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🧵I love #football
Have done since the 1980's ⚽️
Nowadays though, the off-field stuff seems to get as much coverage & column inches as the game itself 🗞️📺📱
Competition isn't just about trophies - it's about eyeballs, soft power, geo-politics, PR and #money
Quick tale...
Have done since the 1980's ⚽️
Nowadays though, the off-field stuff seems to get as much coverage & column inches as the game itself 🗞️📺📱
Competition isn't just about trophies - it's about eyeballs, soft power, geo-politics, PR and #money
Quick tale...
Did you see that news report from the #US this week about the #billionaire financier #TomBarrack being arrested? ($250m bail)
In the weird (but fun) world we live in, that incident ties to #NewcastleUnited & the #PremierLeague
Say what?! 🧐
#FollowTheMoney #Networks #Power 💸
In the weird (but fun) world we live in, that incident ties to #NewcastleUnited & the #PremierLeague
Say what?! 🧐
#FollowTheMoney #Networks #Power 💸
Americans may face persistently higher inflation than they’ve been accustomed to because employers have had to pay to bring workers back in front-line industries, Blackstone CEO, Stephen Schwarzman, said at the Qatar Economic forum on Wednesday.
#Barrack swissinfo.ch/eng/schwarzman…
#Barrack swissinfo.ch/eng/schwarzman…
ICYMI 07/06/19
White House invites Trump business allies to Bahrain summit on Mideast peace
Business allies include Tom Barrack, CEO -Colony Capital; Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Dina Powell of Goldman Sachs.
jns.org/white-house-in…
White House invites Trump business allies to Bahrain summit on Mideast peace
Business allies include Tom Barrack, CEO -Colony Capital; Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Dina Powell of Goldman Sachs.
jns.org/white-house-in…
ICYMI 15/10/19 Homewreckers: How Wall Street, Banks & Trump’s Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich/ Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, Trump’s longtime friend and confidant Tom Barrack, and billionaire Republican donor Stephen Schwarzman democracynow.org/2019/10/15/aar…
Yesterday, top Trump donor & fund-raiser and inaugural committee chairman Thomas #Barrack was arrested & charged with illegally working to influence the foreign policy of the U.S. government.
Here's a thread with some of my thoughts 👇 #BarrackIndictment
nytimes.com/2021/07/20/us/…
Here's a thread with some of my thoughts 👇 #BarrackIndictment
nytimes.com/2021/07/20/us/…
This case is about transparency and ethics, but this is also a tale of the problems and dangers of our current campaign finance system: a system that enables wealthy interests to gain outsized influence with our government, creating the conditions for the privileged access and...
...influence they enjoy and often utilize for their own personal gain.
Thomas Barrack, a billionaire, is close to Trump & was a major donor to Trump’s joint fundraising committee (Trump Victory) & Republican groups: since the 2016 cycle, he has personally given over $1 million.
Thomas Barrack, a billionaire, is close to Trump & was a major donor to Trump’s joint fundraising committee (Trump Victory) & Republican groups: since the 2016 cycle, he has personally given over $1 million.
💣Proffer💣
Cohen has signed a "proffer agreement" with SDNY, agreeing to cooperate in their inv’n of the Trump Org re whether they falsified business records.
Hannity’s HRC obsession
During Trump’s presidency, Hannity has mentioned HRC on 86% of his episodes
WhySoScared?🤔
Cohen has signed a "proffer agreement" with SDNY, agreeing to cooperate in their inv’n of the Trump Org re whether they falsified business records.
Hannity’s HRC obsession
During Trump’s presidency, Hannity has mentioned HRC on 86% of his episodes
WhySoScared?🤔
💣Proffer2💣
Judge sentences 3 Blackwater guards to prison for 2007 Iraqi attack
Trump tried to ease Iran Sanctions, Prompting Bolton Pushback
Sanctions move aimed at securing Rouhani meeting this month
In foreign policy, Trump gets points for creativity. Results, not so much
Judge sentences 3 Blackwater guards to prison for 2007 Iraqi attack
Trump tried to ease Iran Sanctions, Prompting Bolton Pushback
Sanctions move aimed at securing Rouhani meeting this month
In foreign policy, Trump gets points for creativity. Results, not so much
💣Proffer3💣
Trump’s trade war has killed 300,000 jobs
Former Mattis Aide at Center of Dispute Over Pentagon Transparency
Some contend that the department’s delay in approving his memoir was due to longstanding protocol, not ill will
Trump’s trade war has killed 300,000 jobs
Former Mattis Aide at Center of Dispute Over Pentagon Transparency
Some contend that the department’s delay in approving his memoir was due to longstanding protocol, not ill will
💰Update - The Beltway Bandit
Elliott Broidy is arguably the swampiest Trump swamp creature, in a swamp filled with avaricious swamp monsters peddling foreign influence ops for hire (big bucks) with the goal of shaping US policy to benefit foreign governments.
#Broidy
Elliott Broidy is arguably the swampiest Trump swamp creature, in a swamp filled with avaricious swamp monsters peddling foreign influence ops for hire (big bucks) with the goal of shaping US policy to benefit foreign governments.
#Broidy
Post 2016 elex, Broidy positioned himself as a premier broker of influence & access to the new adm & a financial oppty to mix his int’l biz with his efforts to influence US foreign policy, which is why he is the subject of federal scrutiny involving a number of global scandals.
‼️How a Trump Ally Tested the Boundaries of DC’s Influence Game
Broidy had pleaded guilty in 2009 to giving nearly $1M in illegal gifts to NYS officials to help land a $250 million investment from the state’s pension fund.
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nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/…
Broidy had pleaded guilty in 2009 to giving nearly $1M in illegal gifts to NYS officials to help land a $250 million investment from the state’s pension fund.
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nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/…
💣Incoming💣
Sentencing in the Works for Rick Gates! 🍿
#Barrack #Manafort #Kilimnik #PollingData #NukeDeal #Flynn #Cohen #Inauguration #PsyGroup #Nader & much more! 🍿
RNC chair in tears defends GOP donor platform WinRed #RNC #Wynn #Adelson #Broidy #Cohen #GOP 💰💦 & more.
Sentencing in the Works for Rick Gates! 🍿
#Barrack #Manafort #Kilimnik #PollingData #NukeDeal #Flynn #Cohen #Inauguration #PsyGroup #Nader & much more! 🍿
RNC chair in tears defends GOP donor platform WinRed #RNC #Wynn #Adelson #Broidy #Cohen #GOP 💰💦 & more.
💣Incoming2💣
The @rncchair choked up as she kicked off a closed-door panel discussion on WinRed by addressing ongoing rumors that she & other RNC officials are poised to personally benefit from the new platform. #Grifters
Five Eyes nations target tech titans on child sex abuse
The @rncchair choked up as she kicked off a closed-door panel discussion on WinRed by addressing ongoing rumors that she & other RNC officials are poised to personally benefit from the new platform. #Grifters
Five Eyes nations target tech titans on child sex abuse
💣Incoming3💣
US formally withdraws from nuclear treaty with Russia & prepares to test new missile
UK blames Russia for nuclear treaty collapse, says threatens European security
U.S. Economy Slips From 1st to 3rd Place in Global Competitiveness Ranking Amid Trump's Tariffs
US formally withdraws from nuclear treaty with Russia & prepares to test new missile
UK blames Russia for nuclear treaty collapse, says threatens European security
U.S. Economy Slips From 1st to 3rd Place in Global Competitiveness Ranking Amid Trump's Tariffs
‼️Tales of Global Casino scandals & Their Many Ties to TeamTrump & Associates
James Packer & Lawerence Ho’s Crown Resorts’ emerging Organized Crime & Foreign Influence Agents Scandals
#TipOfIceberg #CrownResorts
James Packer & Lawerence Ho’s Crown Resorts’ emerging Organized Crime & Foreign Influence Agents Scandals
#TipOfIceberg #CrownResorts
🔑AU’s peak criminal intelligence agency has announced a sweeping inv’n into organized crime in Australian casinos amid revelations about Crown Resorts' dealings w/ junket operators w/ links to suspected Chinese crime bosses & foreign influence agents.
theage.com.au/business/compa…
theage.com.au/business/compa…
🔑Mr Phelan announced that his inquiry, known as the Targeting Criminal Wealth special investigation, is probing the operation of agents known as junkets who are responsible for bringing high roller clients into casinos, usually from offshore, to gamble.
theage.com.au/business/compa…
theage.com.au/business/compa…
💰George Nader💰
George Nader, the disgraced & recently indicted child sex trafficker & child porn aficionado is in the thick of Team Trump global shenanigans from the notorious Seychelles meet to Qatar Blockade to Psy Group & more.
MAIN THREAD
George Nader, the disgraced & recently indicted child sex trafficker & child porn aficionado is in the thick of Team Trump global shenanigans from the notorious Seychelles meet to Qatar Blockade to Psy Group & more.
MAIN THREAD
Trump’s lack of prep’n for victory & disorganized transition created a vacuum that, as RU/ME sought out access & influence, was quickly filled by a number of people eager to portray themselves as access brokers or to generate personal biz opportunities.
nytimes.com/2019/04/20/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/04/20/us/…
But prior to the 2016elex in addition to RU’s efforts to influence the American electorate in favor of Trump, ME foreign actors also assisted w/ the SocMed influence ops to help Trump & harm Cruz/HRC.
Nader among others were key to these influence ops to swing the elex to Trump
Nader among others were key to these influence ops to swing the elex to Trump
💰1MDB Global Scandal💰
What is 1MDB?
Short for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (which means limited), the fund was set up in 2009 by then-Prime Minister Najib Razak to invest government revenues in real estate
MAIN THREAD #1MDB
What is 1MDB?
Short for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (which means limited), the fund was set up in 2009 by then-Prime Minister Najib Razak to invest government revenues in real estate
MAIN THREAD #1MDB
Questions arose in early 2015 when the fund failed to meet payments on $11 billion in debt.
🔑The WSJ then published documents showing that about $700M from 1MDB-linked entities had ended up in Najib’s personal bank accounts just before elections in 2013.
latimes.com/world/la-fg-ma…
🔑The WSJ then published documents showing that about $700M from 1MDB-linked entities had ended up in Najib’s personal bank accounts just before elections in 2013.
latimes.com/world/la-fg-ma…
By far the largest transactions that flowed into Malaysian PM Najib’s accounts were two deposits of $620M & $61M in March 2013, during a heated election campaign in Malaysia.
wsj.com/amp/articles/m…
wsj.com/amp/articles/m…
💰Qatar - Russia/Rosnef - Qatari Sovereign Wealth Fund & TeamTrump
Quick overview of some 🔑 intersections.
Quick overview of some 🔑 intersections.
🔑Aug 2016 Manafort & Tom Barrack went on a cruise where they met one of the world’s richest men, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar.
🔑Until 2013, Mr. Al Thani presided over the country’s $230B sovereign wealth fund.
nytimes.com/2018/12/13/us/…
🔑Until 2013, Mr. Al Thani presided over the country’s $230B sovereign wealth fund.
nytimes.com/2018/12/13/us/…
💰Qatari SWF, Russia & Rosnef
12/16: Russian state bank secretly financed Rosneft sale after foreign buyers balked
Based on accounts from five of the sources, the value of the Russian loan to the Qatari sovereign wealth fund is around $6 billion.
reuters.com/article/us-ros…
12/16: Russian state bank secretly financed Rosneft sale after foreign buyers balked
Based on accounts from five of the sources, the value of the Russian loan to the Qatari sovereign wealth fund is around $6 billion.
reuters.com/article/us-ros…
💰1MDB & UAE💰
Stolen Emails Show Ties Between U.A.E. Envoy and 1MDB Fund’s Central Figure
Amb Yousef Al Otaiba had longstanding ties to a financier the U.S. says is at the center of a scandal surrounding a Malaysian state development fund
wsj.com/amp/articles/s…
Stolen Emails Show Ties Between U.A.E. Envoy and 1MDB Fund’s Central Figure
Amb Yousef Al Otaiba had longstanding ties to a financier the U.S. says is at the center of a scandal surrounding a Malaysian state development fund
wsj.com/amp/articles/s…
Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE ambassador to the U.S., attempted to shape American policy toward the Middle East & lobbied over a regional dispute with Qatar. #KushBlockade
wsj.com/amp/articles/s…
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