Sun Dec 1, 2019, 04:36 PM

Botany (52,953 posts)

Daily Kos: Donald Trump was bailed out of bankruptcy by Russia crime bosses

Among the powerful facts that DNI missed were a series of very deep studies published in the [Financial Times] that examined the structure and history of several major Trump real estate projects from the last decade—the period after his seventh bankruptcy and the cancellation of all his bank lines of credit. ...

The money to build these projects flowed almost entirely from Russian sources. In other words, after his business crashed, Trump was floated and made to appear to operate a successful business enterprise through the infusion of hundreds in millions of cash from dark Russian sources.

He was their man.

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The Trump Organization was a hollow shell and Trump was bankrupt, but Donald Trump the public figure was a “successful businessman,” a screen behind which criminal activity could be carried out on a massive scale. Throwing his name at every scheme in existence wasn’t a strategy, it was a fire sale on Trump’s respectability. Steaks? Water? Vodka? Fake real estate school? You pony up the cash, and Trump will slap his name on it. Because by the early 2000s, Trump wasn’t just broke, he had nothing left to pawn. He wasn’t a successful businessman, but he still played one on TV. His image had more value than his real estate portfolio.

But the apartments and buildings where Trump held some degree of ownership could be turned into value again. All it took was partnering with foreign crime bosses looking for a place to stash their cash. To inflate the value of his portfolio, Trump had to do nothing other than look away as the dirty money poured in from one LLC to the next. Citizens in Russia, Kazakhstan, and other former Soviet states lost hundreds of millions, but Trump got a cut as looted funds flowed through offices and apartments in buildings that carried those critical gold letters.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/9/1618540/-Was-Donald-Trump-bailed-out-of-bankruptcy-by-Russia-crime-bosses?detail=emailclassic

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Daily Kos: Donald Trump was bailed out of bankruptcy by Russia crime bosses (Original post)	Botany	Dec 1	OP
And this is why tRump* is fighting tooth and nail...	Raster	Dec 1	#1
SO TRUE!	bluestarone	Dec 1	#2
not just money to politicians. feeding talk radio since at least 2008, but what's the payback	certainot	Dec 1	#25
And who backed the make believe TV show, "The Apprentice?"	Botany	Dec 1	#6
But I find it hard to believe that he would have been at all truthful with the IRS.	unitedwethrive	Dec 1	#9
That's where I keep going too...	Blue_playwright	Dec 1	#12
That's the thing about money in the 21st century.	paleotn	Dec 1	#26
Which is why Europe & others use a sales tax. Cant hide from that.	oldsoftie	Dec 1	#29
Debt-free education is better than "free college" for messaging	Moostache	Dec 2	#51
+ 1000 ... I also promote calling it 'Early Medicare Buy-In'	mr_lebowski	Dec 2	#56
Also, he might have had it revealed if he'd taken a salary as prez and had to file for that.	ancianita	Dec 1	#35
Oh my gosh! What a great point!	renate	Dec 2	#48
One of the few....	SergeStorms	Dec 2	#60
Even Worse...	ProfessorGAC	Dec 2	#45
Great Article! K&R!	Newest Reality	Dec 1	#3
Mainstream media are part of huge	wnylib	Dec 2	#42
although this HAS been fairly well covered in the mainstream	stopdiggin	Dec 2	#50
People read what they want to read, according	wnylib	Dec 2	#57
I think what you point to is	stopdiggin	Dec 2	#58
OK, you're right about people not reading much	wnylib	Dec 2	#61
I agree.	YOHABLO	Dec 2	#52
K&R	UCmeNdc	Dec 1	#4
K & R...for visibility...	Wounded Bear	Dec 1	#5
Isn't Trump the most sued man in the world?	Veritaski	Dec 1	#7
I'm sure you can google them	DesertRat	Dec 1	#34
Wikipedia's got a pretty complete list.	ancianita	Dec 1	#36
2017 article. n/t	Ms. Toad	Dec 1	#8
If you had read the	Wellstone ruled	Dec 1	#10
I'm beginning to see that the Steele dossier is more relevant than	YOHABLO	Dec 2	#53
Watched Maddow interview Simpson and his pattern	Wellstone ruled	Dec 2	#55
What is the statute of limitation on money laundering, I wonder?	rainin	Dec 1	#11
DJT has	grandpamike1	Dec 1	#13
Do we even have to ...."What if it were Obama?"	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 1	#14
I read it here and here onl	Dirty Socialist	Dec 1	#15
The House should pick up on this	Dirty Socialist	Dec 1	#16
It's quite possible the House HAS picked up on it. I hope so. NT	Progressive Jones	Dec 1	#31
We can surely hope. Pretty f'in obvious, given NRA laundering and Mueller testimony (if available)	Evolve Dammit	Dec 1	#39
K&R	smirkymonkey	Dec 1	#17
And drug money launderers like Joe Weichselbaum	sandensea	Dec 1	#18
what is dni? thanks .	AllaN01Bear	Dec 1	#19
Director of National Intelligence.	Chiyo-chichi	Dec 2	#43
But this has been known	zentrum	Dec 1	#20
Putting money into Trump was the best investment Putin ever made.	keithbvadu2	Dec 1	#21
Wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this is, in fact,	DeminPennswoods	Dec 1	#22
What I don't get is	cilla4progress	Dec 1	#23
"I've got no business dealings in Russia"	kacekwl	Dec 1	#24
Yes, he has no business dealings in Russia.	C_U_L8R	Dec 1	#38
If Trump Was Still a Private Citizen and Not President of the United States,	panfluteman	Dec 1	#27
If we deposit $10000 cash in a bank account the transaction can be scrutinized	eleny	Dec 1	#28
But if you DID sell a condo for 3M cash, what would you do with the cash?	oldsoftie	Dec 1	#30
If you make it your main residence I don't think anyone cares since the profit isn't taxable	eleny	Dec 1	#32
Because you	moniss	Dec 2	#44
Thank you	oldsoftie	Dec 2	#49
No link to facebook	Dirty Socialist	Dec 1	#33
And tRump's taxes would show this?	B Stieg	Dec 1	#37
One of the tRUMP brats said they get all the money they need from Russia.	SammyWinstonJack	Dec 2	#40
And 62 million plus people in this used to be	KPN	Dec 2	#41
+1	jimlup	Dec 2	#47
None of this will matter to his followers, as they themselves have pointed out,	Aristus	Dec 2	#46
Definitely their "chosen one"	Baked Potato	Dec 2	#54
Federal Crimes? He's gets pardoned and immunity. BUT	SayItLoud	Dec 2	#59
OK, why don't we see this on the front page of WAPO or NYT?	trof	Dec 2	#62
This from January 2017	Botany	Dec 2	#63

Response to Botany (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 05:02 PM

Raster (19,735 posts)

1. And this is why tRump* is fighting tooth and nail...

...to keep his financial records secret. HE. IS. OWNED. BY. RUSSIA*.

Daily Kos: Donald Trump was bailed out of bankruptcy by Russia crime bosses

1. And this is why tRump* is fighting tooth and nail...

2. SO TRUE!

25. not just money to politicians. feeding talk radio since at least 2008, but what's the payback

6. And who backed the make believe TV show, "The Apprentice?"

9. But I find it hard to believe that he would have been at all truthful with the IRS.

12. That's where I keep going too...

26. That's the thing about money in the 21st century.

29. Which is why Europe & others use a sales tax. Cant hide from that.

51. Debt-free education is better than "free college" for messaging

56. + 1000 ... I also promote calling it 'Early Medicare Buy-In'

35. Also, he might have had it revealed if he'd taken a salary as prez and had to file for that.

48. Oh my gosh! What a great point!

60. One of the few....

45. Even Worse...

3. Great Article! K&R!

42. Mainstream media are part of huge

50. although this HAS been fairly well covered in the mainstream

57. People read what they want to read, according

58. I think what you point to is

61. OK, you're right about people not reading much

52. I agree.

4. K&R

5. K & R...for visibility...

7. Isn't Trump the most sued man in the world?

34. I'm sure you can google them

36. Wikipedia's got a pretty complete list.

8. 2017 article. n/t

10. If you had read the

53. I'm beginning to see that the Steele dossier is more relevant than

55. Watched Maddow interview Simpson and his pattern

11. What is the statute of limitation on money laundering, I wonder?

13. DJT has

14. Do we even have to ...."What if it were Obama?"

15. I read it here and here onl

16. The House should pick up on this

31. It's quite possible the House HAS picked up on it. I hope so. NT

39. We can surely hope. Pretty f'in obvious, given NRA laundering and Mueller testimony (if available)

17. K&R

18. And drug money launderers like Joe Weichselbaum

19. what is dni? thanks .

43. Director of National Intelligence.

20. But this has been known

21. Putting money into Trump was the best investment Putin ever made.

22. Wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this is, in fact,

23. What I don't get is

24. "I've got no business dealings in Russia"

38. Yes, he has no business dealings in Russia.

27. If Trump Was Still a Private Citizen and Not President of the United States,

28. If we deposit $10000 cash in a bank account the transaction can be scrutinized

30. But if you DID sell a condo for 3M cash, what would you do with the cash?

32. If you make it your main residence I don't think anyone cares since the profit isn't taxable

44. Because you

49. Thank you

33. No link to facebook

37. And tRump's taxes would show this?

40. One of the tRUMP brats said they get all the money they need from Russia.

41. And 62 million plus people in this used to be

47. +1

46. None of this will matter to his followers, as they themselves have pointed out,

54. Definitely their "chosen one"

59. Federal Crimes? He's gets pardoned and immunity. BUT

62. OK, why don't we see this on the front page of WAPO or NYT?

63. This from January 2017