Then on FBI raid of two US homes of Russian oligarch (Putin stooge) Oleg Deripaska
I had to think about this and dig into it. Let's do a short thread about Manafort's boss...
Oleg Deripaska is an aluminum Billionaire worth about $4.5 Billion. One of world's richest men. He was one of those who raided Russian wealth when Putin took over the country & became Dictator. Oleg is one of Czar Vladimir the Smug's fave errand boys & regularly travels with him
When Putin invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea, President Obama slapped biggest sanctions that USA had ever imposed on any country, upon Russia. INCLUDING oligarchs and their businesses. Including Oleg Deripaska and Rusal his aluminum company, in 2014
Paul Manafort (worst American to ever have lived) became Trump's campaign manager in 2016 and 'worked for free'
In reality he was paid by Putin - through Deripaska - BOTH have confessed that an employment contact was for Manafort to work for Deripaska AT THIS TIME
Yes. Scumbag
Oh, Manafort the most vile American ever to have lived. Helped oligarchies that pillaged countries on five continents. He was the personal advisor to mass murderer Dictators like Mobutu Sese-Seko, Marcos, & this dude. Putin's pal Yanukovych who tried to become Dictator of Ukraine
In the 2016 Republican convention, Paul Manafort arranged for the Republican party platform to REMOVE text critical of the just-happened invasion annexation of Crimea by Russia. And Manafort got Trump to talk about ending sanctions of Russia
Oh, of course 'no connection' haha
In 2017, after Trump became President, he decided to end Obama's sanctions on Russia
It was a REPUBLICAN Congress, both House and Senate, that stopped Trump. That is why Sanctions remained also against Deripaska, Manafort's boss.
After 2018, DEMs took House. Trump tried again to lift sanctions on Manafort boss. This time a curious thing happened in Kentucky
Teenage Mutant Mitch McTurtle, #MoscowMitch agreed to lift sanctions on Deripaska COMPANIES but not the man himself
Kentucky got an aluminum factory
You would think Deripaska was feeling the pain? Unless you found out that Putin had made his errand boy Oleg a diplomat, and now Deripaska does not need a visa, the sanctions did not prevent Deripaska from visiting his 2 lavish US homes at will
Well played Czar Vladimir the Smug
Meanwhile Manafort was caught by Mueller, faced a fair trial. Was convicted during a Republican Attorney General on federal crimes, was sentenced & imprisoned
Then Trump pardoned Oleg Deripaska's boy, Paulie Ostrich Coat, of course. Trump does whatever Putin demands.
That is the history. Now we learned Oleg Deripaska's two homes were raided by FBI. Deripaska is not in the USA. Had not been to those homes in months.
For the search warrant to be approved, the FBI had to convice judge there is evidence of a CURRENT or recent crime
FBI raid of two Oleg Deripaska homes COULD be related to almost any Trump criminal investigation including Weisselberg, Giuliani, Tom Barrack, Matt Gaetz (simultaneous news US Secret Service assisting in Joel Greenberg investigation = financial) or any other federal investigation
But we DO know it will be federal and INTERNATIONAL. It is either sanctions busting, or international bribes, or both. Deripaska was involved in INTIMIDATING witnesses in 2018
Trump & possibly GOP (Mitch? Manafort?) will be involved. Criminal indictments are coming
Stay tuned
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Lev Parnas is a small-time Trumpomobster who worked with Igor Fruman & Giuliani to damage US relations with Urkaine, on behalf of Putin. He was caught on funneling Russian money to Trump & GOP, went to court & lost.
His Ballad is a cautionary tale
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 2/
Igor Fruman & Lev Parnas were caught at Atlanta airport after meeting Giuliani, on their way to Vienna, related to Ukraine in Oct 2019. Charged with 10 counts
Igor pleaded guilty to 1 count. Will be sentenced in January. Faces 3-5 years in prison
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 3/
Lev Parnas attempted to cut a plea bargain with Feds. They negotiated for 9 months. So Lev was serious about trying to flip. Had excellent evidence
The Feds lost interest in Flipper in May. So negotiated about Sept 2020 - May 2021. What happened?
Many do not know what crime is 'Sanctions Busting' (Weisselberg 3, Giuliani 3) because is so rare. I believe only one conviction of it in USA in past century
It is a crime against the United States of America
It is INCREDIBLY serious, federal life remaining. Life without parole
Sanctions are imposed by USA against a foreign government. Because USA is world financial center, that is VERY damaging to foreign payments. Because US dollar is most used international payment currency, it limits any other country's financial activity enormously
Current Iranian sanctions were imposed by USA in 1987 (Reagan) when Iran supported terrorism against shipping. Were expanded in 1995 (Clinton) & in 2006 (W Bush). Trump has circumvented these with Turkish bank, and Trump properties in USA It is money laundering crime for a NATION
Next up is Path 3 to take Donald Trump to prison for life. It starts at the Gaetz of Hell. Matt will be convicted for teen rape, gets 20 years in prison
This case takes to Trump in prison, not for rape, but for selling Presidential bribes
Oct update:
Matt Gaetz Oct Thread 2/
Donald Trump faces 5 paths that EACH take him to prison for life:
1. Weisselberg (NY taxes) 2. Giuliani (Ukraine) 3. Matt Gaetz (selling Presidential pardons) 4. Roger Stone (Jan 6th) 5. Tom Barrack (UAE & Qatar)
Trump ALSO faces many lesser lawsuits
Matt Gaetz Oct Thread 3/
Matt Gaetz path is different from the other 4, in that this trial is CERTAIN to get Matt into prison for rape, but the rape conviction is not what Trump is afraid he will be caught in
Yet Trump fears THIS case more than any others including January 6th
Let me add 'color commentary' to the news item Tony just Tweeted
2 prosecutors were added to Gaetz/Greenberg case 3 months ago. That was when Joel was given FIRST extension of 90 days to confess MORE. It is based on his FIRST 30 days of ratting out Gaetz + 5 other rapist men
This news item TODAY on NY Times, reflects 3 months old development (that is NORMAL, the prosecutors do not warn us what they want to investigate, this is good work by NYT)
One of 2 investigators specializes in CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING and has worked 3 months on it !!! That is BAD
But SINCE these 2 prosecutors were added to the Matt Gaetz & Joel Greenberg child rape case, 3 months ago, Joel has ratted out MORE CRIMES - that led to AT LEAST one arrest in Florida already. And now Joel given 4 MORE MONTHS because he has EVEN MORE crimes to rat out
What is the US Secret Service doing assisting prosecutors in federal criminal teen rape case of Matt Gaetz & Joel Greenberg?
It is one of two things. A short thread
The US Secret Service has TWO missions. The more widely known job, is to provide security for the US President and Vice President (and their families & offices). They do this task also on all trips, and they provide this bodyguard services also to former Presidents
The SECOND mission is less known, but what the USSS was formed to do, it is to defend the US money system, at first, to fight against counterfeit US dollars. They have evolved from just investigating counterfeit currency, to modern instruments like wire transfers, cyber currency
Ok. So criminal trials Weisselberg 1 and Weisselberg 2 have had a baby. It could be called Weisselberg 3 or even Weisselberg 2 by chronological sequence
But as criminal trials we monitor, I will add this as 6th of the Weisselberg trials
Westchester DA tax fraud case follows from same evidence prosecutors have incl Trump tax returns, financial records, and the evidence in Weisselberg trial including double bookkeeping, cooperating witnesses etc. It is certain to convict Weisselberg, Don Jr, Ivanka, Eric & Donald