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Trump interest in putting a Hotel(s) in Russia has been a topic of discussion and disaccord since he got elected. Trump supporters have defended him by saying "but it never got done", meaning that nothing has happened.
Nonetheless, my question has been different inasmuch as my question is more about the interest he has shown in having a Hotel in Moscow than about whether anything has happened.
Russia has never been known as being a place where a Capitalistic venture will have much success. Certainly, there are many other places in the world where a Trump Hotel would offer much more profits than one in Russia, such as France, Germany, China, Japan, etc. Why the interest in having a Hotel in Russia?
Trump owned Hotels
Since 1987, Trump has had interest in a having a Hotel in Russia:
Business projects of Donald Trump in Russia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Trump has pursued business deals in Russia since 1987, and has sometimes traveled there to explore potential business opportunities. In 1996, Trump trademark applications were submitted for potential Russian real estate development deals. Trump's partners and children have repeatedly visited Moscow, connecting with developers and government officials to explore joint venture opportunities. Trump was never able to successfully conclude any real estate deals in Russia. However, individual Russians have invested heavily in Trump properties, and following Trump's bankruptcies in the 1990s he borrowed money from Russian sources. In 2008 his son Donald Trump Jr. said that Russia was an important source of money for the Trump businesses.
In January 2017, BuzzFeed reported the existence of the unverified Trump–Russia dossier (also called the Steele dossier), which alleges connections between Trump associates and Russia. Trump responded the next day, and again at a February news conference, that he has no financial connections to Russia. In response to ongoing questions, White House press secretary Sean Spicer reiterated in May that Trump has no business connections to Russia. Also in May, Trump's tax lawyers sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee saying Trump had not received any income from Russian sources over the past 10 years "with a few exceptions".
Trump's pre-Presidential business dealings with Russia are reportedly being scrutinized by the special counsel.
In July 2018, The Daily Beast reported on a search engine optimization project intended to minimize public awareness of Trump's connections to an associate who worked on these projects with him.
Why the interest and then why the cover-up?
If anyone can come up with a rational explanation of this that does not somehow touch on Trump having a "personal" interest in having a Hotel in Putin's Russia, I would certainly welcome it.
Nonetheless, my question has been different inasmuch as my question is more about the interest he has shown in having a Hotel in Moscow than about whether anything has happened.
Russia has never been known as being a place where a Capitalistic venture will have much success. Certainly, there are many other places in the world where a Trump Hotel would offer much more profits than one in Russia, such as France, Germany, China, Japan, etc. Why the interest in having a Hotel in Russia?
Trump owned Hotels
Since 1987, Trump has had interest in a having a Hotel in Russia:
Business projects of Donald Trump in Russia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Trump has pursued business deals in Russia since 1987, and has sometimes traveled there to explore potential business opportunities. In 1996, Trump trademark applications were submitted for potential Russian real estate development deals. Trump's partners and children have repeatedly visited Moscow, connecting with developers and government officials to explore joint venture opportunities. Trump was never able to successfully conclude any real estate deals in Russia. However, individual Russians have invested heavily in Trump properties, and following Trump's bankruptcies in the 1990s he borrowed money from Russian sources. In 2008 his son Donald Trump Jr. said that Russia was an important source of money for the Trump businesses.
In January 2017, BuzzFeed reported the existence of the unverified Trump–Russia dossier (also called the Steele dossier), which alleges connections between Trump associates and Russia. Trump responded the next day, and again at a February news conference, that he has no financial connections to Russia. In response to ongoing questions, White House press secretary Sean Spicer reiterated in May that Trump has no business connections to Russia. Also in May, Trump's tax lawyers sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee saying Trump had not received any income from Russian sources over the past 10 years "with a few exceptions".
Trump's pre-Presidential business dealings with Russia are reportedly being scrutinized by the special counsel.
In July 2018, The Daily Beast reported on a search engine optimization project intended to minimize public awareness of Trump's connections to an associate who worked on these projects with him.
Why the interest and then why the cover-up?
If anyone can come up with a rational explanation of this that does not somehow touch on Trump having a "personal" interest in having a Hotel in Putin's Russia, I would certainly welcome it.