Ex-MI6 chief accuses Donald Trump of secretly borrowing from Russia to keep his property empire aflo

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I do not know this publication--so do not know it truthfullness.




Ex-MI6 chief accuses Donald Trump of secretly borrowing from Russia to keep his property empire afloat during the financial crisis

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3319821/ex-mi6-chief-accuses-donald-trump-of-secretly-borrowing-from-russia-to-keep-his-property-empire-afloat-during-the-financial-crisis/



Bombshell accusation from ex-spymaster Sir Richard Dearlove comes as rumours continue to swirl about the president’s past business dealings with Moscow
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By Tom Newton Dunn, Political Editor
12th April 2017, 10:30 pm



A FORMER MI6 chief has accused Donald Trump of secretly borrowing from Russia to keep his property empire afloat during the financial crisis.

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Well connected Sir Richard also warned any shady deals could still come back to haunt the billionaire in the White House.

The MI6 chief between 1999 and 2004 told Prospect magazine: “What lingers for Trump may be what deals—on what terms—he did after the financial crisis of 2008 to borrow Russian money when others in the west apparently would not lend to him”................

[triron]

1. Perhaps Rachel will dig into it?

[Denzil_DC]

2. The Sun can often be suspect, but

in this case, where the story's based on an interview in Prospect, there's less scope for them to mess things up:

Interview: Richard Dearlove—I spy nationalism

Richard Dearlove frowned at the coffee pot on the table before him, as he pondered the phenomenon of Donald Trump. “I think he’s very strongly nationalist,” he said, pouring himself a small cup. The room, at a discreet location in central London, was large and empty of other people, its walls lined with 19th-century portraits. Is Trump the start of something worrying, I asked. “I think it depends on how fundamental this shift in politics in the US and other countries is,” he replied, speaking slowly. “I think the jury’s out on how far it is going to go.”

Between 1999 and 2004, Dearlove was head of the Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6, a tenure that included the bruising experience of the Iraq war, the drama of 9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan. He joined the service in 1966 and in his time he ran MI6’s Washington station, the most significant posting in British intelligence and was also overall Director of Operations.

So he’s seen it all before. But the allegations that members of Trump’s staff had illegal contact with the Russian government during the election campaign are “unprecedented,” said Dearlove. As for the president’s personal position, he said, “What lingers for Trump may be what deals—on what terms—he did after the financial crisis of 2008 to borrow Russian money when others in the west apparently would not lend to him.” I also asked Dearlove about Trump’s suggestion that the US National Security Agency (NSA) or British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had bugged Trump Tower on the instructions of Barack Obama. This allegation was flatly rejected by both organisations and also by James Comey, Director of the FBI, who told Congress in a March hearing that “we have no information to support” Trump’s claim. “This is simply deeply embarrassing,” said Dearlove, “for Trump and the administration, that is. The only possible explanation is that Trump started tweeting without understanding how the NSA-GCHQ relationship actually works.”

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/interview-richard-dearlove-europe-intelligence-mi6

[riversedge]

5. Thanks for the article. I hope it is more of the drip drip drip..for #DontheCon

[virtualobserver]

3. It is pretty tabloidy but, I guess a lot depends of the credibility of Sir Richard Dearlove himself

He was head of MI6 (British Secret Intelligence Service) from 1999 - 2004.

He probably has pretty good sources.

[oasis]

4. C'mon "Cheat"-olini see those taxes.

[Pachamama]

6. The Sun is a very well known paper in UK and reputable

I also assume that the former MI6 head is as well...

[Kentonio]

7. The Sun is a disreputable piece of shit tabloid

It's part of the Murdoch empire and caters to the lowest possible denominator in British society. This is the paper that until fairly recently put a photo of a topless woman on page 3 every day. They write terribly written populist stories from the 'common man' perspective that push whatever narrative Murdoch wants the British public to believe. The sunday edition called The News of the World was closed down in the aftermath of the phone hacking scandal in the UK.

Here are a few examples of just how despicable and trashy they actually are:



This next one was in the wake of the crushing death of 97 innocent sports fans due to police ineptitude. All the allegations shown here were proven to be total lies.



And of course their most famous headline, after the UK sank the Belgrano cruiser during the Falklands war..



The quotes from Dearborn are probably true, but I wouldn't listen to a single word of 'analysis' that comes from these gutter merchants.

[Vinca]

8. I've always believed the Trump "empire" was a house of cards and Pootie decides if it falls.