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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,761 posts)
1. I think it's only part of the puzzle.
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:00 PM
Jun 2017

We might find out that Trump himself has been laundering money and evading taxes using Russian banks and investors for years.

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
11. It's got to be something like this
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 11:13 PM
Jun 2017

We may or may not be surprised at the actual criminal activity when we find out about it, but I'm pretty sure he is likely going to jail.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
2. There is more here than just the Kushner's bad business practices...
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:00 PM
Jun 2017

this is also about the Secretary of Oil and Exxon's oil rights in Russia, and the debt that the Trump org owes to Russian banks.....and Fat Fascist 45's undying love for Poot Poot.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)
4. I would think that is part of it
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:07 PM
Jun 2017

Plus IMO Twitler has been laundering Russian mob money for many years. We know he likes Putin and we know he only likes people who do things for him, say send a bunch of cash his way when Twitler could no longer get a loan from any US banks.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
5. You're thinking of another movie
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:08 PM
Jun 2017

Slumlord Millionaire. This time all the Indian actors are being recast by Russians.

JI7

(89,254 posts)
6. no it's more about trumps own debts to the russians .but the 666 thing shows why kushner
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:08 PM
Jun 2017

Has been going along with it all.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. Trump and his Friends Kushner's are
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:18 PM
Jun 2017

playing with Hot Money and the Pay Up time is getting close. Still expect Donnie's got a deal with Putin. You lift the sanctions and I will fix your Money issues.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
9. Honestly, most of the high-end business world works via shaddy deals.
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:26 PM
Jun 2017

My brother worked for several years at a large venture capital firm, and finally left because "he felt like he was selling his soul to the devil."

 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
12. I've often considered the film 'The Devil's Advocate' to be far more truthful than fanciful...
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 11:18 PM
Jun 2017

...in a metaphorical sense. When my familial member made it into politics (Republican, as I've said many times before) he couldn't stay more than one term because he felt ill by all the people there (not policy, not political opponents, EVERYONE). I think every major industry is actually like that. The nation and the world have been running on evil, shady deals for so long that if it were to come out, most nations entire governments and business sectors would be completely, utterly gutted. That's why everyone complains about 'the system', but less than one in a thousand REALLY want 'the system' to be fixed. Most just want their one tiny little corner of it fixed (with 'fixed' defined as 'doing what I want').

As for Jared Kushner, the conspiracy theorists named him years ago as THE person to watch for various reasons, some fanciful some possible to likely.

JI7

(89,254 posts)
13. yeah, but i think this is on an entirely different level. Trump fails at everything and even corrupt
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 11:28 PM
Jun 2017

types would not put money into anything he does unless it was for some entirely different reasons than getting profit from those businesses.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
10. Yes. It can be all about money. This money, and other Russian money.
Fri Jun 2, 2017, 11:10 PM
Jun 2017

Money money money. That's what the GOP and the first family is about. Corruption, and destroying the government to give more tax money to the GOP donor billionaire class.


During the cold war the Soviets used to say the problem with the US is all we cared about is money. And we said their system was oppressive.
Both turned out to be right. I hope ten years from now we have a stable country again with a lot less money in politiics.

thecrow

(5,519 posts)
15. It *is* global. Read this:
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 12:33 AM
Jun 2017
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/666_Fifth_Avenue

Now when did the Chinese give Ivanka all that stuff (business related) while dining at Maralago!.? (sp)
Was it the same day that Anbang and Jared were doing "business"? (that Anbang denied the very next day...)

I was thinking about eating again at the restaurant "Top of the Sixes" and looked it up....
I was surprised to see it is no longer in business, but wow what a treasure trove of information... and dates!
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