As Trump and senate republicans cry foul over Hunter Biden - who never worked in the WH - and his business deals in China, taxes reveal China is one of 3 foreign countries where Trump has a bank account and paid taxes @mmcintire @susannecraig @russbuettner
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
The foreign accts don't appear on Trump’s public financial disclosures which lists personal assets because they're held under corporate names
The Chinese acct controlled by Trump International Hotels Management LLC paid $188,561 taxes in China 2015-2016
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
The Chinese acct controlled by Trump International Hotels Management LLC paid $188,561 taxes in China 2015-2016
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
Trump Org lawyer Alan Garten would not identify the bank in China where the Trump bank account is held.
Until last year, China’s biggest state-controlled bank, the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd, rented three floors in Trump Tower
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
Until last year, China’s biggest state-controlled bank, the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd, rented three floors in Trump Tower
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
Trump's efforts in China go back to at least 2006, when he filed trademark applications. Many Chinese government trademark approvals came after he became president. Ivanka Trump also won Chinese trademark approvals after she started worked at the WH.
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
In '08 Trump pursued an office tower project in Guangzhou & in '12 opened Shanghai office. His company THC China Development LLC claimed $84,000 in deductions in '12.
Trump partner the State Grid Corporation was later ensnared in a corruption investigation by Chinese authorities
Trump partner the State Grid Corporation was later ensnared in a corruption investigation by Chinese authorities
Trump’s China plans were largely driven by Trump Int'l Hotels Mgmt which had the Chinese bank account and owns THC China Development
In 2017 the company had a spike in revenue of $17.5 million, more than prior 5 years’ combined & Trump withdrew $15mil
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
In 2017 the company had a spike in revenue of $17.5 million, more than prior 5 years’ combined & Trump withdrew $15mil
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
There are so many ways Trump and his family pursued and did Chinese business deals... to say the Biden attacks are projection is a massive understatement
Good for the NYT and @mmcintire @susannecraig @russbuettner for getting these tax stories out now
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
Good for the NYT and @mmcintire @susannecraig @russbuettner for getting these tax stories out now
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/…
NYT links to this 2016 article with more details:
Trump Hotel Collection (THC) negotiated with State Grid Corporation of China - electricity co and China’s largest state-owned enterprise - on an MOU worth $100-$150 million over 15 yrs HT @StacyJannis
news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/17…
Trump Hotel Collection (THC) negotiated with State Grid Corporation of China - electricity co and China’s largest state-owned enterprise - on an MOU worth $100-$150 million over 15 yrs HT @StacyJannis
news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/17…
Per ex-dir of Trump’s Greater China office Robby Qiu negotiations w/state-owned enterprises & at least 1 Chinese city govt occured in early months of Trump pres campaign
Note, Trump sometimes earned fees when agreements were signed and before work started
news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/17…
Note, Trump sometimes earned fees when agreements were signed and before work started
news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/17…
From Oct 2016 @pingroma story
Trump Hotel Collection & State Grid Corporation of China called off deal that may have been worth $100-$150 mil over 15 yrs after investigation of power-grid operator found it was illegally using public land for the project
qz.com/812000/the-det…
Trump Hotel Collection & State Grid Corporation of China called off deal that may have been worth $100-$150 mil over 15 yrs after investigation of power-grid operator found it was illegally using public land for the project
qz.com/812000/the-det…
Per 2016 @gregmyre1 story in 2012 Trump Hotel Collection (THC) opened Shanghai office w/10 employees
Robby Qiu left THC in '16 but said THC had operations in Shanghai
In 2016 Trump Hotel Collection CEO said THC planned to build 20-30 hotels in China
npr.org/sections/paral…
Robby Qiu left THC in '16 but said THC had operations in Shanghai
In 2016 Trump Hotel Collection CEO said THC planned to build 20-30 hotels in China
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