Can Trump survive without $ from Russian oligarchs?

[Cyrano]

These super wealthy pricks have been buying real estate from (and overpaying) Trump for years. They've paid extraordinary prices for condos, mostly in FL and NY. The stupid orange shit thinks he's screwing them. He's too dense to understand that they've been buying him.

Now, when Trump needs their money the most to pay for his lawyers, their assets have been frozen. And this gives Donald a huge sad.

Then again, there are the Saudis. They too are huge Trump customers/owners. And they will keep the orange prick afloat because they don't care anymore about Ukraine than does the Mar-a-Lago recipient of their billions.

This planet is a really fucked up place that is run by a wealthy, powerful few. Somehow, someway, people of conscience, who can visualize a better order of things, must bring about the changes needed to save both humanity and the environment that sustains us all.

[lagomorph777]

1. It's gonna close the walls in a little tighter. Mar A Guano will need a bigger toilet.

It's going to see even more stress diarrhea and top secret documents.

[underpants]

7. Mar a Guano

[Celerity]

17. Mar A Guano

Winner

[calimary]

29. Mar-a-Guano !!!!

I'm adding that to the collection I've just started.

Another one is "nitwittery" by DUer gratuitous.

[onecaliberal]

2. We're about to find out and the bloated tic isn't the only one.

[pwb]

3. With any luck the whole T family will take off

and never come back.

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. true ownership of LLC's need to be disclosed

I missed that! Could not be happier at the idea, been saying that forever.

Under the many issues around sanctions, sounds as if he has a longer and badly needed list of corrections to make.

[H2O Man]

5. No.

Recommended.

[NCDem47]

6. I think Russian money got him into office...

...and then AMERICAN oligarchs and companies started kicking in.

[Mr.Bill]

11. Russian money got a lot of republicans into office. n/t

[PufPuf23]

27. Recall how Russian money was cycled through the NRA?

Bet the NRA was not a unique situation.

I wonder about the funding of some churches and mega evangelists.

[calimary]

31. Wouldn't surprise me. Russians have probably infiltrated MANY targets here.

[Emile]

8. Too Easy, Hell No!

[underpants]

9. He's not screwing them. He's cleaning their money.

Or at least getting it sanctioned oligarchs name off the money.

[Wingus Dingus]

10. It will be interesting to watch what happens when

the spigot is shut off for ALL Republicans, both in money and disinformation/trollery.

[AntiFascist]

12. I've seen mention of a few condos and other pcs of real estate owned by oligarchs...

but the reality is that much of the real estate in certain markets is probably being propped up by laundered, kleptocratic funds. Many of these condos sit empty.

[NJCher]

30. and that is why

this morning a radio show on our local public radio, WNYC, featured Borough President Mark Levine who says they are working to sanction oligarch properties in NY.

https://www.worldnewsday.com/2022/03/01/calls-for-wider-sanctions-seizure-of-russian-oligarchs-nyc-luxury-real-estate/

The problem is our own Treasury Department has not responded to NYC's inquiries:

But so far, the U.S. Treasury Department, which implements the sanctions, has not taken any formal steps against oligarch-owned real estate. The agency did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

I liked this, the last paragraph, of the story:

American officials have warned that they plan to go further to target wealthy oligarchs “to take their yachts, their luxury apartments, their money, their ability to send their kids to college abroad.”

[applegrove]

13. And one the first foreign policy changes Trump did in 2015 was

to not impose US anti-corruption norms on foreign nations. I wonder why?

[fescuerescue]

14. If he still has that much real estate holdings

I don't see why not.

He can just sell it to non Russian oligarchs.

[Cyrano]

15. Most of the wealthy steer clear of the rabid.

[fescuerescue]

16. They do. But they don't walk away from making money either

If they can buy his property under market, there is will no shortage of buyers.

They also have marketing people who will put a good spin on it.

[Tadpole Raisin]

18. He will be extracting money from the Saudis

So unless they make a determination that TFG is no longer a useful idiot, he will find a way to to get the money he needs.

Just another reason to go through with investigation and prosecution of TFG.

I just hope they are AND getting approved for wire taps of his and his closest associates phones. A person who is a national security risk demands it!

[Lonestarblue]

19. Another reason he keeps open the option to run for president again.

He wants to keep the suck ups on his hook with the idea that he could be president again and ready to do big favors for them—in return for money in his pocket of course.

[rockfordfile]

20. Not just trump. The same goes for un-American republican Govs, Congressmen and Senators.

[world wide wally]

21. As Eric the tooth said, they get most of their funding from Russia

[bucolic_frolic]

22. I bet not even TDFG himself has an actual balance sheet of debts and liabilities

[L. Coyote]

23. How much of what #FailedCoupGuy was paid was hidden in Russia to evade US taxes?

And is that money now out of reach?

Or did he launder it via the NRA to his campaign?

[getagrip_already]

25. Survive? Yes. Prosper? well......

He is not in any danger of moving into a cardbord box. Even if he starts to default on some payments, he can stall foreclosure and asset seizure for years. Every asset is in a different pocket. Creditors can only go after what was posted as collateral. Chances are, loans point to each others assets as collateral. Good luck getting to his nest eggs.

But he has other streams of cash. The magat's don't seem to be tapped out yet. He is getting hundreds of millions off those rubes, as well as sucking it out of gop coffers. Then, he has the income from his spac sale. Then, he has the saudi's and other very rich patrons ready to buy out choice properties..

He isn't shaking in his boots financially. Even as broke and cash strapped as he appears, he still has air to breathe.

[leftieNanner]

28. Plus

The RNC is taking care of his legal bills.

Cost savings!

[MatthewHatesTrump2]

26. Kick