CNN: These are Trump's ties to Russia

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These are Trump's ties to Russia
By Nelli Black and Curt Devine, CNN

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!
7:31 AM - 11 Jan 2017

But he has had dealings in the country. We took a look at a few of them.

Miss Universe Moscow
In 2013 Trump made millions when he partnered with Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov to host Miss Universe in Moscow.

Trump Tower Moscow
An attempt to build a Trump Tower in Moscow fell through before it began. CNN didn't find any projects that were actually completed in Russia. In a 2007 deposition, Trump was asked about the proposal for the project.



Trump Vodka
Trump put down no money, slapped his name on a brand and claimed royalties. Drinks Americas Holdings actually made the vodka. However, the company's former CEO told CNNMoney they didn't make much headway into the Russian market.

Palm Beach mansion sale
Trump sold a mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.

"Russians" investing in Trump
In 2008, Donald Trump Jr. said Trump's businesses "see a lot of money pouring in from Russia... And in terms of high-end product influx into the US, Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia. There's indeed a lot of money coming for new-builds and resale reflecting a trend in the Russian economy and, of course, the weak dollar versus the ruble," he said.


more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/11/politics/trump-ties-with-russia/index.html

related:

Donald Trump's Many, Many, Many, Many Ties to Russia
http://time.com/4433880/donald-trump-ties-to-russia/

Inside Trump’s financial ties to Russia and his unusual flattery of Vladimir Putin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-financial-ties-to-russia-and-his-unusual-flattery-of-vladimir-putin/2016/06/17/dbdcaac8-31a6-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html?utm_term=.e8439b086cf5

Yes, there is evidence Trump does business with Russians
http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-presidential-debate-fact-check/2016/10/contrary-to-his-claims-there-is-evidence-that-trump-does-business-with-russians-229484

[central scrutinizer]

1. Release 20 years of tax returns

Easy fix then he can move on and raze the country to the ground

[bigtree]

4. in the absence of that

...we're free to draw our own conclusions.

I suspect, though, the reason he hasn't done this little thing has everything to do with the indefensible nature of its contents, likely corroborating many of the charges of his collusion or compromised relationship with Russia and others.

[central scrutinizer]

7. And he probably paid more taxes to Russia

Than to the US. Freeloader-in-chief

[wryter2000]

2. Wow. CNN is really going after him.

Not smart to call them fake news and refuse to take questions from them.

[Cha]

3. No reason to believe trumpee anyway.. thank you

for this bigtree

life changing on a dime, again.. now it's Yay Cnn!

[bigtree]

6. it's interesting, Cha

...how he's alienating a news org which most of us would expect to provide cover for him, overall.

[Cha]

8. I know, right! Whiplash.. in this case I love it.. way

to go, trumpee.

Just 'cause they had the temerity to show the Intelligent report from MI6 and..

Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/

Where's msnbc on this.. safe from the yellow haired monster?

[dhol82]

11. They have Greta doing cover with Con-job

[Cha]

25. Fucking Wonderful@

gd them. Freaks wanna fox.

[gratuitous]

17. Maybe CNN needs to hire Corey Lewandowski back again?

I guess providing that little sinecure didn't buy CNN quite as much vig with Trump as they hoped?

[lpbk2713]

5. This oughtta be good.

The Chump has antagonized the US intel community and now CNN.

The Oval Office is no place for on the job training for amateurs.

I love it.

[erronis]

18. Great line - OJT for a fake president

I know I've stumbled into several jobs that I wasn't qualified for. Most of them I got up to speed within 3+ months.

This damned POTUS position doesn't lend itself for a warm-up period with help from mentors, etc. In fact, the external exigencies will probably be intense come day 1.

And the candidate is not a normal one. I don't detect any ability to adjust to real-world updates.

As Edward R. Murrow might say: Good night, and good luck. I'm glad I'm out of here!

[2naSalit]

9. Oh my!

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

[alfredo]

12. He might be good at manipulating the media, but

He's no match for the investigative power of the CIA and FBI. They know they have an ally in CNN.

[pangaia]

16. Until Jan 20. Then ....doomsday...

[alfredo]

20. Do a data dump before Trump can act against the CIA.

I'm sure England has the goods on Trump. Maybe Merkel has some info.

[pangaia]

22. Hope you are right....

If that is the case, then so do the Norwegians and the Finns.

[alfredo]

24. collaboration between team Orange man and the Kremlin might spur calls for a new election.

[Jacob Boehme]

13. Let's have a Trump sing-along, shall we?

[uponit7771]

14. THX CNN !! FUCK ALL THE DUMB SHIT!! MiniPoots Ties to Russia is the bigger issue here!!!

[nolabear]

15. "Of course you realize this means war."

[Equinox Moon]

19. ...after careful "urinalysis"

CNN and other news sources determined he is a BIG LIAR!

[Generator]

21. They have the Bayrock group listed

That's a big thug mafia style Putin enterprise there tied to Donny boy.

[LaydeeBug]

23. They will not do their job, though, only gloss over it

I cannot stress this enough that the media is duplicitous here.

They reported fake news as real news, and then blamed the fake news when it came home to roost.

[Lint Head]

26. This is comprehensive.

[SunSeeker]

27. K & R for exposure.

[LaydeeBug]

28. CNN: These are Trump's ties to Russia, that we didn't bother with before the Coup

because we wanted ratings and advertisers.

NOW we want to pretend we didn't enable this by allowing the fucking Kremlin to write our copy.