Thread by @LLRobertson75

Another Balkan country to catch my eye is Romania, considered to be one of the most corrupt in the EU. Rudy Giuliani wrote the leader, Klaus Iohannis, a letter Aug. 22nd expressing concern of their anti-corruption efforts. 1/

nytimes.com/2018/08/29/wor…

Rudy worried their efforts were too effective. He was retained by the Freeh Group International Solutions & supposedly handled through his security company, Giuliani Security & Safety. Freeh Group’s a security firm run by former head of the FBI Louis Freeh 2/

Keep in mind Giuliani’s stance is the opposite of US policy. The Freeh group was representing an American Romanian businessman caught in the anticorruption probe. He was later convicted. Both the US & Romania denounced the letter. 3/

politico.com/story/2018/08/…

So yes Giuliani is interfering in yet another Balkan country... it’s supposedly not at the US‘s request. The Romanian investor to the US made public statements that led to Romania recalling him. But 1 Romanian figure welcomed it. 4/

politico.com/story/2018/08/…

Liviu Dragnea, chief of Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party, loved Giuliani’s letter. He tried to say it proved International trust in Romania’s justice system was shaken. He’s been found guilty of being corrupt. 5/

politico.com/story/2018/08/…

It might’ve helped if Giuliani had mentioned it was representing the Freeh group (Who paid him quite well) & not the US president. Now Dragnea sounds a bit like Trump though. He pushes deep state conspiracies too. This worries many 6/

nytimes.com/2018/08/29/wor…

His likeness to Trump worry that Romania is going like Hungary or Poland & illiberal democracy. In reaction to this, William Barr had the Romanian Minister of Justice here in Sept to support the US position against anti-corruption 7/

justice.gov/opa/blog/state…

Now earlier in May, Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager, visited Romania turn on $1 billion strategy to get Trump reelected in 2020. Shady as hell. He plans to use 1.6 million volunteers in a data driven large scale operation. 8/

forbes.com/sites/tudormih…

It should also be noted that Century Arms a firearms manufacturer & importer here in the US. Dennis popular item is a Romanian AK-47. So we’re starting to see many doctors between the US & Romania. 9/

atlanticfirearms.com/taxons/century…

Elliott Broidy, a top Trump fundraiser (corrupt) invited 2 Romanian politicians to Trump’s inauguration events.. one was Dragnea. Mere months earlier he had been charged with siphoned off EU money for Romanian projects. 11/

mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-…

Dragnea, a corrupt Romanian politician met with Trump & CA Rep. Ed Royce. Then Royce visited Romania last year. 2 weeks before the trip Broidy donated to Royce. He paid this attention to him to try & win defense contracts. He failed. 12/

Rep. Royce then retired. Also know Broidy/ Circanus worked with George Nader & won a defense contract with the UAE. Now in June 2019, William Barr visited Romania. like when Romanians came here, he pushed anticorruption. 13/

justice.gov/opa/blog/state…

Ironically Barr met with Romanian President Iohannis & other officials to discuss rule of law & law enforcement. They also discussed cyber security & strengthening election security. The sheer level of irony is painful. 14/

discussions began about the US including Romania in its visa waiver program. As of October 4, 2019 they are on waiting list. Trump hosted President Iohannis at the White House in late August on the 30th anniv. of their freedom 15/

whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…

They announced Romania’s modernizing its military w/ our systems like the Patriot Air & defense missile system. & Romania hosts 1,000 US troops. Romania opposes Russia’s Nord Stream II & is turning to us to be less dependent 16/

whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…

just a week ago Romania’s PM Viorica Dăncilă visited the US on a working visit. She promoted Romanian business opportunities to US investors & met with VP Pence. With these 2 visits they adopted the phrase Make Romania Great Again 17/

romania-insider.com/romanian-pm-vi…

She & Rick Perry agreed to nuclear cooperation between the US & Romania. & that missile defense system we gave Romania... Russia demands we destroy it. We didn’t. (we also did this with Poland) 18/

euractiv.com/section/defenc…

Finally, US Air Force is to spend $40 million on refurbishing an air base, Campia Turzii in Transylvania, Romania. This after many Russian jets have been intercepted. & set to invest $21.6 million Mihail base in Romania. 19/

balkaninsight.com/2018/08/30/us-…

One last thing for now... That Romanian PM. who visited the US fo a week or so, stayed at Trump international hotel in DC. A clear violation of the emoluments clause. The Romanian consulate stayed at Trump’s Chicago hotel too. 20/

propublica.org/article/trump-…

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