Trump's afraid of House Dems investigating "Inflows of money from Russian mobsters."

[Miles Archer]

With news that the Trump Organization will soon be under investigation by the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, a biographer who’s researched the president’s finances for years outlined exactly what he has to be afraid of.

“Inflows of money from Russian mobsters and other criminal elements” are likely to be chief among Trump’s concerns, biographer David Cay Johnston told CNN’s John Berman on Wednesday night.

“Donald has long done business with these people and allowed them to purchase apartments from him through anonymous wealth corporations,” Johnston said.

The biographer provided an example: “If you had a desire to buy a Trump Tower apartment in the name of Snow, Inc., Donald didn’t ask, ‘gee, is that a ski lodge in Colorado or a cocaine trafficking business?’ He just said, pay up and I’ll be glad to sell you the apartment.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/trump-biographer-david-cay-johnston-outlines-presidents-greatest-fears-democrats-investigating/

[Vinca]

1. David Cay Johnston definitely has the goods on Don. Dems should have a hotline to him.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. He's a member of DU. . . . nt

[whathehell]

10. Does he use his own name?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Yes. Low posts, but I'm positive it's him. . . . nt

[Vinca]

14. I didn't know that. How exciting! I'm a big fan of his.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Me also. I heard him on Democracy Now two years ago and he's very organized and informed. . . . nt

[beachbum bob]

2. trump and russian money will be but 1 of many house investigations into the russian money machine

and who knows what all they may find, I just want it all done in front of the public with no close door sessions, on CSPAN every day.

[zentrum]

3. I tend to trust David Cay Johnson.

Proving this would be wonderful.

[watoos]

5. Ahem, it isn't just rubles going to Trump.

I have a feeling there are a lot of Repugs who are squirming.

Funny isn't it how since the FBI has been investigating the NRA its campaign contributions have dropped 90%?

[Botany]

6. My senator ... not by my choice ... Rob Portman (R OH) got 10 million from the NRA in 2016

The Citizen's United ruling that allowed unlimited dark money into our elections
might have opened the spigot to dirty Russian money pouring into the NRA.

BTW Trump and connections to organized crime go back 50 years. Don's "formative
education" was from mafia lawyer Roy Cohen.

[paleotn]

7. As has been suspected all along

money laundering. Thee thing about money launderers is they don't really care where the money comes from. Thus, this might include other actors as nefarious or worse than Russkie mobsters.

[marieo1]

8. Fraud of DJT

David Cay Johnston is a smart, trustworthy man. He is right on the money here. I just wish the end of DJT would come sooner!!

[dalton99a]

9. Follow the money in their laundromats

[GoCubsGo]

11. I guess that he doesn not understand that Mueller has been looking into that for 2 years?

Along with Barbara Underwood, her predecessor, and soon, her successor? They're also looking at his deals with the Saudis. As will the Dems. Imbecile. He really doesn't have a clue, does he?

[kentuck]

12. Wow!

Call 60 Minutes!

[Initech]

15. That's probably why he's afraid to release those tax returns.

Scared of us finding that dirty Russian money, Trumpy?