Tangled web connects Russian oligarch money to GOP campaigns

[time4fun]

Dallas Morning News is reporting today (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns) that millions of dollars of Russian Oligarch money is flowing into the campaigns of top Republican officials:


Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.
During the 2015-2016 election season, Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonid "Len" Blavatnik contributed $6.35 million to leading Republican candidates and incumbent senators. Mitch McConnell was the top recipient of Blavatnik's donations, collecting $2.5 million for his GOP Senate Leadership Fund under the names of two of Blavatnik's holding companies, Access Industries and AI Altep Holdings, according to Federal Election Commission documents and OpenSecrets.org.

Marco Rubio's Conservative Solutions PAC and his Florida First Project received $1.5 million through Blavatnik's two holding companies. Other high dollar recipients of funding from Blavatnik were PACS representing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at $1.1 million, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham at $800,000, Ohio Governor John Kasich at $250,000 and Arizona Senator John McCain at $200,000.

In January, Quartz reported that Blavatnik donated another $1 million to Trump's Inaugural Committee. Ironically, the shared address of Blavatnik's companies is directly across the street from Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in New York.

Blavatnik's relationships with Russian oligarchs close to Putin, particularly Oleg Deripaska, should be worrisome for Trump and the six GOP leaders who took Blavatnik's money during the 2016 presidential campaign. Lucky for them no one has noticed. Yet.

Oleg Deripaska is the founder and majority owner of RUSAL, the world's second largest aluminum company, based in Russia. Len Blavatnik owns a significant stake in RUSAL and served on its Board until November 10, 2016, two days after Donald Trump was elected. Blavatnik's resignation from RUSAL's board was published on the company's website with a note in all caps: "NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES."

Deripaska controls RUSAL with a 48 percent majority stake through his holding company, EN+ Group, and the Russian government owns 4.35 percent stake of EN+ Group through its second-largest state owned bank, VTB. VTB was exposed in the Panama papers in 2016for facilitating the flow of billions of dollars to offshore companies linked to Vladimir Putin and is under sanctions by the U.S. government.

It's worth noting that the money is flowing through someone who is a US citizen, and that some of the people on that list have been critical of Trump's take on the Russia investigations. So it doesn't feel as clear-cut as the title suggests. Having said that, it's another demonstration of the way Russian political interests have made their way into US elections (and those of numerous other countries).

[Tgo01]

At this point I think time4fun is just a caricature of a typical rabid far left lunatic. It really is the only explanation.

[Neveragain]

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[Wrathbringer]

At this point I think time4fun is just a caricature of a typical rabid far left lunatic. It really is the only explanation.

This is correct.

[Wrathbringer]

Dallas Morning News is reporting today (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns) that millions of dollars of Russian Oligarch money is flowing into the campaigns of top Republican officials:

It's worth noting that the money is flowing through someone who is a US citizen, and that some of the people on that list have been critical of Trump's take on the Russia investigations. So it doesn't feel as clear-cut as the title suggests. Having said that, it's another demonstration of the way Russian political interests have made their way into US elections (and those of numerous other countries).

lol @ your rep

[Wrathbringer]

Also, fake news, no one cares and you're retarded.

[The Donald]

OMFGBBQ YOU STUPID CUNT NOONE FUCKING CARES

TRUMP WON. PUT YOUR TRAYS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. SIT DOWN. AND SHUT THE FUCK UP. THANK YOU.

[Tgo01]

OMFGBBQ YOU STUPID CUNT NOONE FUCKING CARES

TRUMP WON. PUT YOUR TRAYS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. SIT DOWN. AND SHUT THE FUCK UP. THANK YOU.

OMG! The President himself is on the PC! When are we going to make America great again?

[Astray]

OMG! The President himself is on the PC! When are we going to make America great again?

After he's done being president. OH SNAP!

[Tgo01]

After he's done being president. OH SNAP!

:(

[~Rocktar~]

Will he be Making Gemstone Great Again?

MGGA

[Methais]

Dallas Morning News is reporting today (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns) that millions of dollars of Russian Oligarch money is flowing into the campaigns of top Republican officials:



It's worth noting that the money is flowing through someone who is a US citizen, and that some of the people on that list have been critical of Trump's take on the Russia investigations. So it doesn't feel as clear-cut as the title suggests. Having said that, it's another demonstration of the way Russian political interests have made their way into US elections (and those of numerous other countries).

Hey while you're posting "sources", can you post one for this?


LOL

I provide more evidence and sourcing in a single thread than you do in a year.

As usual, you have nothing of substance to add. And so far, my accuracy rate massively exceeds your own.

It appears that you ACCIDENTALLY forgot to back up your claim with a source while you were bragging about having so many sources that you always cite. And then you ACCIDENTALLY stopped posting in the thread altogether immediately after! Gee willikers!

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[Methais]

OMG! The President himself is on the PC! When are we going to make America great again?

Right after you become a GM! Trump's here to make Simu hire you omg omg omg omg omg plz fix wizards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wrathbringer]

Right after you become a GM! Trump's here to make Simu hire you omg omg omg omg omg plz fix wizards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You should write your congressman and trump himself about the state of wizards in gs. Screenshot the letters before sending kthx If that doesn't work, try writing Putin.

[Methais]

You should write your congressman and trump himself about the state of wizards in gs. Screenshot the letters before sending kthx If that doesn't work, try writing Putin.

I heard from an anonymous source that Putin plays a sorcerer. :(

[Wrathbringer]

I heard from an anonymous source that Putin plays a sorcerer. :(

That explains a lot...

[Methais]

My anonymous sources are the most anonymous sources anywhere. They're the anonymousest.

[Seizer]

Dallas Morning News is reporting today (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns) that millions of dollars of Russian Oligarch money is flowing into the campaigns of top Republican officials:



It's worth noting that the money is flowing through someone who is a US citizen, and that some of the people on that list have been critical of Trump's take on the Russia investigations. So it doesn't feel as clear-cut as the title suggests. Having said that, it's another demonstration of the way Russian political interests have made their way into US elections (and those of numerous other countries).
You seem as if you're afraid of many things, global warming, transgender rights, campaign donations, illegal immigration laws being enforced, etc....
It would seem you would be a shut in. Having to live life so fearful of things you cannot change nor have control of. Agoraphobia sums it up.

You're deluded if you think donations from foreign powers only apply to the R side of the aisle.

[Methais]

You seem as if you're afraid of many things, global warming, transgender rights, campaign donations, illegal immigration laws being enforced, etc....
It would seem you would be a shut in. Having to live life so fearful of things you cannot change nor have control of. Agoraphobia sums it up.

You're deluded if you think donations from foreign powers only apply to the R side of the aisle.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciEpOesdDEc

^ This has more substance than anything time4makingpreschoolersgay has ever posted or thought.

[~Rocktar~]

I wonder if this has any relation to the Russian Oligarchs funneling money into the Clinton Foundation after the uranium sale or the Saudi oligarchs donating to Hillary's campaign and so on? Only someone completely brain dead would not assume that foreign money has been pouring into US elections for decades if not centuries.

[hello]

You seem as if you're afraid of many things, global warming, transgender rights, campaign donations, illegal immigration laws being enforced, etc....
It would seem you would be a shut in. Having to live life so fearful of things you cannot change nor have control of. Agoraphobia sums it up.

You're deluded if you think donations from foreign powers only apply to the R side of the aisle.

Shut the fuck up Seizer, don't make me skullfuck you!

[time4fun]

You seem as if you're afraid of many things, global warming, transgender rights, campaign donations, illegal immigration laws being enforced, etc....
It would seem you would be a shut in. Having to live life so fearful of things you cannot change nor have control of. Agoraphobia sums it up.

You're deluded if you think donations from foreign powers only apply to the R side of the aisle.

Really? Because I posted one article, and the angry conservative posse of PC came out in spectacular force to jeer, deny, and attack.

I'm not the one acting threatened here.

But it's pretty hilarious to watch you try to spin things around. Because, you know, people who attack minority groups are clearly the worldly ones, and those who defend them are the ones who haven't been exposed to the diversity of the world.

Good for a giggle.

[time4fun]

I wonder if this has any relation to the Russian Oligarchs funneling money into the Clinton Foundation after the uranium sale or the Saudi oligarchs donating to Hillary's campaign and so on? Only someone completely brain dead would not assume that foreign money has been pouring into US elections for decades if not centuries.

This was some amazing sourcing.

Really impressive work.

[Methais]

This was some amazing sourcing.

Really impressive work.

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?110732-Tangled-web-connects-Russian-oligarch-money-to-GOP-campaigns&p=1970425#post1970425

[Fortybox]

Really? Because I posted one article, and the angry conservative posse of PC came out in spectacular force to jeer, deny, and attack.

I'm not the one acting threatened here.

But it's pretty hilarious to watch you try to spin things around. Because, you know, people who attack minority groups are clearly the worldly ones, and those who defend them are the ones who haven't been exposed to the diversity of the world.

Good for a giggle.

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[Methais]

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[Neveragain]

Because, you know, people who attack minority groups are clearly the worldly ones, and those who defend them are the ones who haven't been exposed to the diversity of the world.

https://media1.giphy.com/media/uPeblKaa25xy8/200w.webp#0-grid1

[Fortybox]

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[Androidpk]

This was some amazing sourcing.

Really impressive work.

It's been pointed out to him/her numerous times that Dems take foreign money but she doesn't care. It only matters when Trump does it.

[Seizer]

I'm not the one acting threatened here.
I disagree. With your incessant posting of all things Trump clearly you must feel threatened.

But it's pretty hilarious to watch you try to spin things around.
It's not spin, it's merely an observation by reading your posts.

Because, you know, people who attack minority groups are clearly the worldly ones, and those who defend them are the ones who haven't been exposed to the diversity of the world.
Where did I attack minorities? Making an observation of your posting habits is an attack on a minority now?

Good for a giggle.
You giggle. I am highly skeptical of this. I picture your reaction more along the lines of....
https://media.giphy.com/media/3orif3prKjohIfTIm4/giphy.gif

[hello]

I disagree. With your incessant posting of all things Trump clearly you must feel threatened.

It's not spin, it's merely an observation by reading your posts.

Where did I attack minorities? Making an observation of your posting habits is an attack on a minority now?

You giggle. I am highly skeptical of this. I picture your reaction more along the lines of....
https://media.giphy.com/media/3orif3prKjohIfTIm4/giphy.gif

You're retarded.

[~Rocktar~]

This was some amazing sourcing.

Really impressive work.

I provided all the sourcing you are worth.

[Tgo01]

At this point I think time4fun is just a caricature of a typical rabid far left lunatic. It really is the only explanation.


Ad hominem - Archigeek

Good job, Archigeek! Now you're getting how it works!

[time4fun]

I provided all the sourcing you are worth.

You provided all of the sourcing you're capable of.

It's telling- it demonstrates how much proof you require to believe things that you like to hear. Most of what you've said has been fact checked into oblivion. The rest merely wasn't worth fact checking, it was so ludicrous.

Anyone talking about Uranium and Clinton hasn't read a reputable source in years. You have to either have incredibly low standards or just be clueless to talk about that thoroughly debunked story.

And that was just one thing in your insane diatribe.

[time4fun]

I disagree. With your incessant posting of all things Trump clearly you must feel threatened.

It's not spin, it's merely an observation by reading your posts.

Where did I attack minorities? Making an observation of your posting habits is an attack on a minority now?

You giggle. I am highly skeptical of this. I picture your reaction more along the lines of....
https://media.giphy.com/media/3orif3prKjohIfTIm4/giphy.gif

Oh honey.

You pulled "threatened" out of a post that was noticably absent any emotive adjectives. In fact, my commentary was mostly mitigating the tone of the article itself.

You've "seeing" a lot of things that aren't actually there.

[Tgo01]

Thread: Tangled web connects Russian oligarch money to GOP campaigns

Please stop talking - Rheisia


Naww.

[~Rocktar~]

You provided all of the sourcing you're capable of.

It's telling- it demonstrates how much proof you require to believe things that you like to hear. Most of what you've said has been fact checked into oblivion. The rest merely wasn't worth fact checking, it was so ludicrous.

Anyone talking about Uranium and Clinton hasn't read a reputable source in years. You have to either have incredibly low standards or just be clueless to talk about that thoroughly debunked story.

And that was just one thing in your insane diatribe.

Keep telling yourself that.

[Methais]

Oh honey.

You pulled "threatened" out of a post that was noticably absent any emotive adjectives. In fact, my commentary was mostly mitigating the tone of the article itself.

You've "seeing" a lot of things that aren't actually there.

Everyone knows you're always full of shit. And full of yourself. I'm aware that I was just being redundant.

Still waiting for that source! It appears you mysteriously vanished from the thread after being called out. Which I have no doubt is just due to you being busy with the UN or something.

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?110544-Trump-Bans-Transgenders-from-the-Military&p=1970300#post1970300