerous TV appearances he made it clear that he has worked as an informant for American intelligence services.[16]

Christopher Steele has stated that Trump's hotel and land deals with Russians need to be examined.[17] President Trump has repeatedly denied doing business with Russia, taking a quick look at his Twitter feed we can find innumerable examples of his denials. Let's take an example from 2017 - The President tweeted "I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!"[18] He's done business with Russians for decades.[19] Donald Trump Jr. has stated in an interview that Russians make up a disproportionate cross-section of a lot of the Trump Organization's assets.[20] This article by TIME summarizes some of the extensive ties.[21]

1) Buzzfeed - The crazy story of Trump Moscow

2) Yahoo - Michael Cohen's efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow went on longer than he has previously acknowledged

3) Politico - Trump changed views on Ukraine after hiring Manafort

4) Buzzfeed - A Former Russian Spy Worked On A Trump Moscow Deal During The Presidential Campaign

5) Business Insider - 'Help world peace and make a lot of money': Here's the letter of intent to build a Trump Tower Moscow

6) The Guardian - Trump Organization 'negotiated with sanctioned Russian bank in 2016'

7) New York Times - Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Business Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’

8) The Washington Post - Trump’s company had more contact with Russia during campaign, according to documents turned over to investigators

9) ABC News - Trump signed letter of intent for Russian tower during campaign, lawyer says

10) MSNBC Rachel Maddow - Sketchy money finds its way into Trump deals

11) GQ - Inside Donald Trump's Election Night War Room

12) Politico - Trump’s mob-linked ex-associate gives $5,400 to campaign

13) Raw Story - Longtime Trump business partner ‘told family he knows he and POTUS are going to prison’: report

14) The Spectator - Forget Charlottesville - Russia Is Still The True Trump's True Scandal

15) Slate - An Intriguing Link Between the Mueller Investigation, Trump, and Alleged Money Laundering

16) Bloomberg - Ex-Trump Associate Outlines Decades of Spy Work for U.S.

17) Business Insider - 'Dossier' author Christopher Steele: Trump's hotel and land deals with Russians need to be examined

18) Trump January 2017 Tweet

19) New York Times - For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia

20) Business Insider - Trump's oldest son said a decade ago that a lot of the family's assets came from Russia

21) TIME - Donald Trump's Many, Many, Many, Many Ties to Russia

above courtesy of Poppins work keeping track of this mess in Americas White House, one post at a time.

Javaman

(62,531 posts)
30. FBI and con.l investigators are still trying to determine the relationship...
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 03:37 PM
Jun 2018

...between Ivanka Trump and the Olympian.

I can make a wild guess.

jared's pencil neck sexiness is just to much for her. She needed someone more low key like a hot russian weightlifter to watch netflix and chill LOL

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