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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 04:39 PM Jul 2016

Trump Campaign Chief Dodges Question On Trump's Financial Ties With Russia

Source: TPM

Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort said Wednesday morning that Trump does not have business interests in Russia, but his answers to questions about Trump's relationship to Russia during an interview with CBS' "This Morning" were vague and left unanswered some of the remaining questions about the extent of Trump's financial ties with Russian interests.

"Trump tweeted yesterday that he has zero investments in Russia, but does Russia have investments in Trump? Would Mr. Trump be willing to release his tax returns to provide transparency on this issue?" CBS' Norah O'Donnell asked Manafort Wednesday morning.

"Mr. Trump has said that his taxes are under audit, and he will not be releasing them," Manafort said in response. "It has nothing to do with Russia. It has nothing to do with any country other than the United States and his normal tax auditing processes."

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/paul-manafort-dnc-russia

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Trump Campaign Chief Dodges Question On Trump's Financial Ties With Russia (Original Post) workinclasszero Jul 2016 OP
Drip, drip, drip as the saying goes. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #1
Trump's family sold American secrets to the Soviets all through the Cold War. onehandle Jul 2016 #2
No evidence. Not funny. Let's not go there. I think DU is above starting malicious rumors. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #21
His campaign chief was involved in the PR in the Ukraine... Blanks Jul 2016 #3
He has ties to Russia for sure workinclasszero Jul 2016 #6
So have him release his taxes from a date prior to being audited thucythucy Jul 2016 #4
He doesn't want to expose his dealings in Russia workinclasszero Jul 2016 #7
Maybe if he is indicted 2naSalit Jul 2016 #10
But if he becomes President it would be much much harder for workinclasszero Jul 2016 #14
Well 2naSalit Jul 2016 #18
Pence? Yeah a no-win situation for sure. workinclasszero Jul 2016 #20
Don't give the Kochs a chance to Pencetrate the USA. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #25
LOL workinclasszero Jul 2016 #26
Never letting go of the issue hurts him with law & order base even if he never releases. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #22
Drip...drip...drip... workinclasszero Jul 2016 #23
There is nothing stoping him from releasing returns during an audit KeepItReal Jul 2016 #8
I call bullshit! Initech Jul 2016 #5
Exactly!! 2naSalit Jul 2016 #11
Show us your tax returns, Trump! What are you hiding? Initech Jul 2016 #12
DENIALS ARE MEANINGLESS bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #9
as well he should! elleng Jul 2016 #13
LOL I bet you are right! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #15
a quick 'search' came up with this: elleng Jul 2016 #16
Like the poster above said... workinclasszero Jul 2016 #17
Of course Comrade Manafort would say that. He's Trump's handler. kestrel91316 Jul 2016 #19
"trump has nothing to hide except what he's hiding from everyone." nt TeamPooka Jul 2016 #24
Nixon released his tax return while being audited Motley13 Jul 2016 #27
Trump is a stone cold liar workinclasszero Jul 2016 #28

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. Trump's family sold American secrets to the Soviets all through the Cold War.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 04:42 PM
Jul 2016

I assume.

Prove me wrong, Drumpf.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
6. He has ties to Russia for sure
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 04:49 PM
Jul 2016
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s top adviser, and his ties to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine
By Aleksandra Kharchenko on Monday, May 2nd, 2016 at 2:17 p.m.

http://www.politifact.com/global-news/article/2016/may/02/paul-manafort-donald-trumps-top-adviser-and-his-ti/

thucythucy

(7,983 posts)
4. So have him release his taxes from a date prior to being audited
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 04:43 PM
Jul 2016

or taxes from years that the audit is finished.

The Clintons have released decades worth of tax returns.

If Trump released his taxes from even seven or eight years ago, this might tell us something about who has influence over him, in terms of providing the capital he needs to run an empire that has repeatedly gone bankrupt.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
7. He doesn't want to expose his dealings in Russia
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 04:52 PM
Jul 2016

Trump is never going to release his financial information voluntarily...ever!

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
14. But if he becomes President it would be much much harder for
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:04 PM
Jul 2016

any legal action to be brought against him I bet.

2naSalit

(86,031 posts)
18. Well
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:29 PM
Jul 2016

if we had to wait that long, we'd also be stuck with the poster child for ALEC/Kochtopus in the oval office and that would be just as much a travesty as this.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
23. Drip...drip...drip...
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 06:19 PM
Jul 2016

Turns into a flood eventually.

We must stop this traitor from getting to the White House though.

elleng

(130,126 posts)
13. as well he should!
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:04 PM
Jul 2016

tramp himself may not have 'business interests' in Russia, but as I understand it, Russia sure as hell has 'business interests' in tramp!

elleng

(130,126 posts)
16. a quick 'search' came up with this:
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:11 PM
Jul 2016

7. The problem is that Donald Trump has in the past had obvious economic interests in Russia. The Washington Post outlined them in June.

8. A quote in that piece from Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr. — who is also an executive with Trump's business — makes clear how the company in 2008 sought business from wealthy Russians. "In terms of high-end product influx into the U.S., Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets," he said at a conference that year, according to news reports. "We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia."

9. The year prior, Trump said in a deposition that "Russia is one of the hottest places in the world for investment," and that he planned to "be in Moscow at some point.">>>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/27/the-trump-russia-money-question-in-24-steps/

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