Tag: Trump’s Russia ties

Bernstein Calls for More Reporting On Trump’s Russia Connection

Buck Banks

“Remarkable information related to Russia and Putin and Trump’s deference to Putin — whether witting, unwitting or half-witting — continues to be revealed. Turkey’s Syrian adventure-invasion with Trump’s permission; his disdain for Ukraine through his whole presidency; and serving Russia’s interest there (as opposed to established US policy) suggest more reporting again is called for.”

— Carl Bernstein in an email to CNN

Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1977

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1977

MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance claimed that President Trump is a Russian asset who was compromised “as early as 1977” via his first marriage to Czech-born Ivana Trump, the Daily Beast reports. Nance, a retired naval intelligence operator, went on to boast that he saw early in Trump’s presidential campaign that the U.S. was under attack by a “wide-ranging information warfare attack” by Russia that was designed to make Trump president, adding that he saw it “about a year before anyone would really understand that.”

Bank Source: Trump Loans Had Russian Co-Signers

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“If true, that would explain every kind word Donald Trump has ever said about Russia and Vladimir Putin.”

— Lawrence O’Donnell, responding to reports a source close to Deutsche Bank told MSNBC that President Trump’s tax returns show he pays very little income tax and, more importantly, that his loans have Russian billionaires as co-signers.

Most Think Trump New About a Coverup

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62%

A new Monmouth poll finds that more than 62% of Americans believe that President Trump was aware that people like Roger Stone, Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort or others tried to conceal information from federal investigators and 50% believe that he personally asked at least some of them to do it. The poll also finds the public remains divided on Moscow’s sway over Trump with 55% saying the president’s family either definitely (32%) or probably (23%) has financial interests or other ties to Russia that influence how Trump deals with that country.

Giuliani Walks Back Trump Tower Moscow Comments

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“My recent statements about discussions during the 2016 campaign between Michael Cohen and then-candidate Donald Trump about a potential Trump Moscow ‘project’ were hypothetical and not based on conversations with the President. My comments did not represent the actual timing or circumstances of any such discussions. The point is that the proposal was in the earliest stage and did not advance beyond a free non-binding letter of intent.”

— Rudy Giuliani, walking back his statement from Sunday suggesting President Trump continued discussions on a Trump Tower Moscow deal through the 2016 presidential election, the New York Times reports.