fatslob-:O said:
1) I don't have a subscription to see that article ... Furthermore after doing more research, Trump's connection to Russia is tenuous at best. The only dirt you have is that Felix Sater was born in Russia and his connections to his birth country are murky as hell. How much in contact has Trump been with Felix lately ? Moreover, does Felix Sater have any contacts that are russian government officials or prominent figures which are known to have relationships with the russian government ? (I am quickly losing faith that Trump's connection to Russia can be reasoned with at this point. Hence why FBI hasn't found shit so far.) 2) Did the author even bother cross referencing the information about each president's net worth during their troubles ? Cause everybody else seems to think that Geroge Washington and Thomas Jefferson we're valued over hundreds of millions. The only consensus that I can get is that Thomas Jefferson only struggled with debt post-presidency wise so his wealth wasn't a cause of concern for conflicts of interest during his tenure since he had high equity in office ... Did their personal debt raise a serious issue when they could opt in to barter and sell their thousands of acres of land ? (It's not looking like the best presidents were dirt poor with tons of debt ...) 3) It's not necessary for the secret service to rent out Trump Tower, they all have shifts y'know so that they can perform their duties in an optimal condition. I don't think running one block away is the end of the world if the president and his guards were facing a massive coordinated attack ... |
1) Sorry about the article subscription. My concern lies in his close connections to Russian mafia members (Sater is the son of a boss.), as Putin has them under his thumb. The families have effectively been consolidated (Pledge allegiance or die.). A lot of them have disappeared in the last couple of years, and a few have resurfaced as devout Russian nationalists. One of the more peculiar occurences have been Russian investors who miss major deal meetings; most don't resurface. This has started to become more commonplace with Chinese investors now, so we're collectively concerned about it impacting the investment community. If you're familiar with the industry, you know that Russian investment diminished and was surpassed by Chinese: this started with the consolidation and dovetailed into OPEC breaking the Russian economy, while attempting to price out the American shale oil companies.
2) I actually visited Monticello, and most of the furnishings are replicas, near-duplicates, and or reclaimed property. The reason is that Jefferson had to auction off most of his estate, because he was in such massive debt. By all rights, he was the master of his own undoing: he spent half of his presidential salary on wine lol. He also inherited signifcant debt from his marriage in 1774 and got himself caught up in bad lending arrangements with farmers, banks, and welathy individuals. I see high income-low networth and vice versa people all the time, and the latter usually get trippped up by their illiquidity (because they need the banks and financiers to capitalize on their equity); the former usually end up like MC Hammer. The bottom line is that high net worth people, especially those relying on hard money lenders, are often beholden to said lenders and "who" is more important than "how much."
3) You ever live in NYC or a high-rise building? "One block away," during any crisis situation, might as well be a mile. During "alarm" situations, elevators also go through a recall process that sends them to the first floor. Only a fire marshal can use his key to commandeer the elevator, which makes Trump's 58 flights of stairs a mite bit of an issue. There's a petition to defray the now-estimated $1MM cost to protect Trump in NYC; that's $365MM+/year or (assuming he's not impeached) $1.5B+/term. That's on him and total BS.
4) Daily news: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/01/us/politics/trump-conflict-of-interests.html
