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In reply to the discussion: It's Fitzmas!!!Russian Money Trail Tied to McConnell, Cruz, Rubio, McCain, and RNC [View all]AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)69. Background info on Deutsche Bank...
http://fortune.com/2017/02/16/donald-trump-deutsche/
The Guardian quoted Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a Democrat member of the House Ways and Means Committee, as saying: I think its important for the American people to know the extent of the banks involvement with the president, and whether there is any Russian involvement in loans made to Mr. Trump.
In Deutsche's recent settlement with the NY DFS and U.K. regulators, there was no suggestion of any link between the so-called Russian "mirror trades" and the president or his family. However, in the context of the furor over National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's departure, and the ongoing controversy over alleged Russian hacking of the DNC and Clinton campaign officials, the temptation for Trump's political opponents to put two and two together and come up with something considerably more than four has become irresistible. Pascrell noted that Deutsche is still under investigation by the Department of Justice over the Russian trades.
In Deutsche's recent settlement with the NY DFS and U.K. regulators, there was no suggestion of any link between the so-called Russian "mirror trades" and the president or his family. However, in the context of the furor over National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's departure, and the ongoing controversy over alleged Russian hacking of the DNC and Clinton campaign officials, the temptation for Trump's political opponents to put two and two together and come up with something considerably more than four has become irresistible. Pascrell noted that Deutsche is still under investigation by the Department of Justice over the Russian trades.
Also, could this be why he answers to the Russians, because their investments help to keep his empire afloat?
http://fortune.com/2016/09/26/donald-trumps-tax-returns-debt/
More than one commentator has speculated that should Trump's tax returns surface, they could reveal him to be worth dramatically less than he proclaims.
Wouldn't it be remarkable if the tycoon, who was claiming even in his darkest days in the 1990s to be worth over $1 billion, was admitting to the IRS that he was really not just dead broke, but hugely under water? And that a special escape provision called "insolvency"a place Trump has never publicly confessed to beingsaved him a bundle in taxes?
Wouldn't it be remarkable if the tycoon, who was claiming even in his darkest days in the 1990s to be worth over $1 billion, was admitting to the IRS that he was really not just dead broke, but hugely under water? And that a special escape provision called "insolvency"a place Trump has never publicly confessed to beingsaved him a bundle in taxes?
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It's Fitzmas!!!Russian Money Trail Tied to McConnell, Cruz, Rubio, McCain, and RNC [View all]
dixiegrrrrl
May 2017
OP
Yes you did. Just wanted to make sure that other post wasn't detouring traffic.
L. Coyote
May 2017
#28
Definitely a possibility. Ukranian money flowing to the Republicans is laundered Russian money
L. Coyote
May 2017
#56
Something weird?? just happened. I searched Annapolis search warrant in Twitter, found the DU page:
L. Coyote
May 2017
#57
Well that's enough people to throw in prison and potentially give democrats control?
Tiggeroshii
May 2017
#9
This is TRUMP Fitzmas! The very best!! Better than other Fitzmas'!! Bigly!! n/t
dixiegrrrrl
May 2017
#19
Because fools believed a Bush Republican investigating Bush and Cheney was going to be Christmas
L. Coyote
May 2017
#34
ASTOUNDING !!! Tax Doc: Ivanka Trump had 2 tax liens placed on her jewelry company for $320,310.53
trueblue2007
May 2017
#31
If its true it would provide a very good reason for them stonewalling any investigation into Russian
cstanleytech
May 2017
#50