Follow the money!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/trump-deutsche-bank-loans-russia
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House Dems Investigating Trump Loans for Russian Connections
They're asking Deutsche Bank if its big loans to Trump are tied to Moscow.

Since Donald Trump became a presidential candidate, journalists and investigators looking at his business holdings have wondered if there are any Russian connections to the complicated and opaque finances of his real estate empire. So far, no solid evidence of a Moscow link has emerged. But on Wednesday a group of House Democrats took a significant step on this front. They sent a letter to German banking giant Deutsche Bank asking for information regarding the four large loans Trump has received from the bank. In particular, the lawmakers are looking for information indicating whether the Russian government guaranteed any of the Trump loans or if these transactions "were in any way connected to Russia."

According to financial disclosures made by Trump during the campaign, he owes more than $714 million to several banks. But his biggest lender—by far—is Deutsche Bank, which has provided Trump at least $364 million in financing. (Me: NOTICE HERE!) Deutsche Bank has regularly clashed with US regulators in recent years, and it is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice for its role in a 2011 scheme to allegedly launder money out of Russia using a complex system of what are known as "mirror trades." Given that Trump now oversees the Department of Justice, his loans with the German bank are one of his most glaring conflicts of interest.
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The other big lender to Trump?
Ladder Capital. Who helps run it? Three of their six top executives have backgrounds at Credit Suisse.

http://www.laddercapital.com/our-team/management/
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Brian Harris
Chief Executive Officer
"Mr. Harris served as Head of Commercial Mortgage Trading at Credit Suisse, where he was responsible for managing all proprietary commercial real estate investment and trading activities."

Pamela McCormack
Chief Operating Officer
"Ms. McCormack worked as Vice President and Counsel at Credit Suisse"

Robert Perelman
Head of Asset Management
"Mr. Perelman served as a Director at Credit Suisse, where he had significant responsibility for the structuring and closing of a wide variety of real estate investments within the U.S. and Asia."
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Credit Suisse?

https://www.credit-suisse.com/ru/en/private-banking/credit-suisse-office/credit-suisse-ru.html
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Credit Suisse has been established in Russia for more than 30 years. With its first representative office opened in 1976, Credit Suisse was one of the first Western financial firms to be granted a securities license by the Russian Federation government in 1994. Since then, the Bank has always been one of the recognized leaders across all investment banking products in Russia. In 2006, Credit Suisse again became one of the first foreign credit organizations to bring to Russia its core business – private banking.
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[Le Gaucher]

1. If we can bring down a few large banks along with Trump

That will just perfect

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. YES!

I'd probably have a smile on my face for quite some time!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Sec Commerce Wilbur Ross appointed Deutsche Bank exec Ackerman to head Cyprus Bank (Russians). nt

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. It's an interesting web! n/t