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Russia Beyond The Headlines November 11, 2016 YEKATERINA SINELSCHIKOVA, RBTH
1. Dreams of skyscrapers, 2. Beauty contest, 3. Advisors, 4. Russians are the best buyers of Trump's properties, 5. A meeting with Gorbachev, 6. A Russian Columbus from Tsereteli, 7. Leonid Gaidai's last movie, 8. Trump Vodka in Moscow
http://rbth.com/international/2016/11/11/8-things-that-connect-donald-trump-with-russia_647009
Executive Talk: Donald Trump Jr. bullish on Russia and few emerging markets
http://www.eturbonews.com/5008/executive-talk-donald-trump-jr-bullish-russia-and-few-emerging-ma
What Is The Emoluments Clause And How Does It Apply To Donald Trump?
The answer to this question was written into Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: the Emoluments Clause. It is a very broad and clear statement against the foreign corruption of U.S. government and military officials:
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-emoluments_us_58409e01e4b017f37fe3c0ca
Laws are for the other guy as well as taxes, Trump says you don't need to see my taxes showing whom I have been dealing with, you peasants don't understand, i said I would Divest but like everything I say is worthless its was just to get you morons to vote for me! i will do as I damn well please and with Republican control you cant stop me. Suck it up America just give me four years and i will leave, maybe!
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(14,852 posts)Russian Federation: Violent racism out of control
By Amnesty International, 3 May 2006, Index number: EUR 46/022/2006
Racist attacks and killings of foreigners and ethnic minorities are regularly reported in Russia. Victims include students, asylum-seekers and refugees. Even citizens of the Russian Federation are at risk of physical attack if they do not look typically ethnic Russian, such as individuals from ethnic groups of the North Caucasus, in particular Chechens. In this document Amnesty International calls on the Russian authorities to take immediate steps to address the problem of racism, and makes a series of recommendations highlighting concrete actions which need to be taken.
http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/01/08/8-worst-countries-black-people-travel/2/
8 of the Worst Countries For Black People to Travel
Russia
Black visitors will also have to be extra careful when they venture outside of Moscow into the rest of Russia. In a chilling warning, the Russia expert of New Republic, Julie Ioffe, said, Theres quite a bit of violence against people considered to be Black in Russia, raising new fears about the safety of Olympic athletes, visitors and media attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Ioffe warned that nowhere in Russia is safe for a person of color to visit, outside of Moscows city center.