Thread by @ElliAdventurer

You want to talk NASCAR? Sure.

Did you know the former CEO of Nascar, Brian France, was one of the phone calls Don Trump Jr made from the Trump Tower meeting with the Russians?

nypost.com/2019/01/31/don…

Brian France's wife, who divorced him twice, seems to have had a "tough marriage."

usatoday.com/story/sports/n…

The France family has owned NASCAR for three generations now, and they hold an iron grip.

Brian started the Craftsman Truck series and has signed huge tv deals, but viewership has still fallen year over year for YEARS.

forbes.com/forbes/2009/03…

The Good Ol' Boys at NASCAR tried to clean up their image by hiring a black woman (?!) but she got fired within 2 years and promptly sued them for exactly what you'd expect.

"Grant claims she was called "Nappy Headed Mo" and "Queen Sheba."

sfgate.com/opinion/articl…

NASCAR settled out of court without accepting any liability.

Privately.

cbsnews.com/news/nascar-se…

Brian France's sister, Lesa, is no token female. She's as involved as Brian. NASCAR is a France family project, tip to tail.

newyorker.com/magazine/2003/…

A race driver - turned - track owner almost made a drivers' union, but Brian's father, Bill Jr, ended that with a death threat. It worked.

newyorker.com/magazine/2003/…

Bill Jr met his wife, Betty Jane, when HE signed HER up for a beauty contest. Sounds like a Trump marriage, yes?

A surprising number of political figures paid them visits. Even Iranians!

newyorker.com/magazine/2003/…

Back in 2003, Brian France wanted a NASCAR track in New York City. He appointed Donald Trump as his location scout. Lesa visited Rudy Giuliani to try to get him on board.

newyorker.com/magazine/2003/…

Betty Jane has a good heart. To "centralize" racing's charitable donations, she made the NASCAR Foundation.

Uh huh.

news-journalonline.com/article/LK/201…

The NASCAR Foundation has a very decent reputation on Charity Navigator, paying out nearly all of its revenues. The amounts are fairly small, though, at under $3m a year.

charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=…

A really high number of NASCAR teams and drivers have been victims (ahem) of money laundering schemes. Is that weird?

2002: Smitty's Motorsports

The mastermind of the scheme died of a heart attack before the trial.

denverpost.com/2007/05/09/all…

1998: NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick pleads guilty to sending $20k cash directly to a Honda exec. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss 13 money laundering charges and he had leukemia, so the sentencing was light.

nytimes.com/1998/01/01/spo…

2008: Larry McClure charged with tax evasion etc etc while his team went broke.

bleacherreport.com/articles/76124…

2004: Tyler Jet Motorsports owner Tim Beverley pleads guilty to money laundering.

"Tyler Jet, Gregory Hopper and Timothy Beverley defrauded the banking institutions and individuals of approximately 20 million dollars"

kltv.com/story/1611270/…

2008: Speaking of New York City, the Gambino family seems to have been involved in the NASCAR construction site up in Staten Island and the DoJ took notice.

justice.gov/archive/usao/n…

Remember Rudi Giuliani's friends in the Colombo mafia family. They're nice and tight.

https://twitter.com/ElliAdventurer/status/1199137090404880384?s=20

And remember Trump has never hid his business dealings with mobsters. In fact, he is rather sympathetic to their needs for privacy.

newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…

So now we can ask our question:

Why would Don Jr call Brian France during his Trump Tower meeting discussing the Magnitsky Act, sanctions, and/or the Trump campaign with Russians?

What would they talk about?🧐

Bonus Points: Remember NASCAR loves to feed its "Good Christian family fun" narrative, and the races are opened by preachers doing prayers.
Preachers like Franklin Graham.

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