I'm still reading through the indictment, but I think it's worth remembering that the scheme outlined in it starts at approximately the same time that Deutsche Bank loaned Trump almost a billion dollars when no one else would touch him, citing credit risk. theguardian.com/business/2017/…
Also worth remembering: the time period of the scheme in the indictment also lines up with his all-cash shopping sprees. washingtonpost.com/politics/as-th…
It's also when all these cash purchases were going on: mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-…
And when a Russian oligarch buys a mansion from him at twice the value. seattletimes.com/nation-world/w…
And when a small-time scam artist transfers a Beverly Hills, California, mansion to Donald Trump for $0. revealnews.org/article/a-smal…
And when Eric brags they're getting all kinds of money from the Russians. vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/e…
And when a Russian crime ring operating out of Trump Tower gets busted. justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/m…
And when he gets fined for money laundering. fincen.gov/news/news-rele…
Just some context for when you're reading about the Trump Org keeping double books and paying people under the table.
The period in the indictment is preceded by this, among other things: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
And I'd be remiss if I didn't bring it up: while he was cooking the books, NBC was running The Apprentice, telling us we should believe he's some sort of amazing businessman, aka his 2016 campaign schtick.
Also, paying people with a free apartment wasn't anything new to Trump. He did the same for his pilot, after his pilot was caught trafficking drugs. thedailybeast.com/the-drug-traff…
This guy was president of the United States. Perhaps it's time to make some norms into law, not least of which would be disclosing tax returns when running for POTUS.
While you're here: twitter.com/i/events/10040…
I forgot this. This was also happening during the period outlined in the indictment - Trump was working with Felix Sater and Bayrock. washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/…
Refresher on that:
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