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In an October 12, 2015 email from Sater to Trump Organization attorney Michael Cohen, titled “Andrey L. Kostin – CEO VTB Bank,” Stater said:
“Kostin who is Putins top finance guy and CEO of 2nd largest bank in Russia is on board and has indicated he would finance Trump Moscow. This is major for us, not only the financing aspect by Kostins position in Russia, extremely powerful and respected. Now all we need is Putin on board and we are golden, meeting with Putin and top deputy is tentatively set for the 14th. See buddy I can not only get Ivanka to spin in Putin’s Kremlin office chair[SUP]1[/SUP] on 30 minutes notice, I can also get a full meeting. I will call you later today to discuss getting the LOI signed.”
In a November 3, 2015 email from Sater to Cohen acknowledging receipt of the Trump-signed Letter of Intent (LOI) to build Trump Tower Moscow – a copy of which the Committee possesses – Sater wrote,
“Buddy our boy can become President of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putin’s team to buy in on this.”
The House Intel Cmte had the above noted emails, yet Nunes and his GOP colleagues bought Cohen's testimony "hook, line and sinker," relying on Cohen's untruthful testimony to assert that there was no activity between Trump and Russia.
What is VTB Bank?
It is "a state-owned bank, and, together with its subsidiaries (“the VTB Group”), is Russia’s second-largest banking group. The VTB Group has more than 1,600 offices in Russia, and operates more than 30 banks in 23 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The VTB Group offers financial services including retail, corporate and investment banking; brokering and other stock-market services; insurance; asset management for pension and unit funds; and leasing. VTB Bank’s shares are traded on the Moscow Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange."
VTB is also the parent of state-owned Bank of Moscow.
I note this because at the time that Trump's signing the LOI, it was illegal for Americans to do business with VTB Bank because the US had, a little more than a year earlier, "imposed [sanctions] prohibiting U.S. persons and persons within the United States from transacting in, providing financing for, or otherwise dealing in new debt of longer than 90 days maturity."
Trump actively negotiated to obtain a loan from a Russian bank from which it had, for over a year prior to his negotiations, been unlawful to obtain debt greater in term than three months....You don't think they were going to throw up a high rise luxury residential and hotel skyrise in 90 days, do you? Careful readers will recall too that Michael Steele noted that among Russia's tactics for compromising Trump and buying themselves a US election/POTUS appeared to be the one offering him lucrative real estate deals.
And how many times did Trump attempt to tell the American people that he had nothing to do with Russians, no connections or contacts with Russia, etc. etc? Quite a few.
When we finally get to see what documentary evidence -- letters, emails, recordings...maybe even video -- Cohen has proffered to Mueller even more dots will be connected for the American people.
How much longer can Trumpkins cleave to the notion there's no 'there' there as goes Trump and his dealings with Russia? What extent of unethical and unpatriotic, even if not illegal, forbearance and the GOP give? Where with them sits the line? Is there nothing Republicans won't tolerate so long as they they hold political sway?
Note:
“Kostin who is Putins top finance guy and CEO of 2nd largest bank in Russia is on board and has indicated he would finance Trump Moscow. This is major for us, not only the financing aspect by Kostins position in Russia, extremely powerful and respected. Now all we need is Putin on board and we are golden, meeting with Putin and top deputy is tentatively set for the 14th. See buddy I can not only get Ivanka to spin in Putin’s Kremlin office chair[SUP]1[/SUP] on 30 minutes notice, I can also get a full meeting. I will call you later today to discuss getting the LOI signed.”
In a November 3, 2015 email from Sater to Cohen acknowledging receipt of the Trump-signed Letter of Intent (LOI) to build Trump Tower Moscow – a copy of which the Committee possesses – Sater wrote,
“Buddy our boy can become President of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putin’s team to buy in on this.”
The House Intel Cmte had the above noted emails, yet Nunes and his GOP colleagues bought Cohen's testimony "hook, line and sinker," relying on Cohen's untruthful testimony to assert that there was no activity between Trump and Russia.
What is VTB Bank?
It is "a state-owned bank, and, together with its subsidiaries (“the VTB Group”), is Russia’s second-largest banking group. The VTB Group has more than 1,600 offices in Russia, and operates more than 30 banks in 23 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The VTB Group offers financial services including retail, corporate and investment banking; brokering and other stock-market services; insurance; asset management for pension and unit funds; and leasing. VTB Bank’s shares are traded on the Moscow Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange."
VTB is also the parent of state-owned Bank of Moscow.
I note this because at the time that Trump's signing the LOI, it was illegal for Americans to do business with VTB Bank because the US had, a little more than a year earlier, "imposed [sanctions] prohibiting U.S. persons and persons within the United States from transacting in, providing financing for, or otherwise dealing in new debt of longer than 90 days maturity."
Trump actively negotiated to obtain a loan from a Russian bank from which it had, for over a year prior to his negotiations, been unlawful to obtain debt greater in term than three months....You don't think they were going to throw up a high rise luxury residential and hotel skyrise in 90 days, do you? Careful readers will recall too that Michael Steele noted that among Russia's tactics for compromising Trump and buying themselves a US election/POTUS appeared to be the one offering him lucrative real estate deals.
And how many times did Trump attempt to tell the American people that he had nothing to do with Russians, no connections or contacts with Russia, etc. etc? Quite a few.
- Trump Denied Having Any Business Dealings With Russia a Bunch of Times
- Trump-Russia timeline of events (as of Feb 2018)
When we finally get to see what documentary evidence -- letters, emails, recordings...maybe even video -- Cohen has proffered to Mueller even more dots will be connected for the American people.
How much longer can Trumpkins cleave to the notion there's no 'there' there as goes Trump and his dealings with Russia? What extent of unethical and unpatriotic, even if not illegal, forbearance and the GOP give? Where with them sits the line? Is there nothing Republicans won't tolerate so long as they they hold political sway?
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- What exactly does "get Ivanka to spin in Putin’s Kremlin office chair" mean? I don't know for sure -- it could be literal, figurative, or a bit of both -- but I know what it sounds like, and I know it refers to something that Sater (what an ironic name) had already brought to fruition.