Thread by @SethAbramson

IMPORTANT NOTE: One of the two men Trump Jr. called after hearing from Agalarov about stolen Clinton docs is, per *Trump himself*, "one of his two best friends" (Bloomberg). There's *no way* that call doesn't end up leading to revelations that Trump knew of the June 2016 meeting.

2/ Who knows if Lorber gave Trump his phone for sensitive calls, if the men were together at the time, if Lorber was used as an intermediary on Russia issues (as Lorber historically has had major Russia ties), if Trump was conferenced in... but *somehow* that call leads to Trump.

3/ During the campaign the New York Times asked Trump to name his best friends, and Lorber was one of the two people he mentioned. However, Lorber refused to speak to the New York Times about his best friend. Why was Lorber so concerned about talking to media during the campaign?

4/ Also, if Don Jr. was in the same place as his dad on June 6, which he probably was if it was Trump Tower, isn't it possible that it was *Trump* using his son's phone to call his best friend, Lorber? Who knows, but I do think the writing's on the wall as to where this is going.

5/ IMPORTANT NOTE #2: Per POLITICO, Lorber was a *part of Trump's campaign*. Specifically he was on the economic advisory team—the equivalent of the National Security Advisory Committee. Shouldn't we be saying Trump Jr.'s phone called a *campaign adviser*? politico.eu/article/meet-d…

6/ Howard Lorber to a well-known NYC real estate publication ("The Real Deal") in August 2016:

Q: Does [Trump] ask your opinion a lot?
A: Donald asks a lot of questions and asks people what they think. We’re always talking about business ideas and politics.

7/ In August 2016, Lorber told The Real Deal that he's someone "[Trump] likes to talk to." google.com/amp/s/thereald…

8/ CNBC says Lorber was in Trump's "inner circle" during the 2016 campaign. cnbc.com/video/2016/10/…