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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,530 posts)
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 02:57 PM Jan 2023

Trump & LIV Golf face major investigation

The Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) is calling for the Department of Justice and Congress to investigate further the “disturbing facts and circumstances” surrounding LIV Golf and its ties to former president Donald Trump.

Newsweek first reported the news, and this revelation comes after new details on LIV Golf’s funding were revealed as part of the PGA‘s lawsuit against the Saudi Arabian-backed venture.

DAWN wants Trump investigated over payments he received to host LIV Golf junkets at his resorts.

Newsweek revealed that lawsuit documents revealed on January 13th that Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (POF), a sovereign wealth fund headed by the Country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), owns 93 percent of LIV and “pays 100 percent of the costs associated with the events.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/trump-liv-golf-face-major-investigation/ar-AA16p8nB

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FakeNoose

(41,544 posts)
2. Remember that $2 billion deal that Jared Kushner flew home with in his pocket?
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 03:08 PM
Jan 2023

Just before Chump's term was over too. Hmmmm ....

That has never been explained or investigated. Hmmmmm ....

Initech

(108,700 posts)
5. And what were Jared and Elon doing hanging out with Saudi nationals at the World Cup?
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 03:12 PM
Jan 2023

That seems like a fact worth investigating.

Scrivener7

(59,463 posts)
7. I'm always glad to see people reminding us of that $2 billion. BUT, don't
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 03:15 PM
Jan 2023

forget the $1.4 billion that Qatar gave Jared.

So many billions of dollars given to Jared from Middle Eastern countries for no apparent reason.

He must be such a charming guy!

FakeNoose

(41,544 posts)
8. I thought it had something to do with Qatar getting the World Cup?
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 03:24 PM
Jan 2023

Silly me, what does Jared have to do with the FIFA people. Hmmmm.....

calimary

(89,951 posts)
14. For no reason? One I can think of.
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 05:41 PM
Jan 2023

To further cozy up to trump. For all kinds of ulterior self-satisfying (and undoubtedly power-grabbing and securing) motivations.

IcyPeas

(25,453 posts)
11. Don't forget Steven Mnuchin who also "raised" $2 billion ....
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 03:56 PM
Jan 2023
The New York Times reported this year that Mr. Mnuchin raised $2 billion in investments from funds run by the governments of those three gulf monarchies in the months after leaving government. The Times also reported that as Treasury secretary, Mr. Mnuchin had visited those countries far more extensively than his predecessors, meeting frequently with the heads of their sovereign wealth funds and returning to meet with them again in his final days before leaving government.

Over his four years as Treasury secretary, Mr. Mnuchin made a total of 18 visits to four gulf monarchies, including Kuwait, and met with their sovereign wealth fund managers a total of 27 times, the Democrats’ letter notes, including several meetings in the final weeks of the Trump administration.

Mr. Mnuchin’s fund raised $500 million each from Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as well as $1 billion from Saudi Arabia, according to documents obtained by The Times from the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund.


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/us/politics/steven-mnuchin-persian-gulf-deals.html
 

fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
12. It would not surprise me if more investigations are started against Trump, others,
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 04:12 PM
Jan 2023

for years to come. His entire presidency was a criminal enterprise.

Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
13. So if Trump can't own the PGA, he'll destroy it and replace it with LIV?
Mon Jan 16, 2023, 05:32 PM
Jan 2023

Makes sense to me. After all, he wants to own or control everything in existence. And, yeah, that includes you, MAGAt who might be lurking and reading this.

 

Silent3

(15,909 posts)
16. Gee, something else to either slowly or never come to fruition
Tue Jan 17, 2023, 03:17 AM
Jan 2023

The only thing that even feels slightly close to turning into an indictment at this point is the Georgia state case.

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