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Some Trump inauguration donors appear to be fronts. (Original Post) L. Coyote Apr 2017 OP
knr mopinko Apr 2017 #1
k and r..nt Stuart G Apr 2017 #2
K&R sharedvalues Apr 2017 #3
John Baron is the key superpatriotman Apr 2017 #4
Thanks for this post duncang Apr 2017 #5
Another day... Another milestone in corruption world wide wally Apr 2017 #6
We are all so shocked. What a surprise. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #7
Yeah, is anything not crooked with this crowd? Seems they lie and make up everything. brush Apr 2017 #17
Great find! I noticed CCA of Tennessee, which is the private prison giant Tanuki Apr 2017 #8
That kind of corruption is human trafficking, a whole lot of suffering by many L. Coyote Apr 2017 #10
Whoa, interesting! Stellar Apr 2017 #9
Citgo is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to reports, so why would they give money to DT? pnwmom Apr 2017 #11
For "Citgo" read "the Venezuelan government" Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #14
And the Venezuelan government is also having financial troubles. nt pnwmom Apr 2017 #15
And aren't averse to trying to make friends with the new administration in Washington, apparently. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #16
It is the oil company trying to buy influence. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #20
Rosneft money laundering.(Igor Sachin is the CEO of Rosneft) Tanuki Apr 2017 #18
K & R Duppers Apr 2017 #12
Two million of how many millions? Hulk Apr 2017 #13
The Pay for Play stuff going on with Trump is disgusting. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #19
Kick dalton99a Apr 2017 #21
Rachel has been dropping hints about this inauguration money malaise Apr 2017 #22

duncang

(1,907 posts)
5. Thanks for this post
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 10:13 PM
Apr 2017

And glad to see the crowd sourcing being done. When I looked through it I didn't even attempt the smaller ones and that took a fair amount of time just for a few.

Liberty Interactive's John Malone was called Darth Vader by Al Gore. Wall street traders who liked him called him swamp alligator. Hows that draining of the swamp going donnie?

Tanuki

(14,914 posts)
8. Great find! I noticed CCA of Tennessee, which is the private prison giant
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 10:25 PM
Apr 2017

Corrections Corporation of America, ponies up $250K.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
10. That kind of corruption is human trafficking, a whole lot of suffering by many
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 11:15 PM
Apr 2017

so a few stay rich.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
14. For "Citgo" read "the Venezuelan government"
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 12:53 AM
Apr 2017

since the Venezuelan state oil company owns a 50% stake.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
20. It is the oil company trying to buy influence.
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 11:46 AM
Apr 2017

And the oil company execs may want to overthrow the current government. The rightists have been trying to overthrow democracy in VZ for as long as the liberals have been in office.

Tanuki

(14,914 posts)
18. Rosneft money laundering.(Igor Sachin is the CEO of Rosneft)
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 06:52 AM
Apr 2017
https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rosneft-citgo-russian-oil-deal/
...."A bipartisan group of six senators is pressing the U.S. Treasury Department to investigate a loan deal enabling Russia’s state-owned oil firm to take a major stake in a U.S. oil company.

In a letter sent Monday to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the lawmakers expressed concern over a Nov. 30 deal, which CBS News first reported on in March, that would allow Russia’s Rosneft to claim at least 49.9 percent of U.S. oil company Citgo from PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company. The Houston-based company is owned by PDVSA, and operates three oil refineries and three pipelines in the U.S.

“We write to bring to your attention, as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a series of international transactions that could have significant national security implications for critical energy infrastructure in the United States,” the senators wrote in the letter......

.......
It is our understanding that Rosneft acquired other PDVSA bonds on the open market that could bring their ownership potential to more than 50 percent,” the senators wrote.

They also expressed concern about Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, whom they called “Vladimir Putin’s crony.” Sechin has long been considered Putin’s right-hand man.".....
 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
13. Two million of how many millions?
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 12:27 AM
Apr 2017

Just curious of how great a percentage of the total cost this might be?

Wonder if this will ever hit the mainstream "fake news" media??

malaise

(268,673 posts)
22. Rachel has been dropping hints about this inauguration money
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 11:48 AM
Apr 2017

She wants to know how they had so much money for such a small event with no big time performers and a very small crown with many empty stands.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - velly velly interesting!

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