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Donald Trump Has Deep Financial Ties To Russia
Journalist Josh Marshall, founder and editor of the Talking Points Memo political news site, published an article on Saturday, detailing the extent to which Trump has become financially entwined with Russian interests close to Putin.
Trump needs the Russian cash, Marshall reported — citing a Bloomberg News story — because his debt load has nearly doubled in the past year alone and now stands at a whopping $650 million. At the same time Trump’s “liquid” assets — that is, available cash — dropped from $225 million to $170 million.
“Trump has been blackballed by all major US banks,” Marshall wrote. “Post-bankruptcy Trump has been highly reliant on money from Russia, most of which has over the years become increasingly concentrated among oligarchs and sub-garchs close to Vladimir Putin.”
Read more at The Donald Trump Russia Connection: 5 Facts You Should Know About Candidate’s Possible Ties To Putin
Journalist Josh Marshall, founder and editor of the Talking Points Memo political news site, published an article on Saturday, detailing the extent to which Trump has become financially entwined with Russian interests close to Putin.
Trump needs the Russian cash, Marshall reported — citing a Bloomberg News story — because his debt load has nearly doubled in the past year alone and now stands at a whopping $650 million. At the same time Trump’s “liquid” assets — that is, available cash — dropped from $225 million to $170 million.
“Trump has been blackballed by all major US banks,” Marshall wrote. “Post-bankruptcy Trump has been highly reliant on money from Russia, most of which has over the years become increasingly concentrated among oligarchs and sub-garchs close to Vladimir Putin.”
Read more at The Donald Trump Russia Connection: 5 Facts You Should Know About Candidate’s Possible Ties To Putin