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Trump is deeply indebted. Someone, somewhere holds a lot of leverage over this president. Further complicating the story is this thread which suggests that the magnitude of the debt isn't a few hundred million, but more like a billion.

https://twitter.com/DanAlexander21/status/1310342791336284160?s=20

If nothing else the curtain is being pulled back on $1B of campaign contributions that appear so far to have failed to produce a desired result.

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I’m glad you mentioned Dan Alexander’s eye-popping Twitter thread, Andrew, which clarifies Trump’s debt with photos of documentation. Here’s a link to it for those who don’t have a Twitter account: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1310342791336284160.html

Alexander also said he will be continuing his detailed analysis today on Twitter. The bottom line is clear: Trump is beholden to many, which makes him a security risk.

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I was JUST wondering about Dan Alexander's book on Trump's finances and what he would have to say about the NYT article. I wondered if his information squared with what the NYT uncovered. Ask, and it shall be given...THANKS, Andrew.

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Annnd... Dan Alexander is on it again this morning, continuing his analysis. I was just going to share a more updated thread of his posts than I did 10 minutes ago (I should have looked at his latest before posting the link above), but he’ll be digging into this for awhile. I am grateful he is helping to untangle this web.

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Thanks. I’m going to follow him on Twitter now.

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Thanks. I’m going to follow him on Twitter now.

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And while we know campaign contributions can be spent on legal matters, it makes you wonder where else those contributions may have landed.

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One only need look to the reported "salaries" being paid to Kimberly Guifoyle or Lara Trump, or the finances of Brad Parscale to understand how the Trump organization is profiting off of the campaign. It speaks volumes that he announced his candidacy for reelection the day after his inauguration in 2017. We know this to be consistent with his past. See: Ivanka Trump $747,622 "consulting fee" on a hotel for which she is an executive.

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