It simply by no means ends with this man… And why not, since his followers have totally purchased into the protection that each investigation into Donald Trump is only a huge conspiracy and all-capitals WITCH HUNT.
Speaking of which, the principle social media supply for takes defending Trump from his a number of prison investigations is in fact his personal Truth Social community — you already know, the one he made after being kicked off Twitter for repeatedly making the type of false statements that incited the January 6 assault on the Capitol Building. Sure, you will discover plenty of Trump supporters on Twitter nonetheless, particularly recently. But on Truth Social, it’s principally ALL individuals who will let you know “Russiagate was a hoax”. Sigh…
Well, along with all the opposite numerous hyperlinks to Russia, the various prison convictions made within the investigation, together with each of Russian nationals and of Trump group members like Roger Stone, George Papadopoulos, Michael Flynn, and Rick Gates — there’s a brand new hyperlink between Trump and Russia: Truth Social itself!
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Well, to be extra precise, Trump Media & Technology Group, the guardian firm of the fitting wing social media web site. According to a bombshell report in The Guardian on Wednesday, New York prosecutors expanded a prison probe into Trump Media to look at potential cash laundering violations associated to Russia.
Anonymous sources instructed the British outlet that when Trump Media was on the “brink of collapse” in December 2021, a mortgage of $2 million got here in. And simply two months later, one other $8 million. The subject is the place the cash got here from — Paxum Bank, which is co-owned by Anton Postolnikov. Should you already know that identify? Of course not. Not except you’re actually, actually within the weeds of Russian politics. But in keeping with the outlet, Postolnikov is expounded to Aleksandr Smirnov, who labored for Russian president Vladimir Putin till 2017. He now runs Russian-controlled maritime firm Rosmorport, so he’s nonetheless proper in there working for Putin.
It’s a reasonably sus place to be getting cash from. We’d say even Trumpers need to admit that, however tbh they in all probability received’t. But apparently Trump Media execs thought so. Whistleblower Will Wilkerson, a former govt with the corporate, allegedly instructed investigators everybody there was freaked and thought of returning the cash once they came upon… however in fact, it was cash and so they had been in dire straits. So they took it anyway.
According to the report, there’s strong proof Donald Trump Jr. was conscious of the mortgage as an electronic mail was despatched to him retaining him “in the loop.” But in fact Daddy Donald doesn’t use electronic mail. And as soon as once more, if something comes of this, he’ll deny figuring out something about it. But will Jr go down? We’ll have to attend and see… once more.
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