Trump signed 'letter of intent' for Russian tower

[Kablooie]

Last edited Mon Aug 28, 2017, 09:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: ABC News

Four months into his campaign for president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a “letter of intent” to pursue a Trump Tower-style building development in Moscow, according to a statement from the then-Trump Organization Chief Counsel Michael Cohen.

The involvement of then-candidate Trump in a proposed Russian development deal contradicts repeated statements Trump made during the campaign, including telling ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in July 2016 that his business had “no relationship to Russia whatsoever.”

The disclosure from Cohen, who has described himself as Trump’s personal lawyer, came as Cohen’s attorney gave congressional investigators scores of documents and emails from the campaign, including several pertaining to the Moscow development idea.

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Cohen specifically says in his statement that Trump was told three times about the Moscow proposal.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-knew-moscow-tower-proposal-campaign-lawyer/story?id=49472342

[geek tragedy]

1. Why is Cohen disclosing all of this? nt

[Brother Buzz]

6. May be that pesky House intelligence committee issued subpoena

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/politics/house-russia-investigators-subpoena-flynn-cohen/index.html

[Freethinker65]

2. Just practicing his future role as Liar in Chief

[BigmanPigman]

3. Everyone knows that in Russia politics and business are one.

The Russian government had been recruiting 45 for an agent for about 5 years.

[sandensea]

4. First Istanbul, then Buenos Aires, and now Moscow.

Just the tip of the emoluments iceberg, I bet.

[DK504]

5. He lies about any contact with Russia

then he says he had a contract and you can't break a contract. This seems to be a bit of a problem for the Traitor in Chief.

[uppityperson]

7. Would you please edit, switching the thread title and source too the right way?

Thank you

[Kablooie]

12. Whoops. Done.

[riversedge]

8. Seems to me that Cohen wants to make sure that all know that the Trump business activites

with Russia were NOT connected to the campaign.

But as far as I can determine--Cohen verifies that Trump was telling a lot of lies (trumps repeated statements that his business in no way ever was going after business deals in Russia).


...... “Certain documents in the production reference a proposal for ‘Trump Tower Moscow,’ which contemplated a private real estate development in Russia,” Cohen’s statement says. “The decision to pursue the proposal initially, and later to abandon it, was unrelated to the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign.”

In a separate statement texted to ABC News, Cohen added that “the Trump Moscow proposal was simply one of many development opportunities that the Trump Organization considered and ultimately rejected.”

Cohen specifically says in his statement that Trump was told three times about the Moscow proposal.

“To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Trump was never in contact with anyone about this proposal other than me on three occasions, including signing a non-binding letter of intent in 2015,” his statement says.

[FakeNoose]

17. Cohen turned his Trump-Russian documents over to Mueller on Monday

He's appearing before the Senate special investigators next week I think.

I hope it's on TV but more likely it's behind closed doors. Anyway Cohen leaked these documents in advance of giving them to Mueller. If not him, then maybe somebody on the Senate Judiciary Committee. I'll guarantee you that Mueller doesn't leak anything.

[still_one]

9. One has to wonder if trump will flee to Russia if he is impeached

[July]

10. One has to wonder if Russia will want him.

At that point, he will have outworn his usefulness to Putin.

[calimary]

11. HAH! This is that adorable "Sez WHO???" guy.

Michael Cohen. JERK. I remember one of his earlier interviews, where he "answered" every question the anchor asked with "sez WHO?" With the brashest, cockiest, in-yer-face attitude I've EVER seen. Like the Mafia-wannabe bully he undoubtedly is.

[tiptonic]

13. Putin

Putin, has to laughing his behind off, right about now. He really screwed us this time.

[Sunlei]

15. that man never laughs. If he smiles thats when a car bomb takes out another journalist he hates.

[Sunlei]

14. Thats why the Republican party wanted trump, hes a great smoke screen for the parties ru. collusion.

[DesertRat]

16. I hope he's asked about this during his photo op trip to TX tomorrow. nt