Trump's Ties to the Russian Mob

[PopMartian]

Summary of FBI investigations:

Various news reports, books, and investigations have alleged that multiple individuals with ties to Russian organized crime have either lived in, owned property in, or conducted business from Trump Tower and other Trump-branded properties. These associations have raised questions about potential money laundering and the source of funding for some of Donald Trump's real estate projects. Donald Trump has repeatedly denied having any improper dealings with Russia.

Key figures with alleged Russian mob ties

David Bogatin

• In the 1990s, the FBI identified Bogatin as a member of a Russian organized crime family.
• According to reports, Bogatin purchased five condos in Trump Tower in 1984, which Donald Trump personally sold to him.
• An investigation by the state attorney general's office later found that Bogatin was laundering money, and the transaction was cited as evidence that Trump Tower was used for money laundering.

Vyacheslav "Yaponchik" Ivankov

• A high-ranking Russian mob boss, Ivankov reportedly lived in a Trump Tower apartment during the 1990s.
• When arrested by the FBI in 1995, agents found the Trump Organization's private office phone numbers in his possession.

Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov

• In 2013, the FBI ran wiretaps on a high-stakes illegal gambling ring on the 63rd floor of Trump Tower, just three floors below Donald Trump's personal penthouse.
• The investigation led to the indictment of 33 individuals connected to the ring, which was run by Tokhtakhounov, an alleged Russian mobster.
• Despite being wanted by Interpol, Tokhtakhounov was seen at the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow later that year, an event attended by Trump.

Felix Sater

• Sater is a Russian-born, convicted felon with links to both Russian and American organized crime.
• He worked as a senior advisor for the Trump Organization and as a managing director for Bayrock Group, a real estate firm that had offices in Trump Tower.
• Sater and his company partnered with the Trump Organization on several projects, including the Trump SoHo condo-hotel.
• He later became a key figure in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, particularly regarding his efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.

Bayrock Group and Tevfik Arif

• Bayrock Group, a real estate firm founded by Tevfik Arif, had offices in Trump Tower and partnered with the Trump Organization on several ventures.
• A lawsuit filed by a former Bayrock finance director alleged the company was a front for money laundering and secretly run by mob-affiliated individuals.

Money laundering allegations and use of shell companies

• Journalists and investigators have pointed to Trump Tower's policy of allowing anonymous shell companies to purchase condos, a practice that facilitates money laundering.
• Reports indicate that Russian buyers have been particularly active in acquiring Trump-branded condos, with a significant number of sales since 2016 made through shell corporations.

Context and pushback ( Deny,Deny,Deny)

• Allegations of Trump's association with figures tied to organized crime long predate his political career, with some connections dating back to the 1980s.
• While an FBI investigation in 2013 monitored a Russian crime ring operating from Trump Tower, it did not implicate Donald Trump himself.
• Multiple Trump associates, including Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, have faced legal issues related to financial crimes and their dealings with Russian entities.
• Trump has consistently denied knowing these individuals well or having improper business ties to Russia.

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[PopMartian]

Even a blind man can see Trump and Putin laughing and patronizing each other just weeks ago. Putin has stepped up his attacks on Ukraine and President Trump says ." Putin is a Genius." There is something that says Trump is working for the Russians.

 

[soap box]

Tell them to close their eyes, say Russia three times and it all disappears. It's a trick that makes all of Trump's crimes and lies go away.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Here is how this works folks:

Trump says he is getting fed up with Putin will have to impose more sanctions. Trumpers go yeah yeah that is our man. No further sanctions happen. Trumpers say well that is because it ain't our problem

 

[Peacenik]

Big picture:

1. Trump famously went bankrupt trying to get into the casino business. How did Trump manage go bankrupt in a business where the house always wins? Two factors: a) He loaded up the casino projects with debt from previous failures, forcing them to rely on a bigger ROI than most. b) Trump tried to overbuild the Taj, wanting it to be the biggest, most amazing casino ever of all time. Unfortunately, the overhead was so big it needed to pull in 1.5 million per day just to pay the bills. It couldn't do it, so it went belly-up.

2. American banks had all been hit up hard by Trump from previous failures and then in financing the casino business. When the Taj failed, the banks stopped loaning to Trump. The word was out. Nobody in America would loan anything to Trump. His credit was shot.

3. That was when Trump turned his attention to Russia. He needed cash. The Russian mafia had plenty of it. The problem was it was dirty. It had to get laundered somehow.

1-2-3, easy as abc.

 

[Lutherf]

For the sake of argument, let's say that all these conspiracy theories are absolute fact and that Trump is tied directly to Russian mafia money laundering. Let's just say all that is 100% accurate. You know what that makes him? It makes him the greatest criminal mastermind of all time since the FBI has had this information on him for over 30 years, including THREE presidential elections, and they haven't been able to nail him.

 

[Craig234]

Thread 'Understanding trump, Epstein, and Russian money laundering'

Sunday at 9:28 AM

A clearer picture is emerging, of trump and Epstein as best friends for years of Epstein's Mossad-related underage sex trafficking and blackmail, until 2004, with trump going bankrupt, and turning to laundering Russian money; trump and Epstein both wanted an estate, which trump went behind Epstein's back to get. Epstein suspected the Russian money laundering and threatened to alert authorities. trump then informed authorities of Epstein's crimes.

Not long after trump bought the estate, he sold it to a Russian oligarch for a $50 million profit (without any improvements or anything else...

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[element94]

Tell them to close their eyes, say Russia three times and it all disappears. It's a trick that makes all of Trump's crimes and lies go away.

That's the U.S. Supreme Court.