I think Trump’s escape plan is crystallizing right in front of us. He let them kill Kashogi and now is selling arms to them without even notifying congress? This whole deal smells rotten! Maybe his big bankroll isn’t from Russia after all, but is UAE? I have a really bad feeling about this.
I think Trump’s escape plan is crystallizing right in front of us. He let them kill Kashogi and now is selling arms to them without even notifying congress? This whole deal smells rotten! Maybe his big bankroll isn’t from Russia after all, but is UAE? I have a really bad feeling about this.
Yes, follow the money, which is millions of dollars in kick back to trump who owes millions, with benefit of safe haven in UAE which has no extradition treaty with the USA, and the convenience of a trump golf course in Dubai.
Remember, Trump doesn’t drink. And Russia can be dark, cold, and grey. I bet there is more than one gold toilet in the warm climate of the UAE . . . They can have him.
Ellie, I agree with the kick-back theme. That was my first thought. Also, to Jeanne's point about maybe Russia wasn't the money source, that, too, makes sense, since the UAE is probably much richer than Russia.
Looks like we're going to see major war in the Middle East again, and our own dear leader will have provided the fire power (and made a tidy fortune in the process, no doubt.)
Sitting in the UAE at the mercy of the ruling family's interests of the moment might not be the most comfortable place to try and hide from justice....it might prove decidedly temporary!
$400,000,000 debt resolution and out of the clutches of the State of New York and its looming charges sounds like a good short term plan for a narcissistic wheeler and dealer to plot his next move.
The money would be instantly seized as being the proceeds of a crime; bribery on the arms contracts. Deutsches Bank would be the first to denounce him as they are trying to repair their lost reputation; a massive downfall to which Trump's affaires have contributed largely. The $273 million he owes them can be written off against taxes. , the money might be useful to buy off any disgruntled Russian mafia boss/oligarch who he might have "displeased" but that's not part of the declared debt.
The bank could easily seize properties to the value of the debt if he flees. Imagine his Florida extravaganza and Trump Tower in NYC under lock and key.
Just checked. The UAE does not have an extradiction treaty with the US so a good place for the Trump family to go set up shop. It scares me that DT fired the people in charge of nuclear arms and international aide! It all fits doesn't it. Quid pro quo: recognize Israel and we'll sell you nuclear arms. And a Nunes creep in the mix. Also explains why DT isn't OKing the transition so Biden doesn't get the Daily Brief. It isn't about defending his loss; it's about personal survival with plenty of money.
I had not even considered UAE, but that makes a lot more sense than Russia. Russia will likely offer him no safe haven as he has outlived his usefulness to them politically.
When we were in Dubai the massive advertising billboards for his golf course, all with pictures of The Don, were everywhere. He would find a comfortable refuge there.
Donald is a multiple-opportunity grifter. He has taken hundreds of millions from Putin and his pals through money-laundering real estate deals and through Deutsche Bank loans backstopped by the Russian state bank. He has also publicly celebrated getting millions from the Saudis. Clearly he is now also collecting from the UAE. My concern at this point is not the financials, it's the other damage to this country he might do between now and Jan.20.
UAE is not Saudi Arabia. It is the Poobah of Saudi Arabia who ordered the murder of Kashogi. In fact the UAE and Saudi Arabia are not all that friendly. But it is still an illegal arms sale because it was blocked by the Senate AND the House.
Probably both bankroll from UAE and, that little tidbit mentioned, that these weapons could fall into the hands of China or RUSSIA. That is the real scary part.
I think Trump’s escape plan is crystallizing right in front of us. He let them kill Kashogi and now is selling arms to them without even notifying congress? This whole deal smells rotten! Maybe his big bankroll isn’t from Russia after all, but is UAE? I have a really bad feeling about this.
Yes, follow the money, which is millions of dollars in kick back to trump who owes millions, with benefit of safe haven in UAE which has no extradition treaty with the USA, and the convenience of a trump golf course in Dubai.
Remember, Trump doesn’t drink. And Russia can be dark, cold, and grey. I bet there is more than one gold toilet in the warm climate of the UAE . . . They can have him.
Plus, once he is no longer useful to Putin, he would be more easily disposed of by poison if he is in Russia.
Ellie, I agree with the kick-back theme. That was my first thought. Also, to Jeanne's point about maybe Russia wasn't the money source, that, too, makes sense, since the UAE is probably much richer than Russia.
Looks like we're going to see major war in the Middle East again, and our own dear leader will have provided the fire power (and made a tidy fortune in the process, no doubt.)
Sitting in the UAE at the mercy of the ruling family's interests of the moment might not be the most comfortable place to try and hide from justice....it might prove decidedly temporary!
$400,000,000 debt resolution and out of the clutches of the State of New York and its looming charges sounds like a good short term plan for a narcissistic wheeler and dealer to plot his next move.
The money would be instantly seized as being the proceeds of a crime; bribery on the arms contracts. Deutsches Bank would be the first to denounce him as they are trying to repair their lost reputation; a massive downfall to which Trump's affaires have contributed largely. The $273 million he owes them can be written off against taxes. , the money might be useful to buy off any disgruntled Russian mafia boss/oligarch who he might have "displeased" but that's not part of the declared debt.
The bank could easily seize properties to the value of the debt if he flees. Imagine his Florida extravaganza and Trump Tower in NYC under lock and key.
Good points! I thought he was going to fly to Russia, but now it appears that he’s going to bribe his way to exile in UAE
Just checked. The UAE does not have an extradiction treaty with the US so a good place for the Trump family to go set up shop. It scares me that DT fired the people in charge of nuclear arms and international aide! It all fits doesn't it. Quid pro quo: recognize Israel and we'll sell you nuclear arms. And a Nunes creep in the mix. Also explains why DT isn't OKing the transition so Biden doesn't get the Daily Brief. It isn't about defending his loss; it's about personal survival with plenty of money.
I had not even considered UAE, but that makes a lot more sense than Russia. Russia will likely offer him no safe haven as he has outlived his usefulness to them politically.
Absolutely, Pamela. Out of office, he's of no use to Putin.
Sandra also true if Putin is actually going to leave office next year per sources I have seen from as of late.
And the weather is better ...
When we were in Dubai the massive advertising billboards for his golf course, all with pictures of The Don, were everywhere. He would find a comfortable refuge there.
Bingo.
Donald is a multiple-opportunity grifter. He has taken hundreds of millions from Putin and his pals through money-laundering real estate deals and through Deutsche Bank loans backstopped by the Russian state bank. He has also publicly celebrated getting millions from the Saudis. Clearly he is now also collecting from the UAE. My concern at this point is not the financials, it's the other damage to this country he might do between now and Jan.20.
UAE is not Saudi Arabia. It is the Poobah of Saudi Arabia who ordered the murder of Kashogi. In fact the UAE and Saudi Arabia are not all that friendly. But it is still an illegal arms sale because it was blocked by the Senate AND the House.
True, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel is a Democrat and the timeline for such a deal is usually about 5 years.
Probably both bankroll from UAE and, that little tidbit mentioned, that these weapons could fall into the hands of China or RUSSIA. That is the real scary part.