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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by NewRoxFan, Dec 27, 2016.

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Who knew that "drain the swamp" meant wetlands and protected nature areas, but not Washington D.C.?

#181 Buck Turgidson, Jan 9, 2018

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I am sure it is just a coincidence. And who says we need regulations...

Trump Administration Waives Punishment For Convicted Banks, Including Deutsche — Which Trump Owes Millions

The Trump administration has waived part of the punishment for five megabanks whose affiliates were convicted and fined for manipulating global interest rates. One of the Trump administration waivers was granted to Deutsche Bank — which is owed at least $130 million by President Donald Trump and his business empire, and has also been fined for its role in a Russian money laundering scheme. The waivers were issued in a little-noticed announcement published in the Federal Register during the Christmas holiday week. They come less than two years after then-candidate Trump promised “I'm not going to let Wall Street get away with murder.”
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Trump owes the German bank at least $130 million in loans, according to the president’s most recent financial disclosure form. Sources have told the Financial Times the total amount of money Trump owes Deutsche is likely around $300 million. The president’s relationship with the bank dates back to the late 1990s, when it was the one major Wall Street bank willing to extend him credit after a series of bankruptcies. In 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported Trump and his companies have received at least $2.5 billion in loans from Deutsche Bank and co-lenders since 1998.
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The relationship has had problems. After the financial crash, Trump defaulted on a $640 million loan from the bank. Deutsche brought Trump to court, and the famously litigious real estate mogul countersued for $3 billion in damages, claiming the financial crisis was a “force majeure” event that Deutsche Bank helped create. But the rift was short-lived: the parties settled, the loan was repaid, and Deutsche was soon lending to Trump again. In December, Bloomberg and others reported the bank had turned over financial records to special prosecutor Robert Mueller after his office subpoenaed the records as part of his investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. Trump’s lawyers have called that reporting inaccurate.
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http://www.ibtimes.com/political-ca...ment-convicted-banks-including-deutsche-which

#182 NewRoxFan, Jan 9, 2018

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That's not crooked at all.

Free Enterprise.

#183 Invisible Fan, Jan 9, 2018

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Zinke removing Florida from offshore drilling plan

http://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...to-take-florida-out-of-offshore-drilling-plan

I wonder why you can't drill on the florida coast? Maybe he wants to keep mar-a-lago pristine.

#184 Air Langhi, Jan 10, 2018

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Air Langhi said: ↑

Zinke removing Florida from offshore drilling plan

http://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...to-take-florida-out-of-offshore-drilling-plan

I wonder why you can't drill on the florida coast? Maybe he wants to keep mar-a-lago pristine.
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coincidences.

#185 conquistador#11, Jan 10, 2018
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Now more than ever...

#186 Rashmon, Jan 10, 2018
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Have there ever been a more openly corrupt administration in US history?

#187 pirc1, Jan 10, 2018

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#188 Rashmon, Jan 10, 2018
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Pretty soon trump will be able to replace "Russia, Russia, Russia" with "Emoluments, emoluments, emoluments"...

Oversight Dems ask for subpoena of Trump Organization

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are calling on the panel's Republican chairman to subpoena documents from the Trump Organization. In a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) on Thursday, 17 panel Democrats called for a "serious investigation" into whether President Trump's businesses are violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars federal officials from accepting payments or gifts from foreign governments. They accused Trump and his attorneys of stalling "virtually any credible oversight" related to potential emoluments clause violations and said a subpoena was necessary because the Trump Organization failed to provide documents they previously requested.
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The Democrats are seeking documents regarding how the Trump Organization identifies payments from foreign governments, as well as documents on whether Trump is making good on his promise to donate such payments to the U.S. Treasury. Trump has come under scrutiny since taking office for his continued ownership of the Trump Organization, with ethics watchdog groups alleging violations of the Emoluments Clause.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/3...-trump-organization?__twitter_impression=true

#189 NewRoxFan, Jan 11, 2018
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At most companies, such a trip might be called a "boondoggle"...

#190 NewRoxFan, Jan 11, 2018
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Education Dept. awards debt-collection contract to company with ties to DeVos

A company that once had financial ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was one of two firms selected Thursday by the Education Department to help the agency collect overdue student loans. The deal could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The decision to award contracts to Windham Professionals and Performant Financial Corp. — a company DeVos invested in before becoming secretary — arrives a month after a federal judge ordered the department to complete its selection of a loan collector to put an end to a messy court battle. Windham and Performant beat out nearly 40 other bidders for contracts valued at up to $400 million, but their win may be short-lived if the losing companies fight the decision.
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Education Department spokesman Nathan Bailey said Thursday that DeVos had “no knowledge, let alone involvement,” in the new debt-collection contract. Richard Zubek, who heads investor relations at Performant, said in an email that the company “has never had any direct or indirect contact with Secretary DeVos or anyone related to Mrs. DeVos.”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ny-with-ties-to-devos/?utm_term=.62f1244e00c4

#193 NewRoxFan, Jan 12, 2018

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#194 Amiga, Jan 13, 2018
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At this point, is there anything that trump and his family done that doesn't involve lies and large sums of money being hidden/laundered?
New Filing Shows Eric Trump Raised Millions, Lied About His Foundation's Expenses

Eric Trump’s old foundation donated $2.9 million in 2016 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a leading cancer center in Memphis, Tennessee, according to a new filing first obtained by the Daily Beast. That document also shows that the president’s son lied to the press about how his organization spent its money. The Eric Trump Foundation, which changed its name to Curetivity in May 2017, hosts an annual invitational at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, where the president’s son previously claimed the charity could use the course for free. “We get to use our assets 100% free of charge,” he told Forbes last year. The filing shows that the charity actually paid $99,000 to the golf club for goods and services it claims were worth $184,000.
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Another $13,000 went to Trump Golf Links Ferry Point, a nearby course that hosted additional golfers for the annual fundraiser, according to the document. Trump SoHo, where the charity had previously offered shuttles to attendees, got another $23,000. And the president’s Florida club Mar-a-Lago got another $11,000 for goods the charity claims were worth $47,000. The charity said the goods and services rendered were worth more than the amounts paid. Altogether, those payments add up to a total of $145,000 from Eric's nonprofit charity to his family’s for-profit properties in 2016.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/danale...-about-his-foundations-expenses/#4d6a588139ed

#195 NewRoxFan, Jan 13, 2018
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trump gets an award...

Donald Trump presidency 'most unethical in modern history', report finds

“The Trump administration is confronted by an extraordinary scale and scope of legal and ethics scandals. It is unrivalled in the modern era, and perhaps in the history of the nation, for a first-year administration.

“The conduct of this administration, from the president on down, threatens our centuries-old tradition of a government that functions to serve the interests of the American people, rather than to serve the interests of those in power.”
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...thics-crew-report-washington-dc-a8163401.html

#197 NewRoxFan, Jan 17, 2018

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trump gets an award...

Donald Trump presidency 'most unethical in modern history', report finds

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...thics-crew-report-washington-dc-a8163401.html
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Like we didn't see all the warning signs. Still scratching head.

#198 Amiga, Jan 17, 2018

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"The most corrupt administration in history..."

#199 NewRoxFan, Jan 20, 2018
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Did anyone on trump's cabinet fill out disclosures honestly?

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Held Onto Undisclosed Shares In Gun Company

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is a shareholder in a private Montana company that manufactures and sells firearms and advanced weapons materials, a financial interest he did not disclose when nominated last year. In response to inquiries from HuffPost, both Zinke and the company, PROOF Research Inc., confirmed the secretary’s holdings, though the dollar value placed on them varied. This previously undisclosed holding comes to light after numerous decisions in his first year in office that benefited the hunting and gun industries.
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/zinke-proof-research-shares_us_5a60e1fae4b0b3f7fa12c397

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