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In reply to the discussion: Why did Trump and his team think they could pull this kind of stuff and get away with it? [View all]cilla4progress
(24,726 posts)5. The Russians own him
Loans. Deutsche bank was the only one that would lend to Trump. They do a lot of money laundering for Russian oligarchs.
And the huge windfall profit trump made on the Florida mansion he sold to one of them.
Rachel laid it all out Monday/ Tuesday night.
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Why did Trump and his team think they could pull this kind of stuff and get away with it? [View all]
Quixote1818
Mar 2017
OP
Trump never thought that he would win. Recall, Russia's primary goal was to undermine...
Yavin4
Mar 2017
#14
Good points, my only thought here is that they knew they had Wikileaks as a secret weapon
Quixote1818
Mar 2017
#18
The weird thing is that it seems like everyone around Trump met with Kislyak
womanofthehills
Mar 2017
#21
My best guess is they banked on the Republicans in office turning a blind eye.
herding cats
Mar 2017
#22
He probably has a deal with Rosneft, the Russian oil giant. Ass getting away with the whole...
brush
Mar 2017
#25
maybe because enough top repubs were in bed with him that he thought he was covered.
Amaryllis
Mar 2017
#31
He planned to install his loyal stooge as AD and then be immune from prosecution.
Kablooie
Mar 2017
#36