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If you click inside the box you can see the follow-up tweets with more info.
Link to tweet
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)Hope that can be followed further up the chain. An awful lot of Russian mobsters just happen to be in Trump's orbit and operating from his property
freddyvh
(276 posts)that some tenet in Trump Towers with links to the Russian Mafia worked for DT
he was even a reported escort for the daughters on a trip to Russia about a decade ago
and now Trump denies knowing this guy.
So either he is a bad parent letting some stranger take his daughters overseas, or a liar.
Can't find that info again though
pnwmom
(108,996 posts)DT's and Kushner's Jewish associates, and it mentions him.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/the-happy-go-lucky-jewish-group-that-connects-trump-and-putin-215007
The extent of Saters ties to Trump is a matter of some dispute. Working out of Trump Tower, Sater partnered with the celebrity developer on numerous Trump-branded developments and scouted deals for him in the former Soviet Union. In 2006, Sater escorted Trumps children Ivanka and Don Jr. around Moscow to scour the city for potential projects, and he worked especially closely with Ivanka on the development of Trump SoHo, a hotel and condominium building in Manhattan whose construction was announced on The Apprentice in 2006.
In 2007, Saters stock fraud conviction became public. The revelation did not deter Trump, who brought him on as a senior advisor to the Trump Organization in 2010. In 2011, a number of purchasers of Trump SoHo units sued Trump and his partners for fraud and the New York attorney generals office opened a criminal inquiry into the buildings marketing. But the purchasers settled and agreed not to cooperate with the criminal investigation, which was subsequently scuttled, according to the New York Times. Two former executives are suing Bayrock alleging tax evasion, money laundering, racketeering, bribery, extortion and fraud.
Under oath, Sater has described a close relationship with the Trumps, while Trump has testified under oath that he barely knew Sater and would not be able to pick his face out in a crowd. Several people who worked closely with Sater during this period and who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation from both men, scoffed at Trumps testimony, describing frequent meetings and near-constant phone calls between the two. One person recalled numerous occasions on which Trump and Sater dined together, including at the now-defunct Kiss & Fly in Manhattans Meatpacking District.
Trump called Felix like every other day to his office. So the fact that hes saying he doesnt know him, thats a lot of crap, said a former Sater colleague. They were definitely in contact always. They spoke on the phone all the time.
That is similar to the article I read, but it was in an East Coast paper.
What kind of father would allow someone to escort his kids to Russia while barely knowing him?
Trump is a doof
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Thanks so much for this!! Important read, some of those tweets are fascinating.
Sure HOPE(!) msm jumps on these.
DANNNNGGG!
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Thanks again!