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Manafort, Trump, Stone go way back to 1980 & Sater to 2002
1979
Roy Cohn Introduces Trump to Nixon Dirty Trickster Roger Stone
1980
Stone and Manafort Go Into Business
Roger Stone founds a lobbying practice with Paul Manafort; Trump becomes one of Stones first clients. In the 1980s, Trump hires Manafort as his lawyer on gambling and real estate issues. By 1988, Stone is one of Trumps closest advisers.
1984
Alleged Russian Mobster Buys Condos in Trump Tower
David Bogatin, a 38-year-old former Soviet Army pilot and Russian émigré who arrived in America seven years earlier with just $3 in his pocket, pays $6 million for five condominium units in a luxurious new Manhattan high-rise, Trump Tower. At the time, Russian mobsters were beginning to invest in high-end US real estate as a way to launder money from their criminal enterprises.
2000
Trump and Stone Explore Presidential Run
Roger Stone serves as chairman of Donald Trumps presidential exploratory advisory committee.
2002
Felix Sater Enters the Picture
Russian-born Felix Sater and his company Bayrock Group a Trump Tower tenant begin working with Trump on a series of real estate development deals, one of which becomes Trump SoHo.
MORE HERE:
A Timeline: Russia and President Trump
http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-timeline/
In 2006, the year he reportedly began working for Deripaska, Manafort bought a condo in Trump Tower for $3,675,000 through an LLC called John Hannah. John is Manaforts middle name, and Hannah is the middle name of that of his then-business partner, Rick Davis.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-aide-manafort-bought-new-york-homes-cash-n739796
The Comprehensive Timeline Of Donald Trump's History With Russia | The Last Word | MSNBC
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Manafort, Trump, Stone go way back to 1980 & Sater to 2002
Roger Stone founds a lobbying practice with Paul Manafort, who is a childhood friend. Trump becomes one of Stones first clients. In the 1980s, Trump hires Manafort as his lawyer on gambling and real-estate issues. By 1988, Stone is one of Trumps closest advisers. http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-timeline/
1979
Roy Cohn Introduces Trump to Nixon Dirty Trickster Roger Stone
1980
Stone and Manafort Go Into Business
Roger Stone founds a lobbying practice with Paul Manafort; Trump becomes one of Stones first clients. In the 1980s, Trump hires Manafort as his lawyer on gambling and real estate issues. By 1988, Stone is one of Trumps closest advisers.
1984
Alleged Russian Mobster Buys Condos in Trump Tower
David Bogatin, a 38-year-old former Soviet Army pilot and Russian émigré who arrived in America seven years earlier with just $3 in his pocket, pays $6 million for five condominium units in a luxurious new Manhattan high-rise, Trump Tower. At the time, Russian mobsters were beginning to invest in high-end US real estate as a way to launder money from their criminal enterprises.
2000
Trump and Stone Explore Presidential Run
Roger Stone serves as chairman of Donald Trumps presidential exploratory advisory committee.
2002
Felix Sater Enters the Picture
Russian-born Felix Sater and his company Bayrock Group a Trump Tower tenant begin working with Trump on a series of real estate development deals, one of which becomes Trump SoHo.
MORE HERE:
A Timeline: Russia and President Trump
http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-timeline/
In 2006, the year he reportedly began working for Deripaska, Manafort bought a condo in Trump Tower for $3,675,000 through an LLC called John Hannah. John is Manaforts middle name, and Hannah is the middle name of that of his then-business partner, Rick Davis.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-aide-manafort-bought-new-york-homes-cash-n739796
The Comprehensive Timeline Of Donald Trump's History With Russia | The Last Word | MSNBC
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Manafort, Trump, Stone go way back to 1980
1980 Stone and Manafort Go Into Business
Roger Stone founds a lobbying practice with Paul Manafort; Trump becomes one of Stones first clients. In the 1980s, Trump hires Manafort as his lawyer on gambling and real estate issues. By 1988, Stone is one of Trumps closest advisers.
http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-timeline/
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/04/paul_manafort_isn_t_a_gop_retread_he_s_made_a_career_of_reinventing_tyrants.html
uncle ray (2,538 posts)
10. not true, Dotard, Manafort and Stone were all buddies since watergate era.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/04/paul_manafort_isn_t_a_gop_retread_he_s_made_a_career_of_reinventing_tyrants.html
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029768149#post10
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)In 2006, the year he reportedly began working for Deripaska, Manafort bought a condo in Trump Tower for $3,675,000 through an LLC called John Hannah. John is Manaforts middle name, and Hannah is the middle name of that of his then-business partner, Rick Davis.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-aide-manafort-bought-new-york-homes-cash-n739796
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Manafort was just the shoe shine boy, Trump ran the laundry.
NightWatcher
(39,353 posts)And it looks like Mueller is going to start at the beginning and move towards the present.
Hopefully in Mueller's sights are money laundering, trump kids, trump's real estate empire, direct action in this election.
This is Big Picture stuff.
BumRushDaShow
(140,314 posts)if Charles R. Black, Jr. was also involved, given his relationship with Manafort & Stone and his having been a lobbyist for some rough folks.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/21/AR2008052103006.html
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Roland99
(53,345 posts)But Im sure Faux News will paint him as a very minor, tertiary character who went off on his own.
uncle ray
(3,195 posts)now that dotard is tweeting that this was before the campaign.
moondust
(20,359 posts)Mr. Trump didn't know this Manfart and Stone hardly at all. Hardly at all.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Wounded Bear
(60,398 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)In 2006, the year he reportedly began working for Deripaska, Manafort bought a condo in Trump Tower for $3,675,000 through an LLC called John Hannah. John is Manaforts middle name, and Hannah is the middle name of that of his then-business partner, Rick Davis.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-aide-manafort-bought-new-york-homes-cash-n739796
Manafort's Indictment mentions year 2006 a lot:
38. From in or about and between 2006 and 2017, both dates being approximate and inclusive, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the defendants PAUL J. MANAFORT, JR., and RICHARD W. GATES III, together with others, knowingly and intentionally conspired to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful governmental functions of a government agency, namely the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury, and to commit offenses against the United States, to wit, the violations of law charged in Counts Three through Six and Ten through Twelve.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/30/the-paul-manafort-and-rick-gates-indictment-annotated/
Donald is a big part of Manafort's indictment even though not mentioned by name!