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Botany

(70,447 posts)
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 10:29 AM Jul 2016

Trump: "I have nothing to do with Russia." CBS

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-denies-he-has-any-ties-to-russia/



In an interview released early Wednesday with the CBS Miami, the GOP presidential nominee was asked to respond to allegations that the Russians are trying to help elect him in November.

"I don't know anything about it. I can tell you, I think if I came up with that, they'd say, 'Oh, it's a conspiracy theory,' it's ridiculous. I mean I have nothing to do with Russia. I don't have any jobs in Russia. I'm all over the world but we're not involved in Russia."

CBS4's Jim DeFede then asked Trump about whether Russian funds have flowed into his businesses and if Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to control him as a result.

"Is that the theory? I haven't heard that at all," Trump said. "I mean I haven't heard that. But I have nothing to do with Russia, nothing to do, I never met Putin, I have nothing to do with Russia whatsoever."

Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort also denied on Wednesday that the GOP presidential nominee has any financial ties to Russia.
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Trump: "I have nothing to do with Russia." CBS (Original Post) Botany Jul 2016 OP
Liar liar pants on fire JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #1
The man wasn't even a registered republican until 2009 or 2010 Botany Jul 2016 #2
Uh huh.. keep him on the run. Cha Jul 2016 #3
yeah right. oh, any how about ukraine? or any other "area of interest" to russia? unblock Jul 2016 #4
Paul Manafort does...... UCmeNdc Jul 2016 #5

JustAnotherGen

(31,781 posts)
1. Liar liar pants on fire
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 10:30 AM
Jul 2016

He's a liar. Someone check his nose - his hands are boring and indicate something else.

ETA

We'll be dealing with that, his national economic policy and some of his tax policies in the course of the next several weeks as he makes several speeches dealing with these type of topics," said Manafort, who then accused Democrats of not explaining how they'll pay for their proposed programs and policies.


Why does someone who is being audited by the IRS get to make tax policy at all? I think maybe he is being audited because he's a tax cheat?

Botany

(70,447 posts)
2. The man wasn't even a registered republican until 2009 or 2010
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 10:34 AM
Jul 2016

Except for really stupid and or racist people why would anybody vote for that con man?

Trump is on record talking about how he has met Putin but now he is saying he never
has met him?


http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512309469

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