Newly unmasked evidence shows who put Trump in the White House - Thom Hartmann

[B.See]

(This op-ed by Thom Hartmann originally appeared in Rawstory under the title "Staggering evidence trove shows who put Trump in the White House — and controls him still | Opinion" - but was behind a paywall so I didn't bother.)

COLLUSION!!

Newly unmasked evidence shows who put Trump in the White House - opinion by Thom Hartmann - Alternet via MSN

The British newspaper Daily Mail is out with a deeply researched investigative report, the result of a long collaboration between columnists Glen Owen and Dan Hodges, along with Mark Hookham (Assistant Editor Investigations), and Daisy Graham-Brown (Investigative Reporter).

It’s shocking in its detail and its implication that Vladimir Putin has basically owned Donald Trump for years, even before Trump ran for president in 2016.

Essentially, they’re arguing that Epstein was running an operation on behalf of the KGB/Putin that lured wealthy and powerful men to Epstein’s New York and Palm Beach mansions and his island where they were surreptitiously filmed having sex with underage girls.

And we know that Trump and his sons, when US and European banks refused to loan him any more money after his multiple bankruptcies, started taking in enough money to ensure the survival of his little real estate empire and it was all coming from Russia.

[MagickMuffin]

1. Yeah, we've known this for years, SOS Clinton knew

Everyone knew that's been paying attention.

[B.See]

2. not necessarily p-tapes but

worse.

Trump/MAGA have a malevolently sardonic penchant for slogans and names for things that do the exact opposite: truth social, Mom's for liberty, freedom caucus...

so no surprise, I guess, that "make America great again" REALLY meant: destroy us as a nation, a democracy, sabotage our traditional allies, and turn America into a world disgrace if not pariah

courtesy of kompromat Donald Trump, and others like Musk, Gabbard, Miller, et al. - and on behalf of KGB Vladdy Putin.

Khrushchev did say they'd 'bury us,' did he not?

[MagickMuffin]

11. I'm well aware of the propaganda

Notice “make America great again” somehow they tend to willfully ignore the UNITED STATES part of America.

That’s intentional.

Newt introduced us to the Contract with America, however, I recognized it as a Contract ON America. It appears I’ve been right about a lot of double speak since I’ve observed their behavior. I have not been conditioned to believe their lies.

[twodogsbarking]

3. Eric Trrrrump in 2014

“And this is what he said. He said, ‘Well, we don’t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.’ I said, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Oh, yeah. We’ve got some guys that really, really love golf, and they’re really invested in our programs. We just go there all the time.’”

[B.See]

5. "We just go there all the time.'"

I'll bet you did, komrade.

[Dave Bowman]

14. Thankfully they are so dumb that they keep spilling the beans and digging deeper.

[PatSeg]

4. "His little real estate empire"

Oh god, he is going to hate the word "little" in reference to his business. With Trump, everything is big, great, tremendous, and huge, except for his opponents!

Of course, his endless business failures had left him beholden to Russia for funds as reputable banks understandably would no longer loan him any more money. Though I do think there probably were incriminating video tapes, obviously it was always money that was behind Putin's control of Trump. He has been the gift that just keeps on giving.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. It has been obvious for some time, but whenever it was mentioned the MSM would pooh-pooh the idea as CT.

I keep wondering where the CIA et al have been all this time. They had to know, don't you think?

[LiberalArkie]

7. What would expect when their employers were patrons of the Trump/Epstein party scene

[Joinfortmill]

12. Recuiting Epstein, I think.

[Uncle Joe]

8. Well *rump and Putin share similar gaudy gold decorative tastes as well as 'liking to hit people for what they say.'

I'm wondering if Putin; directed *rump to redecorate the White House along a golden calf theme as a sign of his obedience, and Putin's hold on him?

Thanks for the thread B.See

[rubbersole]

9. "You're Putin's puppet." - HRC

"With you, all roads lead to Putin." - Nancy

[Joinfortmill]

10. TickTock, you creepy f*cker.

[perdita9]

13. Tell me the CIA is incompetent without telling me the CIA is incompetent

Biggest security failure ever!

[B.See]

15. So busy looking for the enemy

from without, they slept the enemy from within: HATE. And those like Trump & Co. who deploy it to their advantage.

[Martin68]

16. The Epstein/Trump/Putin Connection. If that can be proven in court, we will win. But there's a lot of money and power

invested in keeping that covered up. Elon Musk, Bozos, Zuckerberg, and a a number of other ultra-billionaires are invested in their success. Forget the Rothschilds and whoever else conspiracy theorists believed were running the world. The people backing Trump are real and far more dangerous.

[SalamanderSleeps]

17. Both Putin, and his little toady want to die in office.

I hope they do so, soon.

Perhaps then; we might be able to get close to normal.

[reACTIONary]

18. This "deeply researched" report is ....

.... as deep as piss on rock.

According to "unidentified intelligence sources" the Daily Mail is "....a prurient, sensationalist, right-leaning tabloid with a history of inaccurate reporting, frequently criticized for bias and fear-mongering leading Wikipedia to ban it as an unreliable...."

For your prurient and sensationalistic reading enjoyment, here is the actual article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15516349/Epsteins-sex-empire-KGB-honeytrap-Paedophile-financier-Putin-Russian-girls.html

[Rebl2]

19. I think

we’ve known that for a while.

[B.See]

20. Well I guess the newest twist to facts and revelations we've long known of is

the notion that Epstein was, in effect, a Russian agent. Of which the authors of the original article acknowledge, "there is no documentary evidence linking Putin and his spies directly to Epstein's illicit activities."

But as more information becomes available (excluding the MAJORITY of which has been redacted or disappeared) there certainly seems to be a lot of "smoke," if you will. Certainly not something I'D be inclined to dismiss outright as a lot of hooey.

Are Vladimir Putin and Jeffrey Epstein Friends? US Officials Reveal 'World's Largest Honeytrap' Blackmail Plot - International Business Times

Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump - POLITICO Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.

[JudyM]

21. K&R

Good job of pulling the whole trump-epstein-putin mess together.