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[Glix]

I suppose we'll find out next week when the new sanctions bill reaches his desk.



I'll admit I am no real estate expert by any stretch, but why would the source of Lev's money have anything to do with Kushner purchasing property from him? Is the concern that Kushners lawyers should have known that the property they were thinking of buying was purchased with ill-gotten gains by Lev, and as such should've backed out?

Real estate transactions are well known to be used for money laundering. There are special sets of rules concerning due diligence

 

[cwmartin]

I suppose we'll find out next week when the new sanctions bill reaches his desk.



I'll admit I am no real estate expert by any stretch, but why would the source of Lev's money have anything to do with Kushner purchasing property from him? Is the concern that Kushners lawyers should have known that the property they were thinking of buying was purchased with ill-gotten gains by Lev, and as such should've backed out?

Here's a money laundering tip. When you buy something with "ill-gotten gains", IMMEDIATELY SELL IT. Congrats on laundering.

 

[Gutek]

When he tries to veto it, will it change your mind or will you twist it into some other bullshit excuse?

Trump just wants good relations with Russia. We all should be for that.

 

[Moonkeis]

All these "nothing burgers" come with Russian dressing?

 

[KernelPanic]

Trump just wants good relations with Russia. We all should be for that.

Russia is just a giant organized crime ring run by Chekists who in no way see the US as a friend.

Seeing Russia as an ally is the dumbest thing going around.

 

[Velocity:Design:Comfort]

If it can be proved that the settlement was accepted and any prosecution squashed directly by the WH, I suppose there's something here. If not, what did Kushner care that the guy he was dealing with was laundering stolen Russian money. More yawnworthy much to do about nothing Russia stuff, methinks.

Almost as if you shouldn't give someone a pass just because the toothless and defunded DoJ, FBI, and IRS that failed to prosecute serious financial crimes from 2006 onward settled a case. Rich people are above the law in this country. He should be in jail, no where near the white house, and not for anything Russia related.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Guess where money laundering charges can be filed......at the state he does business in. No pardons there.

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

Did he paid Soros back?

 

[RPGCrazied]

Kusher just finished his senate hearing, and on his way to his car someone asked if he could sign his Russian flag. I lost it.

I hope this guy goes down in flames.

 

[jstripes]

Can I have a side of lies with that?

Do the lies come with mayo or ketchup?

 

[x24hrs2livex]

Basically my opinion as of now is that the entire Russia thing is Lewinsky-level BS. I don't believe that Russia altered our election results in any tangible way, and that the Trump team was in on it in exchange for future favors (removal of sanctions, etc). As such, this is just more going down the rabbit hole of nothing.

Some of the story is interesting, with Kushner purchasing the property from Lev and subsequent re-financing from Deutche Bank that supposedly had ties with the laundering operation, but that shit happened well before Trump was running.

I just don't buy the whole thing, so of course I'm skeptical about this.

Dont drink the Trump collude-aid bruh

 

[Saya]

Lev Leviev? The King of Diamonds Lev Leviev?

He was also prominently featured in a Dutch documentary about Trump that investigated his ties. The dubious friends of Donald Trump: King of Diamonds

The documentary is in English and worth a watch.

 

[Effect]

Have the US news outlets picked this up yet?

 

[Gnome Scat]

Kusher just finished his senate hearing, and on his way to his car someone asked if he could sign his Russian flag. I lost it.

I hope this guy goes down in flames.

Hahaha is there a clip of that or something?

 

[bootsthecat]

You're brave for saying it on GAF, i'll give you that. Embarrassingly naive unfortunately, but I must imagine you'd rather not believe it possible for our entire country to be played a fiddle rather than admit its possible. So it's easier to call it a Triple Decker Nothing Club (No Mayo).

And here I am thinking similarly of folks who eat it all up wholesale as this big conspiracy. Go figure.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Hahaha is there a clip of that or something?

Don't know, it was showed on CNN.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Russia is just a giant organized crime ring run by Chekists who in no way see the US as a friend.

Seeing Russia as an ally is the dumbest thing going around.

What u talking bout?

Good guy Putin only went into Ukraine cause he heard they needed help from corrupt government.

 

[Armaros]

Basically my opinion as of now is that the entire Russia thing is Lewinsky-level BS. I don't believe that Russia altered our election results in any tangible way, and that the Trump team was in on it in exchange for future favors (removal of sanctions, etc). As such, this is just more going down the rabbit hole of nothing.

Some of the story is interesting, with Kushner purchasing the property from Lev and subsequent re-financing from Deutche Bank that supposedly had ties with the laundering operation, but that shit happened well before Trump was running.

I just don't buy the whole thing, so of course I'm skeptical about this.

With the amount of effort you put into saying there is nothing to see.

You could join the Trump administration as a top communication official.

 

[TheOMan]

If it can be proved that the settlement was accepted and any prosecution squashed directly by the WH, I suppose there's something here. If not, what did Kushner care that the guy he was dealing with was laundering stolen Russian money. More yawnworthy much to do about nothing Russia stuff, methinks.

I honestly can't tell if this is a genuine post or not.

Am I correct to understand that the Magnitsky sanctions are still in effect, but that in this particular case, there was a settlement?

Many more specifics are needed regarding who signed off on the settlement from the justice dept, etc.

Oh...dear.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Hahaha is there a clip of that or something?

I guess if you have CNN go you can rewind the show thats on now. John King.

 

[bob_arctor]

And here I am thinking similarly of folks who eat it all up wholesale as this big conspiracy. Go figure.

Who are these folks? Where are they?? Have you spoken to them about your concern?

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

And here I am thinking similarly of folks who eat it all up wholesale as this big conspiracy. Go figure.

Not really a conspiracy. This is just what the Trumps and their insiders have been doing for a long time.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

And here I am thinking similarly of folks who eat it all up wholesale as this big conspiracy. Go figure.

So you're just going to ignore theWB27 and my questions to you about why it's BS when all US agencies have come to a consensus on Russian involvement in our elections?...

ok.

 

[Armaros]

And here I am thinking similarly of folks who eat it all up wholesale as this big conspiracy. Go figure.

So i guess the FBI, CIA, NSA and other intelligence agencies are believing a conspiracy theory?

 

[bob_arctor]

So i guess the FBI, CIA, NSA and other intelligence agencies are believing a conspiracy theory?

I just hope he gets to speak to these people he is concerned about.

 

[hawk2025]

If it can be proved that the settlement was accepted and any prosecution squashed directly by the WH, I suppose there's something here. If not, what did Kushner care that the guy he was dealing with was laundering stolen Russian money. More yawnworthy much to do about nothing Russia stuff, methinks.

Lmao, so transparent.

"If it can be proven from start to finish that the white house directly commited a crime with just this ONE thing, I suppoooooseeee there could maybe sort of kind of be something here"

 

[rambis]

Basically my opinion as of now is that the entire Russia thing is Lewinsky-level BS. I don't believe that Russia altered our election results in any tangible way, and that the Trump team was in on it in exchange for future favors (removal of sanctions, etc). As such, this is just more going down the rabbit hole of nothing.

Some of the story is interesting, with Kushner purchasing the property from Lev and subsequent re-financing from Deutche Bank that supposedly had ties with the laundering operation, but that shit happened well before Trump was running.

I just don't buy the whole thing, so of course I'm skeptical about this.

How do you explain Trump publicly asking Russians to hack Hilary and them producing leaks days later? Just a darned quinky dink?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I'll admit I am no real estate expert by any stretch, but why would the source of Lev's money have anything to do with Kushner purchasing property from him? Is the concern that Kushners lawyers should have known that the property they were thinking of buying was purchased with ill-gotten gains by Lev, and as such should've backed out?

That is the laundering step in money laundering.

So, yes.

 

[Permanently A]

Basically my opinion as of now is that the entire Russia thing is Lewinsky-level BS. I don't believe that Russia altered our election results in any tangible way, and that the Trump team was in on it in exchange for future favors (removal of sanctions, etc). As such, this is just more going down the rabbit hole of nothing.

Some of the story is interesting, with Kushner purchasing the property from Lev and subsequent re-financing from Deutche Bank that supposedly had ties with the laundering operation, but that shit happened well before Trump was running.

I just don't buy the whole thing, so of course I'm skeptical about this.

Is there any reason you don't believe Comey when he says “There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever. The Russians interfered in our election during the 2016 cycle. They did with purpose. They did it with sophistication. They did it with overwhelming technical efforts. It was an active measures campaign driven from the top of that government.”

 

[KernelPanic]

GAF has a money laundering defence force.

 

[Tacitus_]

The Fractured States of Soviet America.

Ghost in the Shell prediction:

Though I think the Russo-American alliance wouldn't cover those bits.

 

[HStallion]

So i guess the FBI, CIA, NSA and other intelligence agencies are believing a conspiracy theory?

 

[hawk2025]

GAF has a money laundering defence force.

Seriously, lol

"But what should he caaaareeee where the money came from??"

 

[Zolo]

Ghost in the Shell prediction:

Though I think the Russo-American alliance wouldn't cover those bits.

What the heck do the dark blue states even do?

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Basically my opinion as of now is that the entire Russia thing is Lewinsky-level BS. I don't believe that Russia altered our election results in any tangible way, and that the Trump team was in on it in exchange for future favors (removal of sanctions, etc). As such, this is just more going down the rabbit hole of nothing.

Some of the story is interesting, with Kushner purchasing the property from Lev and subsequent re-financing from Deutche Bank that supposedly had ties with the laundering operation, but that shit happened well before Trump was running.

I just don't buy the whole thing, so of course I'm skeptical about this.

You cannot believe this if you been following this story. I refuse to believe you ever read anything about the development of this whole mess before this post.

There are people out there actually working their asses of in the IC and journalism trying to uncover these things bit by bit and their hard work deserves more than a "this is nothing". It's insulting actually.

 

[norinrad]

Basically my opinion as of now is that the entire Russia thing is Lewinsky-level BS. I don't believe that Russia altered our election results in any tangible way, and that the Trump team was in on it in exchange for future favors (removal of sanctions, etc). As such, this is just more going down the rabbit hole of nothing.

Some of the story is interesting, with Kushner purchasing the property from Lev and subsequent re-financing from Deutche Bank that supposedly had ties with the laundering operation, but that shit happened well before Trump was running.

I just don't buy the whole thing, so of course I'm skeptical about this.

Stay in school kids. Education is a good thing.

 

[Permanently A]

Ghost in the Shell prediction:

Though I think the Russo-American alliance wouldn't cover those bits.

The coastlines having Russian relations makes sense as liberals are more into socialism/communism.

 

[Dai101]

GAF has a money laundering defence force.

Are you really surprised?

 

[jstripes]

Seriously, lol

"But what should he caaaareeee where the money came from??"

Which inevitably swings back to "Crooked Hillary's pay-to-play!"

 

[TheCochese]

Am I correct to understand that the Magnitsky sanctions are still in effect, but that in this particular case, there was a settlement?

Many more specifics are needed regarding who signed off on the settlement from the justice dept, etc.

Where, if anywhere, do you get your news from?

 

[bootsthecat]

Is there any reason you don't believe Comey when he says “There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever. The Russians interfered in our election during the 2016 cycle. They did with purpose. They did it with sophistication. They did it with overwhelming technical efforts. It was an active measures campaign driven from the top of that government.”

Just to be clear. Whether Russia tried isn't my point. It's that imo it wasn't a factor in ultimately winning Trump the presidency, and I see nothing that leads me to believe that Trump and co were in on it for the potential of future favors (ie. collusion) ... Based on that belief, I find this whole Russia thing to be your boilerplate pushback by the losing party that we've seen happen so many times (and sans Watergate, history shows nothing comes of any of these witchhunts in modern times) ... Fairly straightforward.

I obvs realize I am not in like-minded company here and my posts just give folks targets for their ignore lists, but even in light of that I feel compelled to present my feeling on the topic anyway. Healthy discourse and all that.

 

[xxracerxx]

Ghost in the Shell prediction:

Though I think the Russo-American alliance wouldn't cover those bits.

Washington but not Oregon and/or California? You crazy.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

What the heck do the dark blue states even do?

Grow food.

 

[Host Samurai]

This is why these hearings must be done under oath

 

[Boylamite]

Basically my opinion as of now is that the entire Russia thing is Lewinsky-level BS. I don't believe that Russia altered our election results in any tangible way, and that the Trump team was in on it in exchange for future favors (removal of sanctions, etc). As such, this is just more going down the rabbit hole of nothing.

Some of the story is interesting, with Kushner purchasing the property from Lev and subsequent re-financing from Deutche Bank that supposedly had ties with the laundering operation, but that shit happened well before Trump was running.

I just don't buy the whole thing, so of course I'm skeptical about this.

With all due respect, your opinion means slightly less than the intelligence community.

 

[Zolo]

This is why these hearings must be done under oath

I thought the private hearings were also under oath?

 

[Stinkles]

And here I am thinking similarly of folks who eat it all up wholesale as this big conspiracy. Go figure.

If you genuinely believe your position and aren't just trolling for reactions or some trophy quote to return to another site then I can honestly say you haven't properly understood the legal, financial or common sense implications of the story.

The Occams razor of your whole argument is that you understand the story better than the entire intelligence community and the fifth estate. That's literally your position.

 

[Permanently A]

Just to be clear. Whether Russia tried isn't my point. It's that imo it wasn't a factor in ultimately winning Trump the presidency, and I see nothing that leads me to believe that Trump and co were in on it for the potential of future favors (ie. collusion) ... Based on that belief, I find this whole Russia thing to be your boilerplate pushback by the losing party that we've seen happen so many times (and sans Watergate, history shows nothing comes of any of these witchhunts in modern times) ... Fairly straightforward.

I obvs realize I am not in like-minded company here and my posts just give folks targets for their ignore lists, but even in light of that I feel compelled to present my feeling on the topic anyway. Healthy discourse and all that.

I don't believe it was a factor in Trump winning either - but that doesn't matter. For example consider the meeting where the Russian govt offered info on Hillary. Let's say that Trump's campaign accepted the info, but for whatever reason decided not to use it. In this example, Russia doesn't influence the election because the info was never made public - but the Trump camp still committed a felony.

 

[theWB27]

Just to be clear. Whether Russia tried isn't my point. It's that imo it wasn't a factor in ultimately winning Trump the presidency, and I see nothing that leads me to believe that Trump and co were in on it for the potential of future favors (ie. collusion) ... Based on that belief, I find this whole Russia thing to be your boilerplate pushback by the losing party that we've seen happen so many times (and sans Watergate, history shows nothing comes of any of these witchhunts in modern times) ... Fairly straightforward.

I obvs realize I am not in like-minded company here and my posts just give folks targets for their ignore lists, but even in light of that I feel compelled to present my feeling on the topic anyway. Healthy discourse and all that.

Why didn't anything of this magnitude happen when Bush was elected twice? Also with Obama being there twice.

Like...why is this happening all of the sudden with Trump? Some side has to lose and this has not happened the last two time.

I'm also wondering what could this nothing be that has forced the IC to investigate this since last year? Why would Rosenstein hire an independent committee if what they had was nothing? I' struggling to understand how something continues for so based off nothing.

 

[Zolo]

With all due respect, your opinion means slightly less than the intelligence community.

He's not saying they didn't do anything. He's saying he doesn't believe they did enough to alter the election enough.......which doesn't really matter anyway as far as the investigation goes anyway. That's determining if Trump and Russia colluded at all. Not if what Russia did actually made a big enough difference.