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Mon Oct 17, 2016, 11:29 PM

Trump's son-in-law held talks to set up Trump TV network

(from Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-tv-idUSKBN12H1F2

POLITICS | Mon Oct 17, 2016 | 7:20pm EDT
Trump's son-in-law held talks to set up Trump TV network

Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, informally approached LionTree Advisors Chief Executive Aryeh Bourkoff about setting up a Trump TV network after the U.S. presidential election, but the investment bank does not want to be involved, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Kushner contacted Bourkoff, one of the media industry's top dealmakers, in the past few months, but there have been no further conversations, the source said on Monday. The source asked not to be identified because the discussions were private.

There was no reason given for LionTree's reluctance to participate in the process.

The Financial Times first reported the LionTree talks earlier on Monday, citing sources.(on.ft.com/2dIbnrX)

Trump, the Republican U.S. presidential nominee, told the Washington Post last month he had "no interest in a media company" and that reports he was considering setting up one were "a false rumor."
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Also on Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tv-venture_us_5804d13fe4b0e8c198a8f3cb

and also some other outlets -- The Huffington Post article is pretty good.

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Response to ColemanMaskell (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 11:31 PM

1. Oh, he's not going to "self-fund" this business venture, eh?

Leave other people on the hook when it goes kaboom... The Trumpian Way

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Mon Oct 17, 2016, 11:54 PM

2. Josh Marshall has a great take on this possibility. His conclusion: Probably won't happen . . .

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Mon Oct 17, 2016, 11:59 PM

3. So, Trump's whole presidential campaign was just an ad for his next reality TV project?

Jared Kushner also owns a New York publishing company and a weekly newspaper. Trump's already got Roger Ailes, the he founder Fox News, and Roger Stone, a political consultant who specialized in the use of opposition research. Also, Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News fame, and Kellyanne Conway is a longtime Republican strategist and political commentator.

Look like a solid foundation yo launch Trump's Hate TV.

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Mon Oct 17, 2016, 11:59 PM

4. Perhaps the reason Beck turned on Drumph so badly...doesn't want the competition.

Knows Drumph would steal his viewers.

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