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In reply to the discussion: ***BREAKING NEWS****President Trump personally dictated the misleading statement on Donald Trump Jr. [View all]neohippie
(1,268 posts)72. The real story behind this meeting is not getting the attention it deserves
The fact that this meeting between Trump's campaign and the Russian attorney who represented Prevezon in the Russian money laundering case that was mysteriously settled before going to trial should be very suspect and investigated further.
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Donald Trump, who acts as his senior White House adviser, secured a multimillion-dollar Manhattan real estate deal with a Soviet-born oligarch whose company was cited in a major New York money laundering case now being investigated by members of Congress.
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A Guardian investigation has established a series of overlapping ties and relationships involving alleged Russian money laundering, New York real estate deals and members of Trumps inner circle. They include a 2015 sale of part of the old New York Times building in Manhattan involving Kushner and a billionaire real estate tycoon and diamond mogul, Lev Leviev.
The ties between Trump family real estate deals and Russian money interests are attracting growing interest from the justice departments special counsel, Robert Mueller, as he seeks to determine whether the Trump campaign collaborated with Russia to distort the outcome of the 2016 race. Mueller has reportedly expanded his inquiry to look at real estate deals involving the Trump Organization, as well as Kushners financing.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/24/jared-kushner-new-york-russia-money-laundering
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-v-prevezon-case-settlement-russia-money-laundering-2017-5
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A major money-laundering case set to go to trial last week in New York was suddenly settled three days earlier, with both the US government and the defendant, the Russian firm Prevezon Holdings, claiming victory.
The asset-forfeiture and money-laundering case was scheduled to begin last Monday, but it was unexpectedly settled for close to $6 million, a little under half of the amount sought by the government at the time the case was settled. The US attorney's office characterized the settlement as a win for anti-corruption efforts in a statement issued late Friday.
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***BREAKING NEWS****President Trump personally dictated the misleading statement on Donald Trump Jr. [View all]
HipChick
Jul 2017
OP
I want to believe this but has this been verified? I think about a set-up for fake news.
haveahart
Jul 2017
#69
just reported on msnbc ....he's so dangerous...anyone who lies with such ease & conviction
spanone
Jul 2017
#4
Yes and he is incredibly stupid to think this statement would pass the smell test:
Glimmer of Hope
Jul 2017
#6
yeap, why would he go to this point in dictating anything. No one in their right mind is going to
uponit7771
Jul 2017
#11
Yes Reince is going to take a huge revenge ... Mueller firing is going to happen soon.
MyNameIsKhan
Jul 2017
#16
Maybe. The longer he waits and the more information that comes out, the worse it will be for Trump
Caliman73
Jul 2017
#33
C'mon don't rain on a good DU collective freak-out! WE GOT HIM FINALLY!!1!!
mr_lebowski
Jul 2017
#48
In retrospect, the story makes a lot more sense NOW with what the public has learned since then
Brother Buzz
Jul 2017
#49
New emphasis is that Trump concocted the minimalistic cover-up story, not just "signed off"
wishstar
Jul 2017
#62
I presume Baby Don kept all the "you idiot" and "numbskull" asides out of his notes.
sandensea
Jul 2017
#24
What's disturbing about how the story is being told is that the 'adoption story' Trump wanted
mr_lebowski
Jul 2017
#51
I give him a couple of days before he finds out he's COSINO, Chief Of Staff In Name Only ... stupipd
uponit7771
Jul 2017
#57
First time I ever saw the US Gov. was only seeking $12M in penalties ... over a 230M theft?
mr_lebowski
Aug 2017
#74