15 Questions for Weisselberg, CFO Trump, Inc

[Toddsterpatriot]

Last Thursday (2/28/19) the Daily Beast reported that Allen Weisselberg, the CFO of the Trump Organization, will soon testify before the House Intelligence Committee.

Weisselberg has been Trump's primary accountant since 1973.

Fifteen Questions for Allen Weisselberg, the C.F.O. of the Trump Organization

"To that end, here are the questions that I believe investigators and oversight-committee members might find worth asking.

—Can you please walk us through a detailed explanation of the Trump Organization’s finances, with verifiable numbers for the total income generated and total costs incurred?

"Please include each of its five-hundred-plus lines of business.

"Let’s start with the past ten years.

"—Can you please walk us through President Trump’s current assets and his current liabilities, and help us come to an accurate estimate of his current net worth and annual cash flow?"

MAGA!

—Can you please walk us through a detailed explanation of the Trump Organization’s finances, with verifiable numbers for the total income generated and total costs incurred?

No.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

opinion - Google Search

"o·pin·ion
Dictionary result for opinion
/əˈpinyən/
noun

1. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
   'I'm writing to voice my opinion on an issue of great importance'
   synonyms: belief, judgment, thought(s), school of thought, thinking, way of thinking, mind, point of view, view, viewpoint, outlook, angle, slant, side, attitude, stance, perspective, position, standpoint;More..."

What's your opinion of this view about Trump's business practices?

Your link:

"Trump also had a habit of selling real estate to Russiansi n all-cash deals.

"Money launderers like such deals, because they can turn illegally earned cash into a legitimate asset, usually at an inflated price that rewards the seller for the risk.

"One especially dubious deal was Trump’s $95 million sale of a Palm Beach house to a Russian magnate in 2008 — during the housing bust, only four years after Trump had bought the house for $41 million."

Does this sound like a dream, fantasy, speculation, or evidence?

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Sounds like media fed bs

Sounds like media fed bs

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling you house for twice what you paid for it four years earlier often suggests money laundering, especially for a career con man like the Red Don:

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

 

[georgephillip]

Exactly how is it "fantasy?"

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

opinion - Google Search

"o·pin·ion
Dictionary result for opinion
/əˈpinyən/
noun

1. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
   'I'm writing to voice my opinion on an issue of great importance'
   synonyms: belief, judgment, thought(s), school of thought, thinking, way of thinking, mind, point of view, view, viewpoint, outlook, angle, slant, side, attitude, stance, perspective, position, standpoint;More..."

What's your opinion of this view about Trump's business practices?

Your link:

"Trump also had a habit of selling real estate to Russiansi n all-cash deals.

"Money launderers like such deals, because they can turn illegally earned cash into a legitimate asset, usually at an inflated price that rewards the seller for the risk.

"One especially dubious deal was Trump’s $95 million sale of a Palm Beach house to a Russian magnate in 2008 — during the housing bust, only four years after Trump had bought the house for $41 million."

Does this sound like a dream, fantasy, speculation, or evidence?

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Sounds like media fed bs

Sounds like media fed bs

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

 

[georgephillip]

Last Thursday (2/28/19) the Daily Beast reported that Allen Weisselberg, the CFO of the Trump Organization, will soon testify before the House Intelligence Committee.

Weisselberg has been Trump's primary accountant since 1973.

Fifteen Questions for Allen Weisselberg, the C.F.O. of the Trump Organization

"To that end, here are the questions that I believe investigators and oversight-committee members might find worth asking.

—Can you please walk us through a detailed explanation of the Trump Organization’s finances, with verifiable numbers for the total income generated and total costs incurred?

"Please include each of its five-hundred-plus lines of business.

"Let’s start with the past ten years.

"—Can you please walk us through President Trump’s current assets and his current liabilities, and help us come to an accurate estimate of his current net worth and annual cash flow?"

MAGA!

Answer: "Shove your question/s up your ass. I'm taking the Fifth!"

Answer: "Shove your question/s up your ass. I'm taking the Fifth!"

"The New York Times reported on February 14, 2017, that phone records and communications intercepts showed that Trump associates—including members of the Trump campaign—had 'repeated contacts' with senior Russian intelligence officials during the 2016 campaign.

"Paul Manafort was the only Trump associate who was specifically identified as participating in these communications.[11]

"CNN reported on March 23, 2017, that the FBI was examining 'human intelligence, travel, business and phone records and accounts of in-person meetings' indicating that Trump associates may have coordinated with 'suspected Russian operatives' to release damaging information about the Hillary Clinton campaign.[12]

"CNN reported on September 19, 2017, that Manafort had been a target of a FISA wiretap both before and after the 2016 election—beginning sometime after he became the subject of an FBI investigation in 2014—and extending into early 2017.

"Some of the intercepted communications raised concerns among investigators that Manafort had solicited assistance from Russians for the campaign, although the evidence was reportedly inconclusive.[13]

"On April 30, 2018, The New York Times published a list of interview questions for Trump that the Mueller investigation had provided to the president's attorneys. Among the questions was, 'What knowledge did you have of any outreach by your campaign, including by Paul Manafort, to Russia about potential assistance to the campaign?'"

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

 

[georgephillip]

All campaign donations have to be reported, and Trump went to great lengths to cover his up.

That probably explain Cohen's guilty plea in this matter?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bc73560f1f81

They have to be reported by the campaign, not by the donor, hence they are civil issues, not crimes.




t

They have to be reported by the campaign, not by the donor, hence they are civil issues, not crimes.

Where did you get that idea?

From life. Have you ever had to report a political donation? No, well, the same goes for the candidate. The campaign must report the donation, but not the candidate. In this case, whether the hush money was paid for personal reasons or political reasons is a matter of opinion, and even in the latter case, since it was not paid directly to the campaign, it is not even clear the campaign can be held responsible.

If Trump had bought a new suit during the campaign to make himself look better, would that have been a campaign contribution? Arguably, if he looked better it would help his campaign, so should it be reported as a campaign donation? How about haircuts?

From life. Have you ever had to report a political donation? No, well, the same goes for the candidate. The campaign must report the donation, but not the candidate. In this case, whether the hush money was paid for personal reasons or political reasons is a matter of opinion, and even in the latter case, since it was not paid directly to the campaign, it is not even clear the campaign can be held responsible.

Why did Cohen plead guilty to payments intended to protect Trump's election chances?

Why hush money Michael Cohen paid Stormy Daniels was an illegal campaign donation

"Why are the hush money payments considered illegal campaign contributions?

'Because Cohen admitted that the payments were intended to protect Trump's election chances, they are deemed to be in-kind contributions to the Trump campaign.

"They exceed the donation limits, a violation, and neither was included in campaign finance reports, another violation.

"Why are they considered corporate contributions if Cohen arranged the deals?

"Because in at least the case of the McDougal payoff, American Media Inc., the corporate parent of the National Enquirer, provided the money.

"Is Trump guilty of a crime related to this?

"He has not been charged.

"And it is unlikely he would be while in office given the Justice Department policy against charging sitting presidents.

"To win a case against Trump would require proving the standard of 'knowingly and willfully.'

"Trump has said in recent days he didn't know about the payments and described the Daniels case as a 'simple private transaction,' though Cohen says his former boss directed the payments."

The above quote was written 90 days ago.
Today we know Trump "knowingly and willfully" repaid Cohen for illegal campaign donations that Cohen has already pleaded guilty to.

If Cohen's guilty of these criminal campaign violations, so is Trump.

And by the way, since this scam started before Trump was elected, he should be held criminally liable for that crime. And since the crime started before the election to influence the outcome, voters were denied their right to a free and fair election. Trump is not a legally elected president.

And don't forget, Trump was sued before he was president to pay $25 million dollars for a fake university, and paid the money. Why should he not pay for this crime, that happened before and after the election?

And don't forget, Trump was sued before he was president to pay $25 million dollars for a fake university, and paid the money. Why should he not pay for this crime, that happened before and after the election?

Because of his astronomical ratings during the 2016 campaign, virtually none of the MSM looked closely at Trump's history; however, one journalist had a very good idea of where all his skeleton were buried:

The Muckraker Who Tormented Trump

"He was the first reporter who took Donald Trump seriously.

"An old-school, pen-and-paper, document-driven, sourced-up investigative ace for the Village Voice in New York, Wayne Barrett nailed the aspiring real estate developer 38 years ago. 'Donald Trump,' he wrote, in January of 1979, 'is a user of other users.' Barrett’s unflagging work on Trump in the intervening years never disproved his initial read.

"He remained the most influential of Trump’s chroniclers right up until Thursday—one day before Trump was sworn in as president—when Barrett died, at 71, of complications from interstitial lung disease."

Now that Dems have subpoena power in the House, look for all of Trump's criminal past to come into the light.
Trump Vouched For Cocaine Trafficker

 

[georgephillip]

How conservative Republicans cut IRS funding to ensure rich people pay less taxes

The GOP Gutted the IRS — and the Rich Made Out Like Bandits

"For much of the last decade, the Republican Party has branded itself as a champion of fiscal responsibility and the rule of law — while doing everything in its power to help rich people steal from the Treasury.

"Since taking Congress in 2011, the GOP has forced through a series of aggressive cuts to the Internal Revenue Service budget.

"Between 2010 and 2016, the number of individual tax returns filed in the U.S. increased by 7 percent, while IRS funding fell by 18 percent.

"That funding cut was exorbitantly expensive.

"Every $1 the government spends on enforcing tax compliance, it gets $6 back in recovered revenue, according to Treasury Department estimates."

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

When the IRS cuts its staff, it no longer has the resources to go after rich parasites (like Trump). The tax burden shifts from those who report their income and those who work for a wage or salary. Meanwhile the parasites use shell companies to hide assets knowing all the while the IRS has no ability to conduct the sort of massive, long-term investigations required to root out rich tax cheats. Instead, the working poor are victimized by government's intense scrutiny associated with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

 

[georgephillip]

Have they got him yet??

"For many years, there has been intensive public scrutiny of Trump's relationship to Russia.[15][16]

"In a book excerpt published in Politico, former Guardian Russia correspondent Luke Harding stated that files declassified in 2016 indicated that Czech spies closely followed Trump and then-wife Ivana Trump in Manhattan and during trips to Czechoslovakia in the time after their marriage in 1977.[17][18]

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Natalia and Irina Dubinin, daughters of then-Soviet ambassador Yuri Dubinin, are cited as indicating that a seemingly chance meeting of their father with Trump in the autumn of 1986, was part of Dubinin's assignment to establish contact with America's business elite and a determined effort by the Soviet government to cultivate Trump in particular."

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

When the IRS cuts its staff, it no longer has the resources to go after rich parasites (like Trump). The tax burden shifts from those who report their income and those who work for a wage or salary. Meanwhile the parasites use shell companies to hide assets knowing all the while the IRS has no ability to conduct the sort of massive, long-term investigations required to root out rich tax cheats. Instead, the working poor are victimized by government's intense scrutiny associated with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

Gift taxes? What kind of fucked up shit is it to charge people taxes on gifts they give?

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

If only there were a government agency to look at such transactions......
We could call it the Internal Revenue Service.

I'm going to contact my Congressman and Senators today, to pass along my idea.

I'll let you know their response.

 

[toomuchtime_]

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

When the IRS cuts its staff, it no longer has the resources to go after rich parasites (like Trump). The tax burden shifts from those who report their income and those who work for a wage or salary. Meanwhile the parasites use shell companies to hide assets knowing all the while the IRS has no ability to conduct the sort of massive, long-term investigations required to root out rich tax cheats. Instead, the working poor are victimized by government's intense scrutiny associated with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

So according to the Democrats' new Michael Cohen Oracle, there is not a single functioning brain in the federal government - does that include the members of the House he was talking to?

 

[georgephillip]

House Democrat socialists are driving the entire party into a very deep and dark abyss.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Coming for Your Hamburgers!

 

[BWK]

They have to be reported by the campaign, not by the donor, hence they are civil issues, not crimes.




t

They have to be reported by the campaign, not by the donor, hence they are civil issues, not crimes.

Where did you get that idea?

From life. Have you ever had to report a political donation? No, well, the same goes for the candidate. The campaign must report the donation, but not the candidate. In this case, whether the hush money was paid for personal reasons or political reasons is a matter of opinion, and even in the latter case, since it was not paid directly to the campaign, it is not even clear the campaign can be held responsible.

If Trump had bought a new suit during the campaign to make himself look better, would that have been a campaign contribution? Arguably, if he looked better it would help his campaign, so should it be reported as a campaign donation? How about haircuts?

From life. Have you ever had to report a political donation? No, well, the same goes for the candidate. The campaign must report the donation, but not the candidate. In this case, whether the hush money was paid for personal reasons or political reasons is a matter of opinion, and even in the latter case, since it was not paid directly to the campaign, it is not even clear the campaign can be held responsible.

Why did Cohen plead guilty to payments intended to protect Trump's election chances?

Why hush money Michael Cohen paid Stormy Daniels was an illegal campaign donation

"Why are the hush money payments considered illegal campaign contributions?

'Because Cohen admitted that the payments were intended to protect Trump's election chances, they are deemed to be in-kind contributions to the Trump campaign.

"They exceed the donation limits, a violation, and neither was included in campaign finance reports, another violation.

"Why are they considered corporate contributions if Cohen arranged the deals?

"Because in at least the case of the McDougal payoff, American Media Inc., the corporate parent of the National Enquirer, provided the money.

"Is Trump guilty of a crime related to this?

"He has not been charged.

"And it is unlikely he would be while in office given the Justice Department policy against charging sitting presidents.

"To win a case against Trump would require proving the standard of 'knowingly and willfully.'

"Trump has said in recent days he didn't know about the payments and described the Daniels case as a 'simple private transaction,' though Cohen says his former boss directed the payments."

The above quote was written 90 days ago.
Today we know Trump "knowingly and willfully" repaid Cohen for illegal campaign donations that Cohen has already pleaded guilty to.

If Cohen's guilty of these criminal campaign violations, so is Trump.

And by the way, since this scam started before Trump was elected, he should be held criminally liable for that crime. And since the crime started before the election to influence the outcome, voters were denied their right to a free and fair election. Trump is not a legally elected president.

And don't forget, Trump was sued before he was president to pay $25 million dollars for a fake university, and paid the money. Why should he not pay for this crime, that happened before and after the election?

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More proof that you are hog tied to debate the facts.

 

[georgephillip]

Last Thursday (2/28/19) the Daily Beast reported that Allen Weisselberg, the CFO of the Trump Organization, will soon testify before the House Intelligence Committee.

Weisselberg has been Trump's primary accountant since 1973.

Fifteen Questions for Allen Weisselberg, the C.F.O. of the Trump Organization

"To that end, here are the questions that I believe investigators and oversight-committee members might find worth asking.

—Can you please walk us through a detailed explanation of the Trump Organization’s finances, with verifiable numbers for the total income generated and total costs incurred?

"Please include each of its five-hundred-plus lines of business.

"Let’s start with the past ten years.

"—Can you please walk us through President Trump’s current assets and his current liabilities, and help us come to an accurate estimate of his current net worth and annual cash flow?"

MAGA!

—Can you please walk us through a detailed explanation of the Trump Organization’s finances, with verifiable numbers for the total income generated and total costs incurred?

No.

—Can you please walk us through a detailed explanation of the Trump Organization’s finances, with verifiable numbers for the total income generated and total costs incurred?

No.

You're PARDONED!

 

[boedicca]

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

Frankly, the IRS doesn't need staff (with guns) to terrorize normal people. It's good to cut their ranks after their hideous abuse of power towards the Tea Party movement.

When the IRS cuts its staff, it no longer has the resources to go after rich parasites (like Trump). The tax burden shifts from those who report their income and those who work for a wage or salary. Meanwhile the parasites use shell companies to hide assets knowing all the while the IRS has no ability to conduct the sort of massive, long-term investigations required to root out rich tax cheats. Instead, the working poor are victimized by government's intense scrutiny associated with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

I'll file that in the Moonbat file cabinet under:

There Are Unconfirmed Reports That Trump Engaged In Tax Schemes, Which If True Would Be Shocking.

 

[georgephillip]

opinion - Google Search

"o·pin·ion
Dictionary result for opinion
/əˈpinyən/
noun

1. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
   'I'm writing to voice my opinion on an issue of great importance'
   synonyms: belief, judgment, thought(s), school of thought, thinking, way of thinking, mind, point of view, view, viewpoint, outlook, angle, slant, side, attitude, stance, perspective, position, standpoint;More..."

What's your opinion of this view about Trump's business practices?

Your link:

"Trump also had a habit of selling real estate to Russiansi n all-cash deals.

"Money launderers like such deals, because they can turn illegally earned cash into a legitimate asset, usually at an inflated price that rewards the seller for the risk.

"One especially dubious deal was Trump’s $95 million sale of a Palm Beach house to a Russian magnate in 2008 — during the housing bust, only four years after Trump had bought the house for $41 million."

Does this sound like a dream, fantasy, speculation, or evidence?

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Sounds like media fed bs

Sounds like media fed bs

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling you house for twice what you paid for it four years earlier often suggests money laundering, especially for a career con man like the Red Don:

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

That was 2008, Pilgrim.
Great Recession?
Remember??

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

 

[georgephillip]

When the IRS cuts its staff, it no longer has the resources to go after rich parasites (like Trump). The tax burden shifts from those who report their income and those who work for a wage or salary. Meanwhile the parasites use shell companies to hide assets knowing all the while the IRS has no ability to conduct the sort of massive, long-term investigations required to root out rich tax cheats. Instead, the working poor are victimized by government's intense scrutiny associated with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

So according to the Democrats' new Michael Cohen Oracle, there is not a single functioning brain in the federal government - does that include the members of the House he was talking to?

 

[georgephillip]

When the IRS cuts its staff, it no longer has the resources to go after rich parasites (like Trump). The tax burden shifts from those who report their income and those who work for a wage or salary. Meanwhile the parasites use shell companies to hide assets knowing all the while the IRS has no ability to conduct the sort of massive, long-term investigations required to root out rich tax cheats. Instead, the working poor are victimized by government's intense scrutiny associated with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

Gift taxes? What kind of fucked up shit is it to charge people taxes on gifts they give?

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

If only there were a government agency to look at such transactions......
We could call it the Internal Revenue Service.

I'm going to contact my Congressman and Senators today, to pass along my idea.

I'll let you know their response.

Be sure to mention these gifts:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"Much of his giving was structured to sidestep gift and inheritance taxes using methods tax experts described to The Times as improper or possibly illegal.

"Although Fred Trump became wealthy with help from federal housing subsidies, he insisted that it was manifestly unfair for the government to tax his fortune as it passed to his children.

"When he was in his 80s and beginning to slide into dementia, evading gift and estate taxes became a family affair, with Donald Trump playing a crucial role, interviews and newly obtained documents show."

 

[Marion Morrison]

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

opinion - Google Search

"o·pin·ion
Dictionary result for opinion
/əˈpinyən/
noun

1. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
   'I'm writing to voice my opinion on an issue of great importance'
   synonyms: belief, judgment, thought(s), school of thought, thinking, way of thinking, mind, point of view, view, viewpoint, outlook, angle, slant, side, attitude, stance, perspective, position, standpoint;More..."

What's your opinion of this view about Trump's business practices?

Your link:

"Trump also had a habit of selling real estate to Russiansi n all-cash deals.

"Money launderers like such deals, because they can turn illegally earned cash into a legitimate asset, usually at an inflated price that rewards the seller for the risk.

"One especially dubious deal was Trump’s $95 million sale of a Palm Beach house to a Russian magnate in 2008 — during the housing bust, only four years after Trump had bought the house for $41 million."

Does this sound like a dream, fantasy, speculation, or evidence?

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Sounds like media fed bs

Sounds like media fed bs

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

 

[georgephillip]

When the IRS cuts its staff, it no longer has the resources to go after rich parasites (like Trump). The tax burden shifts from those who report their income and those who work for a wage or salary. Meanwhile the parasites use shell companies to hide assets knowing all the while the IRS has no ability to conduct the sort of massive, long-term investigations required to root out rich tax cheats. Instead, the working poor are victimized by government's intense scrutiny associated with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

I'll file that in the Moonbat file cabinet under:

There Are Unconfirmed Reports That Trump Engaged In Tax Schemes, Which If True Would Be Shocking.

'll file that in the Moonbat file cabinet under:

There Are Unconfirmed Reports That Trump Engaged In Tax Schemes, Which If True Would Be Shocking.

How are you defining "unconfirmed?"

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The findings are based on interviews with Fred Trump’s former employees and advisers and more than 100,000 pages of documents describing the inner workings and immense profitability of his empire.

"They include documents culled from public sources — mortgages and deeds, probate records, financial disclosure reports, regulatory records and civil court files.

"The investigation also draws on tens of thousands of pages of confidential records — bank statements, financial audits, accounting ledgers, cash disbursement reports, invoices and canceled checks.

"Most notably, the documents include more than 200 tax returns from Fred Trump, his companies and various Trump partnerships and trusts.

"While the records do not include the president’s personal tax returns and reveal little about his recent business dealings at home and abroad, dozens of corporate, partnership and trust tax returns offer the first public accounting of the income he received for decades from various family enterprises."

 

[georgephillip]

opinion - Google Search

"o·pin·ion
Dictionary result for opinion
/əˈpinyən/
noun

1. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
   'I'm writing to voice my opinion on an issue of great importance'
   synonyms: belief, judgment, thought(s), school of thought, thinking, way of thinking, mind, point of view, view, viewpoint, outlook, angle, slant, side, attitude, stance, perspective, position, standpoint;More..."

What's your opinion of this view about Trump's business practices?

Your link:

"Trump also had a habit of selling real estate to Russiansi n all-cash deals.

"Money launderers like such deals, because they can turn illegally earned cash into a legitimate asset, usually at an inflated price that rewards the seller for the risk.

"One especially dubious deal was Trump’s $95 million sale of a Palm Beach house to a Russian magnate in 2008 — during the housing bust, only four years after Trump had bought the house for $41 million."

Does this sound like a dream, fantasy, speculation, or evidence?

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Sounds like media fed bs

Sounds like media fed bs

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

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[Marion Morrison]

Sounds like media fed bs

Sounds like media fed bs

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling you house for twice what you paid for it four years earlier often suggests money laundering, especially for a career con man like the Red Don:

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

That was 2008, Pilgrim.
Great Recession?
Remember??

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

Yeahh, 2008 prices were double normal, do you not get that? Derp!