THIS is the only news that matters from now on:

[lindysalsagal]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210611823

frump gets brokerage fee for sale of part of russian company to Qatar: High treason.

(THREAD) BREAKING: Steele's dossier says Putin gave Trump a brokerage fee from the sale of 19% of Rosneft—Russia's oil giant. Today @MichaelAvenatti said a top agent of QIA—which bought the Rosneft stock—was secretly at Trump Tower 48 hours after the sale. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-rosneft-privatisation-idUSKBN13Z0QB …

10:29 PM - May 13, 2018

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, I only give a damn about shit that will get Benedict Donald impeached and KGOP out of power

[Marie Marie]

4. Not me. In addition, I want him jailed.

[world wide wally]

13. I just want to see him totally humiliated in public

[shanny]

28. All of the above please.

Also broke.

[NCjack]

41. I want all of his assets seized and auctioned, criminals barred from bidding. nt

[pennylane100]

47. I guess that "hung drawn and quartered" is off the table.

[tazkcmo]

53. He's already broke

He's either lying to the IRS when he says he's losing money or is lying to us when he says he's making it hande over fist. My bet is on the former.

[shanny]

56. Yes I'm sure he's lying about his wealth. He always has.

I just want it demonstrated; proven. I want him reduced to sitting on the curb with the rest of the trash.

[tazkcmo]

58. As long as it's

Not my curb!

[shanny]

60. I hear you.

could take NIMBY to new levels

[Initech]

49. I want that whole fucking party jailed! They are all in on it!

[RDANGELO]

2. It was after he got elected.

If it's true, it has to be a violation of the emoluments clause at the very least.

[thewhollytoast]

29. I'm not trying to pick a fight, but is a President Elect protected by Executive Privalige?

It seems to me that Donald Trump "The Candidate," should still be held accountable for his, and his campaign's actions.

I'm not a lawyer, but isn't waiting to be president, and being president two different things?

Toast

[enid602]

43. Treason

'Dealing with the enemy' is a serious crime, whether you're a president or just a citizen. Ask Prescott Bush.

[RandomAccess]

46. No. No protection under Exec Privilege during the Transition

[lindysalsagal]

3. Not in nyt or wapo front page-yet.

[2naSalit]

5. K&R

[DemocracyMouse]

16. (AND this news is too important to use code language like K&R - please use publicly accessible terms

[SixString]

18. .

[we can do it]

36. K&R

[PearliePoo2]

6. Yeah and if we think he's like a cornered rat now just wait

until he realizes Mueller’s net has him and the thug’s necks in the net with no escape. He’s capable of ANYTHING! Never in our history have we seen anything like this. I hope we survive. What’s maddening to me is a lot of people are just oblivious to what’s going on. When does it hit the collective consciousness that this is some very serious shit?

[Solly Mack]

7. K&R

[panader0]

8. I knew the Rosneft deal was a prime mover in this conspiracy long ago.

As some have said, the deal may have made enough money for tRump to pay his Russian bills.

[Control-Z]

32. I can't tell you how many times I've

posted about Rosneft. It is the reason, the only reason, Tillerson was hired. The job he was supposed to do disappeared when Obama added additional sanctions for the election tampering and Flynn was fired. The maggot kept him on until Putin gave him permission to let him go. That's the way I saw it.

[BigmanPigman]

9. I bookmarked the thread yesterday.

SO MUCH CORRUPTION!

I also want to see how Cohen as the RNC's Chief Finance Chair likely funneled money to the RNC and Ryan, McConnell and the rest of the crooks gets nailed for that too.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210595088

[Achilleaze]

33. RNC betrayed America

deplorable

[spanone]

10. K&R...

[Miigwech]

11. Where are repubs on this kind of corruption?

.... in bed with communist Russia and communist China

[pangaia]

15. barely communist any more...

[Miigwech]

17. True

[pangaia]

19. But I sure get your point...

[Miigwech]

21. Coolio

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. I think in their terms, it's business as usual.

or, something like this:

"Providing synergy to diverse global investment opportunities"
.
.
In other words, the three G's: Grift, Graft and Greed............

[NoMoreRepugs]

40. Standing there with their hands out waiting for a "taste."

[RandomAccess]

12. I posted the unrolled thread earlier today

It really is must reading, IMO

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210611823#post20

[lunasun]

30. Thnx

[LuckyLib]

45. This is amazing. Mueller is tying it all together.

[meow2u3]

14. K&R for much-needed exposure

[moondust]

20. Deeper dive.

Speculation on possible bigger picture/food for thought. Don't know anything about the site.

June 7, 2017

Possible Bombshell Links Between Trump, Qatar, Christopher Wray, Rosneft, Putin & Steele Dossier

~

Today, President Trump announced that he is nominating Christopher A. Wray as the new FBI director. It just so happens that Wray’s law firm, King & Spalding, represents Russian oil company Rosneft. Rosneft is owned mostly by the Russian government, and coincidentally or not, was also named in the Christopher Steele Dossier.

~

[Achilleaze]

34. Wow - Wray & Rosneft - KGOP totally corrupt

[Pepsidog]

22. The world will not be right until this bastard is in jail

[BobTheSubgenius]

23. This site...group....community....whatever you'd like to call it...

...is the most vigilant, knowledgeable and, for the most part, civil entity of its kind, in my experience.

That being said, do you think it's possible that the people here are becoming numb...jaded...from the near-daily assault on dignity, integrity, even credulity? Obviously, I have zero insight into how you, you or you are taking this news, but I feel this should be setting off MUCH louder alarms and flashing MUCH brighter lights in my brain.

And, still and all, I am pretty damned alarmed, let me tell you. I can't quite capture my thoughts on this as accurately as I'd have liked. I hope my point at least makes some sense.

[flibbitygiblets]

26. Well-spoken. I think DU'ers (along with many decent folks around the world) have to partition

our outrage so that it does not take us down. I have to take long breaks from the news here and there, so the sheer enormity of the degradation we all suffer from, doesn't spiral into full-on depression.

Checking in here from time to time gives a sense that there are indeed decent people in the world. For that I am grateful.

[PatSeg]

24. What the...............

They never even tried to keep a low profile! Everything was so in-your-face and pretty amateurish, it is amazing how much they have gotten away with. If this was a novel or a movie, it would be considered too ludicrous to be taken seriously.

I always thought that if someone took the world down, they would be granted very evil, but also extremely intelligent and devious. The world is being destroyed by clowns and idiots! What does that say about the rest of us?

[MBS]

35. +100 n/t

[thewhollytoast]

57. What does that say about the rest of us?

I think I have an answer, but it's not pretty.

My house is 2000 dollars ahead for the first time in 6 years. Both of our cars are past 200 thousand miles.

My youngest gets to do horse-camp. Horse camp will be the only thing we will spend our "mad-money" on this year. It will cost 135 dollars. Her "other" dad will drive her there. It's the best that he can do. His house is under water.

Point being, we all do what we can. But, as long as the Republican Mafia are in charge we are just going to make the best of things. It's not that people don't want to be active. Some of us are just too busy holding on to the side of the bowl. Tiny joke, I bake for a living. I am awake when most are not.

My spouse works at least 70 hours a week. Our, "Golden Hour", is 430 am til 530 am. I make her coffee and send her on her way and say, "have fun storming the castle!"

Now, I have to make muffins.

Toast

[PatSeg]

59. Yes

I can look back at times in my life when I was barely aware of what was going on in the world, as I was living day-to-day just trying to raise children on my own, often barely surviving. The world of politics, current events, and government seemed so removed from my small life. There were times when I didn't even have a television or access to a newspaper.

"What does that say about the rest of us?" is actually a very board question and I include my own periods of apathy in there. What concerns me the most are the people who watch Fox News, listen to right-wing radio, and read tabloids to stay "informed". I've known people like that throughout my life (before Fox News), but they had no interest in politics and didn't vote. Many of them were pretty decent people and often good neighbors, before people like Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh started to play on their fears and insecurities, encouraging their hatreds, not always a hard thing to do.

Then there were the Evangelicals and Born Agains I've known. Once again, though they could be exhausting in their zeal and desire to save the world, they were often good people. They weren't interested in politics, that was much too worldly for them. Politicians hadn't yet reached out to them, fostering distrust and fear in order to garner more votes, making promises they'd never keep in the process.

So as I look back at the different decades, the people I've known, and the changes I've witnessed, I can see a perfect storm building. I'm really not sure what any of us could have done to change it. In hindsight, there are things I may have done differently, but others probably not. Who can say? I suppose I really became hyper alert after the 2000 presidential election and 9/11. Not only was I more motivated, I had more time, the Internet, and cable news.

I am retired now and I have time to ask questions, make observations, and seek answers.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

27. Thinks

he's such a fabulous speaker. All the gesturing. See Mussolini. Yo dt....you're never going to be Cosa Nostra, you aren't Italian. (Thank Gods)

[Hassler]

31. There is no reason for him to do it, but Avenatti should run against Spanky.

He plays the game with the ruthless enthusiasm so lacking from the Dems.

[Nitram]

37. Tip of the iceberg. He cut similar deals with Russia and China and god knows who else.

[Firestorm49]

38. But Wait!

Don’t forget to add onto the pile of corruption and emolument clause infractions the $500M that the unpopularly elected “leader” of the free world just received from the Chinese government to put up a hotel. All he had to do was break the rules again and give the Chinese phone conglomerate a pass on sanctions, which by the way, we’re put in place for a reason.
It’s bad enough that all of this is happening with no repercussions whatsoever from the party that claims to own the Constitution, or whatever they want to label themselves these days, but to flaunt it in our faces is ever more proof of the dire situation we are now experiencing.

[malthaussen]

39. I feel for poor Mr Mueller...

... every time he thinks he's ready to present a case, some new bit emerges. It's a neverending job.

-- Mal

[SunSeeker]

42. K & R

[enid602]

44. Commission

Any news as to what the monetary value of said commission might be? Could be upward of $1 billion. Who knows?

[Ginger42]

51. $282 million

Sorry I can't recall where I saw that number - on a news site or blog earlier today.

[Scurrilous]

48. K&R

[Texin]

50. In addition to convicted, he should be immediately keel hauled in the middle of the North Atlantic.

[tazkcmo]

52. I've been waiting

For the word Rosneft to be said on every cable news channel since Shitgibon was elected. That oil field is at the heart of this whole mess.

[Amaryllis]

54. Coincidence. Trump never met him. Even if they were photographed together.

[lindysalsagal]

55. Rachel on Rumaihi and Qatar and a lawsuit about Bannon and mentioning Flynn

Something about a california basketball team's owner suing Qatar.

Mentioning Avenatti's heads up about the meeting on the 12th and Cohen and Rumaihi.

Maybe just a publicity stunt for a 3-on-3 basketball league.

She says Rumaihi admits being there Dec. 12th 2016 (just before inauguration. )

Qatari bribes for Flynn and Bannon, with Cohen there.
Kuschners trying to get Qatari $$ for NYC trump tower.

Brought on Sugarmann, an expert on Qatar. He says Qatar launders russian money going to trump, but trump backs out.#180mill loan sent from Qatar to Kischner.

It' also involves the Saudis.

All about Russia paying trump for relief of sanctions.