Trump Call to Putin Late
January 2017
Original post follows this major update from CBS News which is directly related
to his story subject:
Highlights:
1. CBS News has learned that the 35-page dossier
compiled by a former British spy is gaining credibility among law
enforcement. Before he was sworn
in as President, Donald Trump dismissed the document, but sources tell CBS
News that investigators continue to vet
it to see whether there is any truth to the allegations.
2. At issue is whether the Russian government
gathered compromising information on the president during his years of doing
business in country as a private citizen. The
FBI is leading the investigation but several intelligence agencies are also
involved. Typically an investigation of this scale would involve the
sources and methods of the CIA and NSA. CNN first reported the sustained
interest in the dossier by the intelligence community.
3. The dossier first came to the attention of
U.S. officials several months ago, and it took time for it to circulate. A U.S. official familiar with the
document’s origin says that even people who discounted it initially have begun
to take it more seriously.
Original Post Starts Here:
I imagine that Trump-Putin call it went something like this? (a hunch only)
Trump to Putin: “Hey,
Vlad destroy all my stuff, okay?”
(Translation): “Влад уничтожить все мои вещи, хорошо.”
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Putin to Trump: “Хорошо я уничтожу его.”
(Translation): “Okay, I’ll destroy it.”
A
recent Saudi transaction (below link) highlights the complex issues at the
intersection of Trump's political and business interests.
According
to that DCist article in early February: “President
Trump stepped down as head of the Trump Old Post Office LLC, the company that
runs the DC hotel, and his eldest son is now at the helm. However, President
Trump has not renounced his ownership stake and appears to continue to be
enriched by the hotel even as Don Jr. manages it.”
Further,
Mr. Trump has expressed his belief that as president, he is exempted from conflicts-of-interest
laws, noted in the New York Times.
So, I wonder: Since he is “exempt” does
that mean he can mix his office duties as president with family income connections
and have no problemo?
Related
to that is this story that is simply hiding: The (any) Trump-Putin/Russian ties
and/or connections:
That story is from here (from Mother Jones): Even though there are
mountains of evidence. Even though the implications literally include an
existential threat to the United States. Even though it is, by any measure, the
greatest scandal ever to affect this or any other administration … the
story has utterly vanished from any media coverage – why is that?
If there is a bottom line or conclusion to this story, which seems impossible at this stage, is pretty simple I believe: We the People, the public have a compelling need to know and indeed right to know the truth about any Trump-Putin ties or connections - whatever they may be (or may not) have been.
Who can argue with that logic? Stay tuned.
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