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Old 02-05-2019, 09:25 AM
 
Location: alexandria, VA
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It's not the "left"; it's the Justice Department. What should they do with millions and millions of dollars of unaccounted for money and evidence of fraud and money-laundering? Ignore our laws when it comes to Trump? No way. Trump and his donors are not above the law and neither will the Democrats be when its their turn. Investigate and get to the bottom of it.
The Trumpies don't want to know. In their tiny little world ignorance is bliss.
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Old 02-05-2019, 09:28 AM
 
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Escalating one of the investigations into President Trump’s inaugural committee, federal prosecutors ordered on Monday that its officials turn over documents about donors, finances and activities, according to two people familiar with the inquiry.

Only one individual was named as part of the subpoena’s demand for documents: Imaad Zuberi, a former fund-raiser for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who was seeking inroads with Mr. Trump, and whose company, Avenue Ventures, gave $900,000 to the inaugural committee. The subpoena also seeks documents related to his company.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/u...-subpoena.html

Well someone might be in hot water.
Trump and his crime family of cheesy grifters cannot help themselves from thievery and running scams. It is ingrained in their DNA.
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Investigators are allegedly looking into a host of potential crimes, including money laundering, inaugural committee disclosure violations, conspiracy, wire fraud, the use of straw donors, and the violation of laws prohibiting foreigners from making donations, among other crimes. The prosecutor named in the subpoena is known to specialize in corruption.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trum...igated-1318329
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Old 02-05-2019, 09:30 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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Looks like another garden variety foreign agent looking to influence the American political system in their country's favor. They give money to whomever is in power.
Yes, the do and most campaign and inaugural committees know enough to give the money back. Did Trump's? We shall find out, won't we.
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Old 02-05-2019, 10:00 AM
 
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Yes, the do and most campaign and inaugural committees know enough to give the money back. Did Trump's? We shall find out, won't we.
Did Obama?

Jan. 2013 - Beneficiaries of Obama’s policies bankroll inauguration

The Presidential Inaugural Committee is effectively an extension of Obama’s campaign. It is not funded by taxpayers but by contributions, and it pays for aspects of the inaugural weekend not covered by the government. For instance, Obama’s PIC will pay for official inaugural balls but not for the swearing-in at the Capitol. After the inauguration, the PIC can use leftover funds however it pleases.


That doesn't sound like money being given back.


Inauguration money is of particular interest because the committee can use the money however it pleases. If Obama’s PIC has money left over, it can use that money for grassroots political activity supporting Obama’s agenda — or nearly anything.


The article mentions four companies who gave, that have a vested interest in gaining Obama's favor.
  • Microsoft - they received $852M from gov't contracts under Obama's 1st term
  • Southern Company Services - expected $8.3B from a Georgia Plant
  • United Therapeutics - Obama kept generic versions off the market for 12 years, subsidized presciptions
  • Genetech - Congress pretty much used their material in arguing for ObamaCare

So if the underlined above is the case, why is Mueller going here?
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Old 02-05-2019, 10:03 AM
 
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why is Mueller going here?
It's not Mueller's investigation doing this. It's the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York.

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Old 02-05-2019, 10:05 AM
 
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$40 million unaccounted for? If this is a "nothingburger" it's a whopper.
I think "nothingberder" is the approved spelling now.
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Old 02-05-2019, 10:22 AM
 
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Very important to remember:

Rick Gates was the Deputy Chair of Trump's inaugural committee...he knows EVERYTHING.

And Rick Gates is FULLY COOPERATING with both Special Counsel Bob Mueller and the SDNY.


https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1092564296066912261
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Old 02-05-2019, 10:28 AM
 
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Imaad Zuberi - $250K for Terry MacAuliffe

Imaad Zuberi - $25K for ActBlue

Individual Contributions, FEC - Imaad Zuberi
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Old 02-05-2019, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Haiku
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Why does the Left hate Trump so much? What has he done to warrant the hatred?
OK, let's review Mr. Trump....

1) Gropes and grabs women and then brags about it
2) Has affairs with bimbos and then uses campaign money to pay them off to be quiet
3) Known swindler and con-man, for example, Trump University which defrauded thousands of students, and then there was the fake Trump Charity that was the family slush fund
4) Not known for being very smart
5) Definitely not known for having any integrity, ethics, or scruples
6) Questionable businessman since he declared bankruptcy six times in order to get out of paying debts
7) Draft dodger
8) Inveterate liar, in fact probably a pathological liar. It is so bad it is at the point that he cannot seem to tell the difference between truth and his imagination.
9) Traitor, certainly in the ethical sense if not the legal sense. Throwing his country and the FBI under the bus by telling Putin that he believes him and not his own FBI is just disgusting. If Trump did believe that, he should keep it to himself
10) Disparaging war heroes like John McCain
11) Borderline racist, starting with the obviously racist attack on Obama's birth as an American

I agree that all the stuff about his orange hair is uncalled for and is just leftist BS. And so is the flack he gets for playing golf and watching TV a lot. After all, Reagan was no better.
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Old 02-05-2019, 10:31 AM
 
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Sheesh...this looks bad.


https://twitter.com/Wingsfixed2FlyO/...37195080192000

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