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madaboutharry

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14. He would sell the units to Russian oligarchs and mobsters who bought

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 08:19 AM

Oct 2019

them for cash with dirty money so that they could then turn around and sell them legitimately for a profit, cleaning up the money.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trumps-businesses-are-full-of-dirty-russian-money-the-scandal-is-thats-legal/2019/03/29/11b812da-5171-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html

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Maybe they put a stealth plane in there? ck4829 Oct 2019 #1

More trump profit on paid, empty rooms - no labor charges. empedocles Oct 2019 #2

He is a money launderer. pwb Oct 2019 #3

Yup...nt 2naSalit Oct 2019 #8

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sure looks to me like the whole of GOP are unindicted co-conspirators Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #42

Isn't that the truth bdamomma Oct 2019 #49

The Trump Laundromat madaboutharry Oct 2019 #4

And Trump and his gang are using tax payers money True Blue American Oct 2019 #6

So did Ivanka! True Blue American Oct 2019 #7

LOCK HER UP first...then watch Trump spinoff his unstable axis. usaf-vet Oct 2019 #36

Nah, I'd rather get his finger off the nuclear trigger first. Kentonio Oct 2019 #53

Point taken! usaf-vet Oct 2019 #54

Also liken to when his dad bought millions in casino chips Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #11

Was just thinking of that Rorey Oct 2019 #15

What did he do on selling apts? Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #12

He would sell the units to Russian oligarchs and mobsters who bought madaboutharry Oct 2019 #14

Yes. There are so many flavors to this. At least with Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #33

Money laundering. True Blue American Oct 2019 #37

Here's a great article: happybird Oct 2019 #28

Thanks so much for the link! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #34

thanks for that bdamomma Oct 2019 #50

I have the read bdamomma Oct 2019 #51

this paragraph here bdamomma Oct 2019 #52

+1 dalton99a Oct 2019 #26

Like 'no show' jobs in the mafia. nt RandiFan1290 Oct 2019 #5

What are "no show" jobs? Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #35

Mafia figures often finagled/strong armed slots on company payrolls and got... brush Oct 2019 #41

Thanks brush! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #43

Can they be anymore dirty? Botany Oct 2019 #9

Don't answer that. volstork Oct 2019 #22

You probably don't want to know the answer to that Bettie Oct 2019 #23

I have always thought when the Saudis went through the UAE to pay off Kushner's 666 5th Ave. ... Botany Oct 2019 #25

Kushner's 5th Ave bldg deal disndat Oct 2019 #40

This adds so much credence to what we have Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #46

For goodness sakes the man even operates like putin The Liberal Lion Oct 2019 #10

He learned from his father Rorey Oct 2019 #13

How many ways can you spell b-r-i-b-e? dlk Oct 2019 #16

Classic way to money launder a bribe, marble falls Oct 2019 #17

After he is out of power... Iterate Oct 2019 #18

RICO would be just the tool for that. usaf-vet Oct 2019 #39

Why don't they just lay cash at his feet? spanone Oct 2019 #19

The good old days are gone... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #47

In Keeping with the Pattern Hal Zerozerozeronine Oct 2019 #20

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Yep, been in my sigline since Nov '16 Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #48

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Reservations on the books, but no one occupying the rooms... SpankMe Oct 2019 #55

Lights are on but nobody's home Blue Owl Oct 2019 #57