Trump Takes Time To Meet with Indian Business Partners

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Eric Lipton ?@EricLiptonNYT 1h1 hour ago
Just Posted NYT: Trump Pauses Work on Presidential Transition to Meet with Indian Business Partners @EllenBarryNYT https://t.co/eQ4YwBlnPj

Josh Marshall @joshtpm

While transitioning on Tues, Trump & kids found time to meet w Indian biz partners about expanding operations in India https://t.co/GCQoUuqJNb

Trump met Atul Chordia, Sagar Chordia and Kalpesh Mehta at Trump Tower, New York on Tuesday noon (US time). The discussion revolved around Indian economy and Modi. Trump’s family, including daughter Ivanka and sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr, was also present. Mehta is managing partner of Tribeca Developers, Trump's India representative responsible for supporting the brand in the country.

According to Mehta, Donald Trump Jr expressed satisfaction with the pace of Trump Organization’s India business and showed interest in expanding it further. “We didn’t get a chance to talk about currency demonetisation with Mr Trump. But, his kids knew about it and they termed it as an incredibly bold move,” Mehta added.

Trump currently has five luxury projects in India including a Trump Tower, a 46-apartment block with Panchshil Realty in Pune, and an under-construction 300-apartment project in Mumbai’s Lower Parel with the Lodha Group. These are not equity joint ventures. Trump has lent his name to the projects in return for payment.

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Matthew Yglesias ?@mattyglesias 45m45 minutes ago Washington, DC
I would have thought Trump would get his people in place first and start in with the sleazy business deals second.

[dhol82]

1. Ohhhhhh - fuck!!!

This is now going beyond crazy!

Is there no way to stop this shit?

Are we now a true banana republic?

Damn!

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3. we're going to find out

...whether there are any republicans in congress with a speck of integrity.

I think this will reach a critical mass of protest, but it's certainly insane how much has already gone under the bridge.

[spanone]

4. yep

[dhol82]

7. Shoot, I do t even know what to say

This is all so bizarre. I feel like I am living in a parallel reality.

One can only hope that there is some small vestige of republican zeitgeist that might come forward in this troubled time.
Not holding out any great hopes.

[JI7]

2. india was what came to mind when i thought of trump and corrupt business

Infecting politics.

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5. this is the way many governments around the world operate

...the U.S. presumes to be better than this.

This behavior signals nations around the globe that our nation is putting on a four-year WH yard sale.

[dhol82]

9. Yup. More than sad.

The White House is for sale!

Come on down!!!

[SHRED]

6. Impeach him.

[Bobbie Jo]

8. Where is the fucking Press??

Can you imagine if Hillary did something like this.

Holy crap, people.

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. same place they've been for months. Lost and useless, mostly.

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12. just a speck of this

...and it would spark wall-to-wall coverage about the end of the republic.

He's fleecing us right in front of our eyes and the media is virtually enabling him.

Conversely, media made a cottage industry out of destroying the Clintons. They look almost helpless with Trump. It's pathetic.

[moonscape]

14. He is swamping us with this stuff n/t

[LonePirate]

10. The Republicans would already be impeaching Hillary if she had done this.

Their oversight is a complete fucking joke.

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13. and you just KNOW

...the second a Democrat has a hint of scandal, they'll drop EVERYTHING and make that their (our) main pursuit.