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kentuck

(111,099 posts)
Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:23 PM Nov 2017

What is Ivanka's role in the Russian scandal?

Is she involved at all?

We have seen photos of her on vacation and with the mistress of Vladimir Putin. Is there more to that relationship than we know?

It seems that Donald likes to send his daughter out front to charm any future negotiators?

Any ideas?

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What is Ivanka's role in the Russian scandal? (Original Post) kentuck Nov 2017 OP
At the very least, she knew exactly what was going on. milestogo Nov 2017 #1
What are the odds that Mueller might investigate her?? kentuck Nov 2017 #2
I'm sure Mueller has her on his radar. She has some degree of guilt. panader0 Nov 2017 #11
Mueller would be derelict of duty if he cut her any slack. Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #12
Or is Trump deep.... Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #22
😁 Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #23
Maybe he will put pressure on Jared to cooperate or Ivanka is fair game. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #14
I don't think Mueller has Ivanka on some sort of pedastal milestogo Nov 2017 #16
That would be very good. I hope so. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #32
What are the odds that he is not? Hekate Nov 2017 #19
I still think it was weird (girls' vacation). At the time jrthin Nov 2017 #3
Well her name is a feminized version of Ivan fescuerescue Nov 2017 #4
Her mother's name is Ivana. Ivanka means "Little Ivana" Hekate Nov 2017 #20
Funny how we have to translate her name meaning fescuerescue Nov 2017 #24
Your point is? The root of "Ivan" is the same as "John." Plus, many Americans have first names... Hekate Nov 2017 #25
Trump's connections to the Russians fescuerescue Nov 2017 #27
Okay, then I understood you the first time... Hekate Nov 2017 #30
Well yes I was judging Trump fescuerescue Nov 2017 #31
Money Laundrying via Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #5
The mystery pee woman. Kaleva Nov 2017 #6
I think she will have participated and had knowledge of the machinations of TrumpInc. Mr. Ected Nov 2017 #7
I have read of that Azerbaijan project... kentuck Nov 2017 #10
That project alone is enough get her for money laundering eom tikka Nov 2017 #18
The mistress of Putin was the wife ofMurdoch and woman of malaise Nov 2017 #8
The drumpfs and the Putins are just one big happy Oligarchy family. democratisphere Nov 2017 #9
"Lipstick On A Pig." Same as always. lindysalsagal Nov 2017 #13
you saying that Trump is a Pimp? ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2017 #15
That trip she took in the middle of the campaign mercuryblues Nov 2017 #17
Jared was with her in Croatia on that trip with Wendi wishstar Nov 2017 #21
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #26
Bribery is the lastest I read. I imagine there are more Wwcd Nov 2017 #28
Ivanka is a hypocrite of the worst order spiderpig Nov 2017 #29

Irish_Dem

(47,119 posts)
14. Maybe he will put pressure on Jared to cooperate or Ivanka is fair game.
Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:50 PM
Nov 2017

At least that is how crime shows on TV work husband/wife crime teams.

Also Mueller may not want to go too hard on Ivanka, optics not good.
Blond attractive white girl with young children...

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
16. I don't think Mueller has Ivanka on some sort of pedastal
Mon Nov 6, 2017, 08:06 PM
Nov 2017

If she deserves to be investigated, she will be.

jrthin

(4,836 posts)
3. I still think it was weird (girls' vacation). At the time
Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:31 PM
Nov 2017

she and Putin's girlfriend were vacationing alone, I thought, pigeons.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
25. Your point is? The root of "Ivan" is the same as "John." Plus, many Americans have first names...
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 02:53 PM
Nov 2017

...referring to the ethnic ancestry of their parents. Millions, at a guess.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
27. Trump's connections to the Russians
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 03:00 PM
Nov 2017

Is a pretty big thing that we are discussing nowadays.

If your name is Ivanka or Ivan or Ivana or any other Russian name and I offended you I do apologize.

My point? Well I thought it was pretty clear - Trump is a big poo poo head and he has Russian named people in his family.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
30. Okay, then I understood you the first time...
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 03:27 PM
Nov 2017

Your "point" is one of the dumbest I've heard yet.

As to my own name and ethnic appearance, since you challenged me: all Irish, despite being a fairly typical American mutt mixture. My mother was of mostly Irish descent and my dad, while possibly more German, carried the Irish name and looks, and my mother gave us first names you couldn't mistake for anything else.

We loved to sing Irish folk music. Strangely enough, during the Troubles none of us was in the IRA building bombs.

What I seriously dislike is prejudging people based on their looks and heritage. Judge them by their behavior. The behavior of the Trump clan is criminal. Take it from there.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
31. Well yes I was judging Trump
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 03:46 PM
Nov 2017

I just find it curious that is connections to the Russia is so strong, that he married one and later named his daughter a classic Russian name.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
7. I think she will have participated and had knowledge of the machinations of TrumpInc.
Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:35 PM
Nov 2017

A co-conspirator.

I remember reading that she was the most senior Trump Organization official in a project to build a hotel in Azerbaijan that may or may not have been a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

So it kind of depends on how deep Mr. Mueller wants to go to get them all.

wishstar

(5,270 posts)
21. Jared was with her in Croatia on that trip with Wendi
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 06:58 AM
Nov 2017

There are pics of them all off coast of Croatia on David Geffen's yacht. Ivanka has praised Wendi for being a productive friend in hooking her up with new friends and business contacts and Jared desperately needs lucrative money deals to bail out his failing real estate ventures. Undoubtedly the trip was a working vacation where they could bond with Wendi, relay promises of future policy actions that would benefit Wendi's Russian contacts in return for their support of Trump while seeking possible business deal to enhance their own personal finances.

During past couple of years, ivanka and Jared have also socialized privately with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and his ex Dasha Zhukova

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Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
28. Bribery is the lastest I read. I imagine there are more
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 03:00 PM
Nov 2017

She's not walking away.

Must be in addition to the other family crimes.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
29. Ivanka is a hypocrite of the worst order
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 03:04 PM
Nov 2017

Posing as a champion of women's/mothers' rights while she cheats and exploits people through her business ventures.

I hope she and her dead-eyed robot conman husband are squarely in Mueller's sights.

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