How a Russian-Linked Shell Company Hired An Ex-Trump Aide to Boost Albania's Right-Wing Party in DC

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/how-a-russian-linked-shell-company-hired-an-ex-trump-aide-to-boost-albanias-right-wing-party-in-dc/

Did Russians use the US political system to fuel political discord in the Balkans?

David Corn, Hannah Levintova and Dan Friedman

A former Trump campaign aide working as a lobbyist, a half-million-dollar payment, a conservative Albanian political party, four Republican congressmen, Breitbart News, a kosher restaurateur in New York City, an online dating service that promotes “beautiful” Ukrainian women, and Russian-linked shell companies—these are some of the elements in a bizarre tale of influence-peddling that spurs the suspicion that Russians covertly used Republicans in Washington in an effort to foment political conflict in the Balkans.

It’s a complicated story of international political skullduggery with a dizzying plot: A year ago, a sketchy Scottish firm called Biniatta Trade, which was formed by two Belize-based shell companies, paid a Republican lobbyist and former Trump campaign aide named Nick Muzin for work in the United States to help the Democratic Party of Albania. At the time, a parliamentary election was underway, and the right-wing DPA was challenging a government run by the Socialist Party. That government was led by Prime Minister Edi Rama, who was steering Albania into the European Union and warning of the rise of Russian influence in the Balkans. Coincidentally—or not—the two Belizean shell companies behind Biniatta Trade were both connected to firms controlled by Russians.

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[Frustratedlady]

1. When does this corruption end? How many Americans are involved in total?

It seems to be every day that we hear of more corruption by Trump aides or Republican-connected entities. Has it gone so far as to never be stopped? The Russian shenanigans are so intertwined with Americans it is hard to know who is who.

The other day I read where Ivanka's daughter is learning Russian and immediately decided they must be training her to work with the Russians. Of course, they could be planning on relocating. That's how warped my mind has become under the Trump rule. She's only a little girl and has the right to learn any language she wishes, but...