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I don’t know a lot about this stuff, but I was under the impression that the only place that was lending him money was Deutche Bank and that that bank is notorious for being the banker for a bunch of Russian oligarchs, including Putin, and other terrible but powerful people. Seems like we shouldn’t assume that he’s not owned. But that’s probably the next biggest question to raise out of this, next to pointing out that Trump’s poor and a terrible businessman, who does he owe?
As soon as Trump goes to prison for fraud, Biden should pardon Cohen and call him a great guy.
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I am trying really hard to borrow/ride the optimism some of y’all are posting here. I really really hope you guys are right and I am crazy.
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Oh I was just making a joke. I don’t think Trump ever goes to prison.
I’m expecting the worst outcome from every situation and so far I haven’t been surprised in years.
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Sometimes I like to mix it up with some naive optimism, only to be blindsided by ice cold reality.
You know, just for that occasional change of pace.
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I think I’m one of the few still predicting a trump landslide. Zero optimism here. If anything, this leak has emboldened his base. Nothing touches him or sticks to him, and even on the offchance he were to lose an unfair election, he’s going to fight it and probably win.
We need a runner runner miracle and I don’t think sleepy joe’s the dude to do it. Tbf though I don’t think anyone in the dem primary field could have done it. Need someone young and charismatic with a broad appeal and who isn’t afraid to throw punches like AOC, who is a few years too young still.
By 2024 if our elections are still intact I hope the party goes in the younger direction rather than trotting out these same tired ancient fucks who couldn’t honestly give a damn about anything that actually impacts my real life.
wat, he might win but there is zero chance of a trump landslide imo
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I’ll gladly be wrong and eat my words. But I don’t think I am.
Lawrence ODonnell made that claim but retracted it.
We do know Deutsche Bank was heavily involved in Russian money laundering.
How has Trump expanded the base that voted for him in 2016?
https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/1310929478030426112?s=20
https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/1310933034372341760?s=20
https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/1310934235683971072?s=20
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Why do you think he needs to expand it?
Because he lost by 3 million votes. You said you it would be a landslide. Where are the votes coming from?
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2016 was a landslide. Trump won 304-227. Why do you think he needs to expand his base to win?
Perhaps a dumb question but, why do Russian oligarchs need to launder money? Isn’t Russia basically an organized-crime nation-state?