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WhatTheBuck

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51 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

The company controlled by the family of the White House adviser Jared Kushner is close to receiving a bailout of its financially troubled flagship building by a company with ties to the government of Qatar, according to executives briefed on the deal.

Charles Kushner, head of the Kushner Companies, is in advanced talks with Brookfield Properties over a partnership to take control of the 41-story aluminum-clad tower 666 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, according to two real estate executives who have been briefed on the pending deal but are not authorized to discuss it. Brookfield is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Canada, one of whose major investors is the Qatar Investment Authority.

Mr. Kushner and his son Jared, President Trump’s son-in-law and one of his key advisers, bought the office tower, which is between 52nd and 53rd Streets, 11 years ago for a record-setting $1.8 billion. But the building today only generates about half its annual mortgage payment, and 30 percent of the 41-story tower is vacant.

In late 2016, Mr. Kushner and his son were close to a much different kind of deal with Anbang, a giant Chinese insurance company with ties to the country’s ruling elite, and with a billionaire from Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani. That plan involved demolishing the existing building at 666 Fifth and erecting a $7.5 billion luxury super tower.

 

 

Although he resigned as chief executive of the company when he joined the White House in January 2017, Mr. Kushner retained most of his stake in the firm. He shed some of the assets — including his stake in 666 Fifth Avenue — by selling them to a trust controlled by his mother. His real estate holdings and other investments are worth as much as $761 million, according to government ethics filings.

The Kushner Companies and Brookfield both declined to comment, and the White House and the Qatar Investmen Authority did not immediately return requests for comment.

Brookfield has extensive ties to Qatar. The Qatar Investment Authority is the second-largest shareholder in Brookfield Properties, ranking only behind Brookfield’s former parent company. And the Qatar fund and Brookfield have teamed up on several real estate deals in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, including Brookfield’s retail and apartment complex, Manhattan West, now under construction on the West Side. Brookfield and Qatar also control the Canary Wharf office complex in London.

Brookfield, which will take over leasing and operating 666 Fifth, plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to give the 61-year-old building a major face-lift: stripping off the distinctive aluminum facade, installing floor-to-ceiling windows, renovating the lobby and installing new elevators, according to the executives.

If a deal is struck, Mr. Kushner will buy out his old partner, Vornado Realty Trust, which owned 49.5 percent of the office space but was not interested in renovating the tower.

Mr. Kushner will pay Vornado $120 million to settle an $80 million high-interest loan Vornado provided for the office building six years ago. Vornado, however, will continue to own the building’s valuable Fifth Avenue retail space.

But the deal collapsed a year ago, amid criticism from legislators over the connection between Jared Kushner’s political role and the family business. Jared Kushner left the family business after President Trump’s election and is now a key adviser to the White House.

The deal with Brookfield is likely to raise further concerns about Jared Kushner’s dual role as a White House point person on the Middle East and a continuing stake holder in the family’s company. Mr. Kushner earlier this year lost his top-secret security clearance amid concerns that foreign governments could attempt to gain influence with the White House by doing business with the Kushner Companies.

 
 

I guess we can end the embargo now. 

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1 hour ago, Mojo Hand said:

Several of us predicted almost this exact evolution of excuse tactics on the old board. 

8 is "Can't Indict".

9 is "OMG SPIES!"

10 is "You're fired"

11 (if necessary) is "Pardon me"

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59 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I️ wonder what would happen if Trump started chanting Death to America at his rallies. What percentage of his supporters would start chanting it? I’m thinking more than not.

It wouldn't be that big of a deal.

Trump supporter says, "What he really means is death to the America we have become . Immigration, trade deficits, fake news.... This is what he's saying. This why we need to MAGA."

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4 hours ago, Stros said:

 

 

What more is needed when the left has all the answers to the worlds problems? If only the voters could understand that socialism is the way to go.

 

I will enjoy the crying until 2024.

 

 

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Imagine being this stupid.

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19 minutes ago, Pods said:
He didn't disclose his payments to Cohen for Stormy Daniels or Karen McDougal in 2017. He still hasn't reported McDougal. There will be more. 

Did McDougal have a NDA or was her story just bought and buried by a Trump friendly tabloid?

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5 hours ago, sugar said:

8 is "Can't Indict".

9 is "OMG SPIES!"

10 is "You're fired"

11 (if necessary) is "Pardon me"

Can he run again in 2020 after getting impeached, convicted and removed, indicted, and subsequently  pardoned?

Theoretically of course.

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Ah, the ol' divisive abortion issue.  You can always count on that one to rile folks up.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday a new policy barring Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations from providing or mentioning abortions at any facility that receives federal family planning funds, according to two White House officials and others familiar with the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/us/politics/trump-funding-abortion-restrictions.html

If we know anything about impotus, it's that he cares only about himself, but is deeply insecure and possesses the emotional stability of a 15-year old girl.  And that he telegraphs his future transgressions by first creating a vacuum borne of demonizing someone or something else for that transgression.  News of Trump paying for abortions can't be too far around the corner.

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51 minutes ago, Degenerate Gardner said:

Ah, the ol' divisive abortion issue.  You can always count on that one to rile folks up.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday a new policy barring Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations from providing or mentioning abortions at any facility that receives federal family planning funds, according to two White House officials and others familiar with the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/us/politics/trump-funding-abortion-restrictions.html

If we know anything about impotus, it's that he cares only about himself, but is deeply insecure and possesses the emotional stability of a 15-year old girl.  And that he telegraphs his future transgressions by first creating a vacuum borne of demonizing someone or something else for that transgression.  News of Trump paying for abortions can't be too far around the corner.

Trump didn't think of this himself.  He was advised to use this as a distraction and way to rally his base.  Trump's not going to give one thought to abortion.  

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1 hour ago, Mdhorn said:

Trump didn't think of this himself.  He was advised to use this as a distraction and way to rally his base.  Trump's not going to give one thought to abortion.  

Given his raw dogging habits it would not surprise me if he has paid for a few abortions.

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3 hours ago, Degenerate Gardner said:

Ah, the ol' divisive abortion issue.  You can always count on that one to rile folks up.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday a new policy barring Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations from providing or mentioning abortions at any facility that receives federal family planning funds, according to two White House officials and others familiar with the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/us/politics/trump-funding-abortion-restrictions.html

If we know anything about impotus, it's that he cares only about himself, but is deeply insecure and possesses the emotional stability of a 15-year old girl.  And that he telegraphs his future transgressions by first creating a vacuum borne of demonizing someone or something else for that transgression.  News of Trump paying for abortions can't be too far around the corner.

That policy has Mike Pence's fingerprints all over it. 

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3 hours ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-gates-dishes-on-his-meetings-with-trump-scary-how-much-he-knew-about-my-daughters-appearance/

speaking in 3rd person during an introduction like that is something an insane person would do. 

Or gates’ story that trump was at an event, only to be driven away so he could be seen flying in on a helicopter?   

Gates may regret making fun of trump.  Not that trump can hurt him personally but I could see trump removing federal support from a program that gates supports.  

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13 hours ago, JohnnyRage said:

Did McDougal have a NDA or was her story just bought and buried by a Trump friendly tabloid?

I've just heard bought and buried, but the buried part implies it was the "exclusive" rights to the story.  She's not allowed to talk to anyone about it. 

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33 minutes ago, Tuco said:

I've just heard bought and buried, but the buried part implies it was the "exclusive" rights to the story.  She's not allowed to talk to anyone about it. 

It still should be considered as an illegal unreported campaign contribution.

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SuingToGetAMessageBoard?

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I can’t imagine that abortion thing being legal.  PP is the only provider in a great many areas in a great distance so keeping them (practically) for doing so will have an undue burden on a woman’s right to an A.  Plus can’t “mention” abortion?  Is the plan to go back and claim 1st Am was not actually ratified?

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21 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

More Twitter rants this morning. Must have been a helluva shit... or just killing time before heading to the golf course and resort for the weekend. 

Ah the "I was framed!" strategy is coming into focus.

That argument has worked so well for criminals over the decades...

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2 minutes ago, TornACL said:

Ah the "I was framed!" strategy is coming into focus.

That argument has worked so well for criminals over the decades...

Yeah, when’s the last time the “I was framed!” defense worked for an obviously guilty dude defended by Alan Dershowitz?

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1 hour ago, Tuco said:

I've just heard bought and buried, but the buried part implies it was the "exclusive" rights to the story.  She's not allowed to talk to anyone about it. 

Karen McDougal sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and the settlement gave her back the right to tell her story. 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/19/603832331/ex-playboy-model-settles-suit-with-national-enquirer-over-alleged-affair-with-tr

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