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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFelixSater:"Our boy can become POTUS & we can engineer it. I'll get Putin's team to buy in on this"
WASHINGTON A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency.
The associate, Felix Sater, wrote a series of emails to Mr. Trumps lawyer, Michael Cohen, in which he boasted about his ties to Mr. Putin and predicted that building a Trump Tower in Moscow would highlight Mr. Trumps savvy negotiating skills and be a political boon to his candidacy.
Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it, Mr. Sater wrote in an email. I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this, I will manage this process.
The emails show that, from the earliest months of Mr. Trumps campaign, some of his associates viewed close ties with Moscow as a political advantage. Those ties are now under investigation by the Justice Department and multiple congressional committees.
American intelligence agencies have concluded that the Russian government interfered with the 2016 presidential election to try to help Mr. Trump. Investigators want to know whether anyone on Mr. Trumps team was part of that process.
Mr. Sater, a Russian immigrant, said he had lined up financing for the Trump Tower deal with VTB Bank, a Russian bank that was under American sanctions for involvement in Moscows efforts to undermine democracy in Ukraine. In another email, Mr. Sater envisioned a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Moscow.
The associate, Felix Sater, wrote a series of emails to Mr. Trumps lawyer, Michael Cohen, in which he boasted about his ties to Mr. Putin and predicted that building a Trump Tower in Moscow would highlight Mr. Trumps savvy negotiating skills and be a political boon to his candidacy.
Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it, Mr. Sater wrote in an email. I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this, I will manage this process.
The emails show that, from the earliest months of Mr. Trumps campaign, some of his associates viewed close ties with Moscow as a political advantage. Those ties are now under investigation by the Justice Department and multiple congressional committees.
American intelligence agencies have concluded that the Russian government interfered with the 2016 presidential election to try to help Mr. Trump. Investigators want to know whether anyone on Mr. Trumps team was part of that process.
Mr. Sater, a Russian immigrant, said he had lined up financing for the Trump Tower deal with VTB Bank, a Russian bank that was under American sanctions for involvement in Moscows efforts to undermine democracy in Ukraine. In another email, Mr. Sater envisioned a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Moscow.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/politics/trump-tower-putin-felix-sater.html
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FelixSater:"Our boy can become POTUS & we can engineer it. I'll get Putin's team to buy in on this" (Original Post)
CousinIT
Aug 2017
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FakeNoose
(32,748 posts)1. Boom
And they're all falling into place now.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)2. A vast conspiracy
To get the king maggot in office to turn on the spigot. ....
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)6. Maggot being Putin?
So, all about money?
Seems a bit thin. I don't think money alone was gonna be a guarantee. I think it possible that the Trump people were also seeking expertise.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)9. Thats
Donald J. Maggot.
He has no name. I don't think I've ever called him the other.
Although it applies to international political maggots as well.
Of and lots of domestic. Especially related to said maggot.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)3. Whose emails? WHOSE??
spanone
(135,874 posts)4. K&R...
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)5. So, what?
They built the tower to get Putin/Russian help with the election? Why would another random tower guarantee the Presidency?
Why Putin/Russia? Why not some other country?
Did they know that Putin had election hacking capability and could ensure a win?
How did they know that?
I have so many questions.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)7. Sater and Trump are close friends
dalton99a
(81,578 posts)8. Kick.