Trump repeatedly accused Hunter Biden of receiving millions from the wife of the late Moscow Mayor

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text: Natasha Bertrand
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NEW: Trump yesterday repeatedly accused Hunter Biden of receiving millions from the wife of the late Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, who is described in Ron Johnson’s recent report as corrupt. But Trump himself sought millions in deals w/Luzhkov’s government.

Trump sought deals with Moscow mayor
Republicans have accused Joe Biden's son of taking payments from the late mayor's billionaire widow, which he denies.
politico.com

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/28/donald-trump-moscow-mayor-deals-422642

In a meandering press conference on Sunday, President Donald Trump repeatedly accused his Democratic opponent’s son, Hunter Biden, of receiving millions of dollars from the wife of Moscow’s late mayor Yury Luzhkov, asking why “nobody even has any question about it.”

But Trump himself sought to do business with Luzhkov’s government in the late 1990s, according to press reports from the time, SEC filings and comments made by Luzhkov last year. His attempts to build an underground mall in Moscow and renovate two major hotels there were part of a broader push to secure high-profile real-estate deals in Russia, which Trump was still pursuing as recently as 2016 with a proposal for a Trump Tower Moscow.

Still, Trump claimed again on Sunday that he “didn’t have anything to do with Russia.”

“I didn’t know about Moscow,” Trump said when asked whether he’d confront Joe Biden about the alleged payments to Hunter. “Three and a half million dollars from the mayor’s wife. I didn’t know about that. And he’s a very influential, powerful man in Russia, as you know. And it wasn’t me; I didn’t have anything to do with Russia. That came out loud and clear.”

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[durablend]

1. Squirrel! Over there!

Look!

[The Magistrate]

4. That Is At Least One Helluva Squirrel, Ma'am

Worth a brief look at least....

[dchill]

2. The Unmasked Projector strikes again!

[CaptYossarian]

3. Joe needs to bring his and Hunter's taxes to the debate.

Even as a prop, it's still a terrific visual.

[crickets]

5. Now the projection is not just unsuccessful, it's kinda pathetic. Tch. nt

[Cicada]

6. Her husband stepped down as Mayor in 2010

The apartment directly beneath Trump’s penthouse was owned by the mistress of Semion Mogilivitch, the boss of bosses of the Russian mob. Trump sold several other apartments in Trump Tower to associates of Mogilivitch. The FBI has described Mogilivitch as the most dangerous mobster in the world. He lives openly in Moscow which means either Putin tolerates him or Mogilivitch tolerates Putin.