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Kid Berwyn

(25,160 posts)
42. Manafort owed the Russian Mob millions.
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:30 PM
Aug 2022
Which is why ALL ROADS LEAD TO PUTIN.



What Malcolm Nance said:

Anyone who has ever talked to a bookie knows that a person in debt never insults the person that they owe money to. So, by bringing this up, and making Donald Trump… Using his natural populous traits. When he used to do worldwide wrestling, he came on as the evil guy with a big check, and then by the end of the wrestling match he would be embracing the guy who was the hero, the good guy. Putin, I’m sure, and his psychologist, and his scholars, saw that he had a draw for the base level American, the Wal-Mart shopping American. Even though he was a brash, supposedly rich guy, he had a way of touching them. I am absolutely certain that this was the calculation that they made, that he was not only popular in Russia, he was the kind of authoritarian Putin would like to fund, because Putin had been funding authoritarian governments all over Europe. To get the United States, and put this guy in as an ally, would just be monumental.

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Then they found the black book with all of the cash payments in there, which identified that Manafort may have made somewhere between $20 and $70 million of black money that he was money laundering into the United States. The very fact that he would come back again as Donald Trump’s campaign manager, shows a level of George Smiley-John le Carré level coordination, that those of us in the intelligence community just would have to chase down. Because as I like to say, “Coincidence takes a lot of planning.” That’s an old intelligence community dictum.

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Source: https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/22/from-useful-idiot-to-working-asset/

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"Manafort told Insider that he directed his deputy, Rick Gates, to feed Kilimnik polling data..." Botany Aug 2022 #1
I need to eliminate the word unbelievable from my vocabulary. FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #3
The screw job of the by Russia of our elections in 2016 was well known. Russ feingold was @ 90% .. Botany Aug 2022 #8
trump guy sam nunberg "listened to 1000s of hours of talk radio" for trump in 2014 and what investig certainot Aug 2022 #29
Instead of Feingold we all got RoJo who spent July 4th in Moscow. BadgerMom Aug 2022 #31
HRC would have cleaned up as well. triron Aug 2022 #32
Exit polls had in 2016 had HRC winning Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, and North Carolina ... I don't Botany Aug 2022 #37
Link to insider story Nevilledog Aug 2022 #36
It matters not whether he did it for money, or ideological reasons, or raw political ambition Walleye Aug 2022 #2
SO many traitors so little time. FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #4
Manafort has never gotten the punishment he deserves, and never will Walleye Aug 2022 #6
True PJMcK Aug 2022 #9
He should try confession, it's good for the soul Walleye Aug 2022 #10
One little problem PJMcK Aug 2022 #11
I have no sympathy. He should be in jail. Lonestarblue Aug 2022 #15
'free market capitalists' (or republicans) can rationalize doing anything they want for money certainot Aug 2022 #22
Yep. I have noticed that making a profit justifies all kinds of immorality. Disgusting Walleye Aug 2022 #24
limbaugh was a main spreader and a 'genius' at listing rationalizations like that, for them to certainot Aug 2022 #30
Seems to be the main principle of the patriarchy Walleye Aug 2022 #40
Gee musclecar6 Aug 2022 #5
Right? FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #7
and if I'm not mistaken.. he brought us Pence? n/t halobeam Aug 2022 #12
You are correct ... he brought Pence to the party. FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #13
Traitors often sell their loyalty Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #14
I read that Putin detests traitors of their country, but loves traitors to other countries. TheBlackAdder Aug 2022 #25
Unfortunately, I believe Trump was/is too stupid to take his cut. Complicit? Maybe not. jaxexpat Aug 2022 #16
Don't kid yourself. FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #18
The most appropriate thing possible to do with Trump is to laugh him off the stage. jaxexpat Aug 2022 #20
Nope. That was tried and look where it got us. triron Aug 2022 #34
My idea is large groups of young women to stand around and laugh at him every time he says anything Walleye Aug 2022 #41
Of course it was for the money. Lucky Luciano Aug 2022 #17
What did Manafort expect the Russians to do with his polling data 'feed'? Jarqui Aug 2022 #19
Our eyes did Not deceive us, Russia, Russia, was real. sarcasmo Aug 2022 #21
Treason. Bluethroughu Aug 2022 #23
YEP! It has always been TREASON. FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #26
100% Bluethroughu Aug 2022 #27
Corruption and treason are all these people know. sop Aug 2022 #28
This isn't new Novara Aug 2022 #33
Where's the unredacted Mueller report? spanone Aug 2022 #35
Damned good question, that. FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #39
NO OBSTRUCTION! NO COLLUSION! budkin Aug 2022 #38
Manafort owed the Russian Mob millions. Kid Berwyn Aug 2022 #42
Effing- A- Right! FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #43
Knr triron Aug 2022 #44
Republicans are traitors Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author EndlessWire Aug 2022 #46
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