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Tatiana

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68. During the campaign, how do you think Trump stayed in the race?

Tue Feb 21, 2017, 03:35 AM

Feb 2017

He was broke.

Republican donors (namely the Koch brothers) refused to open their pocketbooks.

He said he would fund himself, but he lied. He didn't have the $$$. So where did the money come from?

One way Russia was able to support Trump was through the PACs of other Republicans such as Rubio, McConnell, and Scott Walker.

Another thing we need to do is to take a closer look at the real estate and other business deals Trump has made with foreign entities.

Political candidates cannot receive campaign donations from foreign nationals (foreign governments, political parties, corporations, associations, partnerships, persons with foreign citizenship, and non-permanent resident immigrants).

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Holy Shit.... Anyone else watching Rachel? [View all] eniwetok Feb 2017 OP

Yes... Chris Hayes discussed it too. femmocrat Feb 2017 #1

You're not alone. It's incredibly complex. Amaryllis Feb 2017 #34

I am. Dmitry Firtash is the guy in Austria the US is trying to extradite. muntrv Feb 2017 #2

so now he is in custody of Spanish police? triron Feb 2017 #73

sorry... it's too complex for me to sum up.... eniwetok Feb 2017 #3

REPLAY@9 pm Pacific time. oasis Feb 2017 #60

Yep. That was great! nt chowder66 Feb 2017 #4

Rachel said to watch what the Justice Dept. does on Firtash. It's a test for Sessions. nt chowder66 Feb 2017 #5

+1 And she is right riversedge Feb 2017 #67

Finally hitting cable news gwheezie Feb 2017 #6

Yes, but I feel sick ButSeeYa Feb 2017 #7

Same here mindfulNJ Feb 2017 #17

Agree with you. zentrum Feb 2017 #44

Another thing that the Stein and Johnson voters can pat themselves Blue_true Feb 2017 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #8

I have been re-reading "All The President's Men." The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #9

but I don't see the money involved here eniwetok Feb 2017 #12

Money is at the heart of it. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #14

money might be at stake.... but it might be the golden shower is true... n/t eniwetok Feb 2017 #39

That's just embarrassing. Trump cares about a whole lot more about money The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #43

Embarrassing is what voters (& GOP reps) will feel despite what Trump cares about JoeOtterbein Feb 2017 #48

sorry... I suspect Trump would NEVER want.... eniwetok Feb 2017 #49

Nah. Trump would just say the tape was fake Orangepeel Feb 2017 #51

I thought bdamomma Feb 2017 #18

Oh my. I am off to Google that. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2017 #52

A little money, a lot of money... it's just a matter of scale. What's a lot of money to you? WheelWalker Feb 2017 #19

A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you are talkin' real money Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #24

I totally agree. WheelWalker Feb 2017 #30

Yup. When following the money, source & destination usually more important than the amount. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #57

as I wrote... eniwetok Feb 2017 #71

Gobs of money, pots of money, pools of money, Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #26

Giving the Ukraine zentrum Feb 2017 #47

The money has to so with the oil Putin wants to sell, along with Exxon dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #64

During the campaign, how do you think Trump stayed in the race? Tatiana Feb 2017 #68

Attorney General, John Mitchell Jim Beard Feb 2017 #22

And may Jeff Sessions follow in his footsteps... The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #23

But at the time Staph Feb 2017 #33

I think that almost his entire cabinet is involved. Doreen Feb 2017 #10

...and the top layer of the GOP, plus the head of the FBI... Crash2Parties Feb 2017 #38

Yup. Doreen Feb 2017 #42

Sort of weird. DURHAM D Feb 2017 #11

I suspect this won't be over until the hookers pee on screen in a closed committee room. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #15

She did...she said "Win, Win , Win"... pkdu Feb 2017 #16

The oligarchs won't call Trump's loans as long as he cooperates with Putin. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #20

That was always how I saw it. Merlot Feb 2017 #32

By some counts / estimates he owed at least as much as he claimed he was worth. Crash2Parties Feb 2017 #41

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #53

SURE SHE DID... eniwetok Feb 2017 #28

Unfortunately.... LenaBaby61 Feb 2017 #13

We have to remember John Mitchell as AG was convicted during Watergate eniwetok Feb 2017 #27

yes she did an excellent job. triron Feb 2017 #21

Yes, ecstatic Feb 2017 #25

Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen's role in all this JudyKlass Feb 2017 #29

Micheal Cohen, the same guy who said men can rape their wives. SunSeeker Feb 2017 #45

Link: Amaryllis Feb 2017 #31

Thank you. I will catch the replay of the show tonight. joet67 Feb 2017 #35

What's being said on O'Donnell's show tonight? I don't have the TV on. northoftheborder Feb 2017 #36

Just finished a good segment on the 25th Amendment... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #37

More stuff on Firtash here: Amaryllis Feb 2017 #40

Wow! Kath2 Feb 2017 #50

kick for visibility triron Feb 2017 #54

knr triron Feb 2017 #55

WOW Gothmog Feb 2017 #56

She's the best I've seen at 'connecting the dots' triron Feb 2017 #58

REPLAY AT 9 PM Pacific time. MSNBC oasis Feb 2017 #59

WW1 v2.0? bora13 Feb 2017 #61

Kick oasis Feb 2017 #62

When will Fox News cover this? oberliner Feb 2017 #63

Fox is busy with the Swedish terrorist attacks, Greybnk48 Feb 2017 #65

K&R!!!!!! burrowowl Feb 2017 #66

Wow colsohlibgal Feb 2017 #69

"Pence is going to be Trump's worst nightmare" says MSNBC's oasis Feb 2017 #70

knr triron Feb 2017 #72

kick again triron Feb 2017 #74