About Trump's Ties To Russia and Russians

[usmbguest5318]

Trump just now in a press conference said:

• I own nothing in Russia.
  • Not true. He has trademark assets in Russia.
    
    
    
  • Not true in 2008 according to his son, Donald Jr.
    • Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia. There's indeed a lot of money coming for new-builds and resale reflecting a trend in the Russian economy and, of course, the weak dollar versus the ruble.
• I have no loans in Russia.
  • Maybe true. Maybe not. After multiple bankruptcies and failed business ventures, Trump can’t receive loans from major American banks. And despite a touted net worth in the billions, Trump’s debt increased 80 percent to $630 million in just the last year, Bloomberg recently reported. He lost a quarter of his cash assets, too. (He also lost $1.2M on the Old Post Office, yet he predicted it would earn $6M in the same period. He got a loan from a "standard" bank for that project, but he co-owns the property with the U.S. government.)
• I don't have any deals in Russia.
  • Not true, at least as of late July 2016. He has a deal pending with Aras Agalarov, who has served as a liaison between Trump and Putin.
• Putin called him to congratulate him on winning the election and on the inauguration.
  • Likely true. The question is what else did Putin say.

We also know Trump has not divested his business interests.

 

[Lakhota]

Donald Trump Jr. bragged a while back about "Russian money pouring in"?

In 2008, Donald Trump Jr. said Trump's businesses "see a lot of money pouring in from Russia."

These are Donald Trump's ties to Russia - CNNPolitics.com

 

[owebo]

Trump just now in a press conference said:

• I own nothing in Russia.
  • Not true. He has at least eight trademark assets in Russia.
  • Not true in 2008 according to his son, Donald Jr.
    • Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia. There's indeed a lot of money coming for new-builds and resale reflecting a trend in the Russian economy and, of course, the weak dollar versus the ruble.
• I have no loans in Russia.
  • Maybe true. Maybe not. After multiple bankruptcies and failed business ventures, Trump can’t receive loans from major American banks. And despite a touted net worth in the billions, Trump’s debt increased 80 percent to $630 million in just the last year, Bloomberg recently reported. He lost a quarter of his cash assets, too. (He also lost $1.2M on the Old Post Office, yet he predicted it would earn $6M in the same period. He got a loan from a "standard" bank for that project, but he co-owns the property with the U.S. government.)
• I don't have any deals in Russia.
  • Not true, at least as of late July 2016. He has a deal pending with Aras Agalarov, who has served as a liaison between Trump and Putin.
• Putin called him to congratulate him on winning the election and on the inauguration.
  • Likely true. The question is what else did Putin say.

We also know Trump has not divested his business interests.

What did obama know? And when did he know it?

 

[TNHarley]

Donald Trump's ties to Russia explained
Even Clinton news network says he doesn't have any in Russia

 

[ABikerSailor]

Donald Trump's ties to Russia explained
Even Clinton news network says he doesn't have any in Russia

Yeah, but this article is dated July 31st, 2016, which is last summer, and Trump hadn't really started to pick up any steam, and nobody was taking him serious as a candidate.

A lot of information has come to light since then, because back in July, Flynn was a top Trump supporter and was already being talked about for a cabinet position, and we all know how that turned out. Matter of fact, it's because of Flynn that a lot of this information is coming to light.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Trump just now in a press conference said:

• I own nothing in Russia.
  • Not true. He has trademark assets in Russia.
    
    
    
  • Not true in 2008 according to his son, Donald Jr.
    • Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia. There's indeed a lot of money coming for new-builds and resale reflecting a trend in the Russian economy and, of course, the weak dollar versus the ruble.
• I have no loans in Russia.
  • Maybe true. Maybe not. After multiple bankruptcies and failed business ventures, Trump can’t receive loans from major American banks. And despite a touted net worth in the billions, Trump’s debt increased 80 percent to $630 million in just the last year, Bloomberg recently reported. He lost a quarter of his cash assets, too. (He also lost $1.2M on the Old Post Office, yet he predicted it would earn $6M in the same period. He got a loan from a "standard" bank for that project, but he co-owns the property with the U.S. government.)
• I don't have any deals in Russia.
  • Not true, at least as of late July 2016. He has a deal pending with Aras Agalarov, who has served as a liaison between Trump and Putin.
• Putin called him to congratulate him on winning the election and on the inauguration.
  • Likely true. The question is what else did Putin say.

We also know Trump has not divested his business interests.

Nor is he required to. You may now pound sand.

 

[TNHarley]

Donald Trump's ties to Russia explained
Even Clinton news network says he doesn't have any in Russia

Yeah, but this article is dated July 31st, 2016, which is last summer, and Trump hadn't really started to pick up any steam, and nobody was taking him serious as a candidate.

A lot of information has come to light since then, because back in July, Flynn was a top Trump supporter and was already being talked about for a cabinet position, and we all know how that turned out. Matter of fact, it's because of Flynn that a lot of this information is coming to light.

You have lost your fucking mind. At that time, he had already won the primaries..

 

[usmbguest5318]

This is an informative article about the nature of doing business with Russia/Russians. Read it and consider in light of the fact that Trump in 2010 built Trump SoHo with partner Bayrock Group, founded by Tevfik Arif, a former Soviet official. Obviously, one can't say for sure there is or isn't something there, but one can consider the matter in terms of the admonishments and shared experience of individuals very familiar with interacting with multiple Russians -- businessmen, spies/intel gatherers/"confidence men," and government officials -- and quite reasonably conclude, especially if one has a fair understanding of operative training and methods, that Trump may be in over his head and plausibly in a compromised position re: Russia.

 

[Claudette]

Hey, whatever floats that leaky left wing boat. LOL

 

[P@triot]

Uh-oh...turns out that Hitlery created the entire "Russia stole the election for Trump" FAKE NEWS because her fragile little ego couldn't handle defeat. Like all left-wing snowflakes with a maniacal thirst for power, she felt entitled to the White House.

'Shattered' Revelation: Clinton Campaign Hatched Russian Hacking Narrative 24 Hours After Hillary's Loss