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I don't recommend listening to this whole thing, but the source, son of deceased high up DB exec, Val Broeksmit, gives a clear history of why he didn't work with WSJ, Rolling Stone, or Maggie Haberman at NYT. He also talks about Enrich. He explains why he's giving these reporters the interview. The guy has some personal issues but he's not dumb. He details how he met with FBI counterintel agents, Dan Goldman (also was House impeachment counsel), Schiff at his office, and spent the night at Glen Simpson's house in DC after partying w him in el mar caribe. Best line was that "you aren't on Twitter unless you've been called a Russian agent by Louise Mensch". The takeaway is that this is a real person who has a load of official docs from DB via his father's emails and hardware that reveal bad stuff going on at DB directly involving Trump. Fast forward to the last 10-15 min of the interview to hear some detail about Trump, Kushner, sanctioned Russian VTB, mirror trades for laundering sanctioned oligarch cash, and how debt got masked for Trump by KushCo using a shady maneuver through DB. A logical observation that points to how you know Trump had to have co-signers guarantee his DB loans to get vital cash: That someone other than Trump? Vlad.

Seems ripe for a head fake, however even the threat of an attack on a Trump property will cause avoidance and hurt the brand. It'd be far more damaging to fuck with Trump and fam business by exposing their international money laundering and other corrupt entanglements. But then I remind myself to consider Iran may not want to actually get rid of Trump.

Even if Mitch would never consider it, Bolton indicating he's open and willing to testify to the Senate if subpoenaed doesn't exactly help Mitch in his cover-up bid.

Apart from Stedman having a generally credible history, the table posted above showing DB divisional flow chart, differential origins and amounts of Trump loans, and time frames for different origins within DB suggests they received detailed documentary records (from the whistleblower as they claim). Stedman also states his source is different from the one for Lawrence O’Donnell from back in August when he reported on msnbc that a source close to DB claimed Trumps DB loans were co-signed by Russian oligarchs. O’Donnell only retracted due to not adhering to msnbc’s journalistic standards for sourcing for such a report. So this is a second source with new and different info about Trump/Russia financial compromise, though they both represent the same problem.

prideful coward. ignorant piece of shit. liar. criminal.

It was junior in 2008: "We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia." DeNault, an affiliate of Stedman who would have access to the same information Stedman has, breaks down the DB/VTB/Trump arrangement further: Re the DBTCA branch on the right, note the suicide by someone with internal knowledge

Trump is a totally owned asset of transnational organized crime. He owes his very financial existence to Putin's mafia state. In 2005, Trump was unable to get a $25M loan from Bank of Scotland due to being a credit risk. With the exclusive backing of Putin's state cash, Deutsche Bank loaned Trump nearly a billion. He has to do what he's told or else, otherwise there's no point in owning him. No telling how many times over the ROI on Putin's billion dollar risk will have paid for itself all told:

“Trump’s shiny economy” is just sitting there waiting to get popped. It’s also Trump’s electoral Achilles heel. And he owns all the fallout from unilaterally withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and instigating escalation. The Iranian pinpoint precision attack on Saudi refineries a few months ago was a fair warning. And I suspect Iranians have considered multiple ways to sustainably disrupt ME oil supply.

Not being dishonest there. Those posts were Aug 9. Mueller testimony shooting down TT/Alfa bank server comms was two weeks prior. I didn’t read about and become aware of that facet of Mueller testimony until well after Aug 9. Sorry I caused you confusion. @Anastasis : “Bonus points if you can directly tie it in to a well coordinated conspiracy between Trump and Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.” “ a well coordinated conspiracy” ??? Is that your sliding bar-continuum ? You’re a real joker. Trump was personally warned by the FBI about the threat of Russian infiltration into his campaign. Nevertheless he persisted. Trump knew, period. Trump lied to Mueller about it, period. Stone is headed to prison over lying to Mueller about his involvement with the same Russian campaign operation Trump lied to Mueller about. Direct knowledge followed by serial obstruction to cover it up. guilty as fuck.

no, it's just you.

No, ask Louise Mensch who yammered about Sarge at Arms on the tarmac, or Orrin Hatch getting briefings to take over as Senate pro tempore, or Trump avoiding setting foot in NYC in spring '17 due to warrant for his arrest. Look, she had it first that there was a FISA warrant on Page back when ppl scoffed about anything resembling a Trump/Russia connection let alone actual ongoing investigation. Remember that A? lollerskates. good times. Those Mensch's craze tweets were for entertainment purposes. They were out there. I did follow the reporting about the server comms, and moved on after Mueller dismissed it. How about you unstick yourself from May 2018 and join us in the present ? Trump was aware of Wiki coordination via Roger Stone during the campaign. Roger is going to prison for lying about it and witness tampering. Trump lied to Mueller about his comms with Stone. Mueller also pre-packaged a dozen cases of Trump obstruction of justice. Why is Trump fighting tooth and nail to hide tax returns and DB financials from Congress and the public ? because he's compromised by Putin ? Because they literally own him and his family.

goddammit. fucking wankin' wagger

Keep in mind these escalations commenced following May 2018 when Trump unilaterally pulled out of the international Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aka the Iran nuclear deal. One thing about Iran’s assassinated No. 2 man behind their Supreme Leader described in the New Yorker article is that he was a pragmatist, sensitive to the implications of collective world view on their actions and those of proxies like Assad where No. 2 deterred him from use of chemical weapons on one occasion. Our best strength has been and always will be one of non-violent pressure with international consensus and cooperation. Trump abandoned that with the Iran deal pullout and now we’re dealing with sustained incremental violence in their backyard without international support or an acknowledged legal consensus within our own government.

Of course. Like I said, he got played. You think he has the slightest clue who this guy was? You think he’s any more capable of defining and ascribing geopolitical differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims than naming any 3 of Christ’s Apostles? Answer: he can’t do either one.

Defending international Trump properties - our new frontlines.

Considering how completely ignorant and inconsistent he is, Trump got played. The question is by whom. I’d put my money on whomever seeks to shield Trump while simultaneously undermining the global standing of the US, jack oil prices, and boost the market for black market arms sales. I can think of one off the top of my head.

Speaker: “The Administration has conducted tonight’s strikes in Iraq targeting high-level Iranian military officials and killing Iranian Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani without an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iran. Further, this action was taken without the consultation of the Congress.” full text: https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/1220

There was also that bit where he lost high numbers of forces from sending them across battlefields “to clear mine fields.” Maybe I misread it, but tactically that’s kind of an uneven trade, even for martyrs. Reading that New Yorker article was quite a refresher for names and events over the last few decades.

And recall that nugget about Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, having only two other clients - Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy and...Sean Hannity. Broidy was involved in Cohen’s campaign finance felony for Trump to bribe women for their silence. That makes two close Trump felons with Hannity oddly in the middle.

The truth is still coming out. Little more than common sense dictates they're all fucking criminals.

Rudy suggests he ‘try the case’ when the actions of his goons and him are the reason Trump is being impeached. Had enough of these mobsters ?

Again, all eyes on vulnerable Senate R’s. Absent new witnesses in the Senate trial, evidence against Trump is known. Polls generally reflect a majority favor removal. However, what is NOT a known is what individual Senators will do in some yet to be defined trial. Individual Senator tracking polls, looking at pre- and post-impeachment trial polls, might be the real crystal ball - especially if there’s a round two of impeachment of Trump based on more damning evidence of other crimes. And Mitch stating he will coordinate directly with the WH for the trial is likely intended to set up the illusion of fairness when he backs off from that to some less obvious form of rigging. The extent of that compromise from his initial extreme stance likely depends on real time calculations of damage to preserving his majority.

I don’t know. The frame of reference people are using here for poll shifts around impeachment has been since November. But go back and look at what polls showed around impeachment after the Mueller report last summer. It’s come a long way. No reason to think we’ve hit a ceiling in every respect.

If the Senate fakes its way through this trial where the evidence is clear cut, they have committed themselves to being frauds. Now keep in mind that we’ve just recently heard a signal from House top legal counsel Doug Letter that there could be additional articles of impeachment coming later. Think about the impression it will make if Senate R’s are roped into another sham trial. Now imagine that next trial involves a significant increment in severity, such as what Trump’s tax returns and Deutsche Bank financials reveal. Consider also that SCOTUS may not rule until June. At that point, think of the timing if Senate has no choice but to convict Trump and what getting momentum for a replacement would look like when the campaign field is non-existent. And if they fraudulently shield Trump - again - this summer, vulnerable R’s potentially will be screwed. All if this puts heightened importance on how they handle Trump’s impeachment NOW.