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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBuzzFeed: "Help Us Map Trump's Global Businesses And Associates"
No American president has taken office with a giant network of businesses, investments, and corporate connections like that amassed by Donald J. Trump. His family and advisers have touched a staggering number of ventures, from a hotel in Azerbaijan to a poker company in Las Vegas.
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We wound up with the diagram you see above a birds-eye view of what we call TrumpWorld. We spent two months building the dataset from public records, news reports, and other sources on the Trump family, his Cabinet picks, and top advisers more than 1,500 people and organizations altogether. BuzzFeed News is the first news organization to publish such an exhaustive list of Trumps business interests, and we hope it will help you, the public, better understand the new administration.
But Trumps web is so sprawling there are surely things we missed. We need your help to capture as many connections as we can.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johntemplon/help-us-map-trumpworld?bftwnews&utm_term=.jvNR54MdRb#.gaBVlmZzVG
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We wound up with the diagram you see above a birds-eye view of what we call TrumpWorld. We spent two months building the dataset from public records, news reports, and other sources on the Trump family, his Cabinet picks, and top advisers more than 1,500 people and organizations altogether. BuzzFeed News is the first news organization to publish such an exhaustive list of Trumps business interests, and we hope it will help you, the public, better understand the new administration.
But Trumps web is so sprawling there are surely things we missed. We need your help to capture as many connections as we can.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johntemplon/help-us-map-trumpworld?bftwnews&utm_term=.jvNR54MdRb#.gaBVlmZzVG
Click through above for higher-def graphics and links to spreadsheets etc.
We could chew the fat about what we know here, but BuzzFeed adds:
Please send tips and information to trump@buzzfeed.com . (If youd like to send your tip securely and anonymously, see these instructions.)
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BuzzFeed: "Help Us Map Trump's Global Businesses And Associates" (Original Post)
Denzil_DC
Jan 2017
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Denzil_DC
(7,287 posts)1. Trump & Manafort ties to Russia & Ukraine
Pyke
(15 posts)2. This is great, thanks!
Denzil_DC
(7,287 posts)4. You're welcome.
Spread it around.
And welcome to DU.
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)3. Recommended
Denzil_DC
(7,287 posts)5. Kick for the later crew n/t