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elleng

(130,865 posts)
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:34 PM May 2017

TRUMP MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE NETHERLANDS: PAPER TRAIL COULD BE THE END

How the Dutch Media is on the paper trail of Trump money laundering in the Netherlands

Cool, calm and collected – everything Donald J. Trump is not, Dutch media are calmly but steadily on the trail of what could best be described as toilet paper hanging from his pants. You can try and deny it but the facts are there, Donny. We look for you at night.

Back in 2009 Barack Obama called the Netherlands a tax haven, together with places like the Cayman Islands, and struck the Dutch right in our tiny, little sensitive hearts. But was he wrong? Well, there’s some nuance to it, but the country is earning some sweet pocket money for this side gig. But it appears that the Netherlands’ banking system may actually have one little gem in store for former president Obama and a total nightmare for “President 45”.

Trump money laundering in the Netherlands: Socialist TV and Steak Ketchup – You’re about to get served!

In comes ZEMBLA, by Dutch network VARA (a historically socialist media network no less!) and widely known – even internationally – for digging so deep it once reached the molten core of the Earth and confirmed the current US Administration had set up camp there for the 2016 elections.

But, in all seriousness, this is a trustworthy news source and they’ve got something so good it trumps steak with ketchup: a paper trail leading directly to Trump money laundering in the Netherlands and his connections to the Russians.'>>>

https://dutchreview.com/news/international-news/trump-money-laundering-in-the-netherlands/

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TRUMP MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE NETHERLANDS: PAPER TRAIL COULD BE THE END (Original Post) elleng May 2017 OP
Nothing would surprise me about this grifting conman. What a fucking loser! ffr May 2017 #1
TRUMPOCALYPSE!!! Mme. Defarge May 2017 #2
mmmmmhmmmmmmmm. Ellipsis May 2017 #3
Oh please, please, PLEASE let this be true. Stonepounder May 2017 #4
No more judicial confirmations. This is the last year of the tRump Presidency. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #6
Of course there will be more confirmations if McConnell and 45 hang on. Stonepounder May 2017 #7
Resist, Persist, Triumph. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #8
Unfortunately, it was Harry Reid who pulled the nuclear option on judges below Supreme Court. hedda_foil May 2017 #18
I haven't even read the article yet, but what a fun website! renate May 2017 #5
CHeck this out for lots more on what the Dutch have uncovered, including a documentary in English Amaryllis May 2017 #9
I was very young during Watergate... DAMANgoldberg May 2017 #14
When things get really dire, I keep reminding myself that we have allies pnwmom May 2017 #10
You're correct. Volaris May 2017 #12
This is a good point PatSeg May 2017 #13
Probably more than that, even. Like Australia, Canada. They all have intel. Amaryllis May 2017 #15
Thanks for that perspective, hadn't considered it that way. nt PunkinPi May 2017 #19
Wonderful post! stuffmatters May 2017 #11
Get Dump coming and going, hemmed in by multiple investigations of multiple crimes. Nitram May 2017 #16
oh, PLEASE let this be true. but donnie douche boy seems to be made of teflon. niyad May 2017 #17

ffr

(22,669 posts)
1. Nothing would surprise me about this grifting conman. What a fucking loser!
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:45 PM
May 2017

WORST pRESIDENT EVER!

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
4. Oh please, please, PLEASE let this be true.
Wed May 10, 2017, 07:04 PM
May 2017

New York investigative folk are not employed by the White House, and shitgibbon can't fire them. If they get the goods, they may not be able to file criminal charges while he is President, but they could file Civil charges which he would have to answer and they would have subpoena power to get hold of his tax returns.

I definitely need some good news. McConnell is bought and paid for by the Russians and so is Trump, and SCOTUS is now a Conservative that will go even further right this Summer. If there is any hope of our country surviving as a Representative Democracy we need something to get back to the 'rule of law' and get rid of the guy who, every day, is showing the world that he is, indeed, above the law.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
7. Of course there will be more confirmations if McConnell and 45 hang on.
Wed May 10, 2017, 07:24 PM
May 2017

Remember the Turtle invoked the nuclear option, so if he can keep the party in line the Dems won't be able to stop the Rethugs from appointing anyone they want.

renate

(13,776 posts)
5. I haven't even read the article yet, but what a fun website!
Wed May 10, 2017, 07:06 PM
May 2017

I love reading blogs and news sites about life in other countries. The most affordable way to travel!

Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
9. CHeck this out for lots more on what the Dutch have uncovered, including a documentary in English
Wed May 10, 2017, 07:26 PM
May 2017

they made for Americans on Trump/Russia:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-the-american-television-should-tell-you-about_us_590ba121e4b056aa2363d331

"In the Netherlands, we have great public broadcasting. There are six different agencies - all with their own signature, be it political, religious or secular. Thanks to government funding all agencies can focus on their journalistic duties. Public broadcasting is necessary to make sure all Dutch citizens have access to well-made television- and radio programs. Without having to worry too much about advertisers, we can do our job. It is thanks to this funding my colleagues at VARA could do some serious investigative journalism and dig into Donald Trump’s ties with Russia. They translated their Trump-documentary in English for American audience."

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)
14. I was very young during Watergate...
Wed May 10, 2017, 10:10 PM
May 2017

but I have recalled from history that it took between 18-19 months into his 2nd presidential term to finally rid the country of his leadership. Trump will be gone in the summer of this year, IMO. There is too much smoke not to be an all consuming fire. With modern investigative tools and communications, he will be exposed. The question becomes, will it be too late?

Looking forward to the next installment.

pnwmom

(108,976 posts)
10. When things get really dire, I keep reminding myself that we have allies
Wed May 10, 2017, 07:27 PM
May 2017

who are trying to help us fight DT -- because they know they are targets, too.

DT and the Russians will have to conquer the FBI, all the US intelligence agencies, and all the European agencies, if they are going to succeed will this coup.

Volaris

(10,270 posts)
12. You're correct.
Wed May 10, 2017, 08:10 PM
May 2017

Their miscalculation was believing that Bannon was smart enough to have dismantled those Deep State agencies by now. Turns out, he's just a run-of-the-mill idjit like the rest of Trump's cadre of Deplorables.

Who knew??? Lol.

Nitram

(22,791 posts)
16. Get Dump coming and going, hemmed in by multiple investigations of multiple crimes.
Thu May 11, 2017, 10:05 AM
May 2017

The Cheeto-in-Chief is going down.

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