Report: FBI says no direct ties between Russia, Donald Trump's campaign

[francoHFW]

So what about his business duh? Tax returns? His son says he has lots of business there- the place is totally corrupt...

I'm sorry you can't figure out how to write complete sentences, or understand that doing business with companies is not the same as ties to governments. Maybe by the time you graduate 6th grade, you'll figure out both.

Companies in Russia are hard to separate from the gov't and the gangsters- kind of like construction in NYC, dupe. And those are complete sentences, moron.

Would that be compared to the difficulty of separating between foreign governments feeling "charitable" throwing millions of dollars into a Clinton foundation, with the ability of those foreign governments of trying to influence the decisions of a Secretary of State with ambitions to run for president?

No evidence of pay for pay- the Clintons know their every step is investigated. Putin and Trump are crooks and scumbags.

 

[francoHFW]

So what about his business duh? Tax returns? His son says he has lots of business there- the place is totally corrupt...

I'm sorry you can't figure out how to write complete sentences, or understand that doing business with companies is not the same as ties to governments. Maybe by the time you graduate 6th grade, you'll figure out both.

Companies in Russia are hard to separate from the gov't and the gangsters- kind of like construction in NYC, dupe. And those are complete sentences, moron.

Would that be compared to the difficulty of separating between foreign governments feeling "charitable" throwing millions of dollars into a Clinton foundation, with the ability of those foreign governments of trying to influence the decisions of a Secretary of State with ambitions to run for president?

And let's not forget the cash speeches wild willie gave in some of those countries. Remember what he said, "got to pay the bills".

SO WHAT?

 

[francoHFW]

Hey, moron........I bet you cannot find ONE post on here that states EXACTLY that Trump "is an agent of Putin".......

It may be time for you to go to bed.

"I bet you cannot find ONE post on here that states EXACTLY that Trump "is an agent of Putin"

Well here's five for starters, there are many more.

The first is an entire thread full of Leftist fools frothing at the mouth with their lunatic Conspiracy Theory.
]

But Trump is Putin thug puppet. That's not conspiracy theory.

"But Trump is Putin thug puppet. That's not conspiracy theory."

Unless you or anyone else can 100% prove this, it's a Conspiracy Theory.

Obviously he demonstrated his affection to Putin. This probably why he won't release his tax returns.


Trump loves Vladimir Putin. Could his tax returns explain why?

Trump loves Vladimir Putin. Could his tax returns explain why?
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Associated Press)
By Eugene Robinson Opinion writer OpinionsSeptember 12
Why does Donald Trump say such nice things about Vladimir Putin and Russia? What is Trump hiding in the tax returns he refuses to release? And are those two questions related?

Voters should demand answers. Until we get them, we can only speculate about Trump’s weird admiration for a strongman who presides over a system of autocratic cronyism, flouts international law with his territorial ambitions, works against U.S. interests in hot spots around the globe, and apparently might have even deployed computer hackers to meddle in our election.

There may be nothing nefarious here; perhaps Trump just admires Putin’s swaggering style. But there are reasons to wonder whether Trump’s warm-and-fuzzy feelings are prompted by financial motives.

“Reasons to wonder” normally do not qualify as legitimate fodder for journalism, but these are not normal circumstances. Trump has broken with four decades of precedent and adamantly refused to let voters see his tax returns. His excuse — that he is under audit — is bogus. Given his history as a swashbuckling wheeler-dealer, including four corporate bankruptcies, there are legitimate questions about his finances. Yet he stonewalls, knowing that speculation does not qualify as proof.

dumb... and not bogus...

Little doubt Putin and Russia are screwing with our election duh, in Trump's favor. And TIME says Trump and Putin have indirect financial ties. Trump has 75 law suits to deal with. Trump U fraud in November, rape of minor in Dec, etc etc. Hillary's are RW fantasies...

 

[OKTexas]

So what about his business duh? Tax returns? His son says he has lots of business there- the place is totally corrupt...

I'm sorry you can't figure out how to write complete sentences, or understand that doing business with companies is not the same as ties to governments. Maybe by the time you graduate 6th grade, you'll figure out both.

Companies in Russia are hard to separate from the gov't and the gangsters- kind of like construction in NYC, dupe. And those are complete sentences, moron.

Would that be compared to the difficulty of separating between foreign governments feeling "charitable" throwing millions of dollars into a Clinton foundation, with the ability of those foreign governments of trying to influence the decisions of a Secretary of State with ambitions to run for president?

And let's not forget the cash speeches wild willie gave in some of those countries. Remember what he said, "got to pay the bills".

SO WHAT?

This what, dipshit. Can you say pay to play?

As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the Obama White House to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.

And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock.

At the time, both Rosatom and the United States government made promises intended to ease concerns about ceding control of the company’s assets to the Russians. Those promises have been repeatedly broken, records show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/u...ssed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0

 

[francoHFW]

I'm sorry you can't figure out how to write complete sentences, or understand that doing business with companies is not the same as ties to governments. Maybe by the time you graduate 6th grade, you'll figure out both.

Companies in Russia are hard to separate from the gov't and the gangsters- kind of like construction in NYC, dupe. And those are complete sentences, moron.

Would that be compared to the difficulty of separating between foreign governments feeling "charitable" throwing millions of dollars into a Clinton foundation, with the ability of those foreign governments of trying to influence the decisions of a Secretary of State with ambitions to run for president?

And let's not forget the cash speeches wild willie gave in some of those countries. Remember what he said, "got to pay the bills".

SO WHAT?

This what, dipshit. Can you say pay to play?

As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the Obama White House to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.

And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock.

At the time, both Rosatom and the United States government made promises intended to ease concerns about ceding control of the company’s assets to the Russians. Those promises have been repeatedly broken, records show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/u...ssed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0

Investigated. NADA. It went thru 8 other agencies. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

[francoHFW]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...VYFwB9Ft8w6cHaczw&sig2=sexv4vZ7TuInNAZQKo4SzA

 

[francoHFW]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiLifXDmYvQAhUl0oMKHRy8BH4QFggqMAI&url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/30/donald-trump/donald-trump-inaccurately-suggests-clinton-got-pai/&usg=AFQjCNEyzrplhzGX_8JujJWjHhJf8sP6-Q&sig2=4nZDZTd9ID47CGlxxrs-2g

Trump’s claim is a reductive version of his source material’s findings and runs into several problems.

First, the State Department did approve of Russia’s gradual takeover of a company with significant U.S. uranium assets, but it didn’t act unilaterally. State was one of nine government agencies, not to mention independent federal and state nuclear regulators, that had to sign off on the deal.

Second, while nine people related to the company did donate to the Clinton Foundation, it’s unclear whether they were still involved in the company by the time of the Russian deal and stood to benefit from it.

Third, most of their Clinton Foundation donations occurred before and during Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential bid, before she could have known she would become secretary of state.

The bottom line: While the connections between the Clinton Foundation and the Russian deal may appear fishy, there’s simply no proof of any quid pro quo.

Clinton’s unsubstantiated role

Did Clinton singlehandedly imperil national security by greenlighting the Russian deal, as Trump implies? No.

The company in question, Uranium One, does have mines, mills and tracts of land in Wyoming, Utah and other U.S. states equal to about 20 percent of U.S. uranium production capacity. It churns out a smaller portion of actual uranium produced in the United States (11 percent in 2014), according to Oilprice.com.

But that’s less cause for alarm than Trump is suggesting.

For one, the United States doesn’t actually produce all that much uranium (about 2 percent in 2015) and is actually a net importer of the chemical, according to Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear nonproliferation expert at Middlebury Institute and former director at the New America Foundation.

For another, Russia doesn’t have the licenses to export uranium outside the United States, Oilprice.org pointed out, "so it’s somewhat disingenuous to say this uranium is now Russia’s, to do with what it pleases." The Kremlin was likely more interested in Uranium One’s assets in Kazakhstan, the world’s largest producer.

Trump is also wrong that Clinton alone allowed the transfer.

The Kremlin’s 2010 purchase of a controlling stake in Uranium One had to be approved by the nine members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

That included Clinton as secretary of state, but also the secretaries of the Treasury (the chairman of the committee), Defense, Justice, Commerce, Energy and Homeland Security as well as the the heads of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The deal also had to be okayed by the independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as Utah’s nuclear regulator.

While it’s conceivable Clinton advocated for the deal, the author of Clinton Cash Peter Schweizer himself admitted that he doesn’t have "direct evidence" proving Clinton played a part. The State Department’s principal representative on the committee, Jose Fernandez, told Time that Clinton "never intervened with me on any CFIUS matter."

Why on earth would the United States allow the transfer of a uranium company?

As others, including a New York Times’ investigation, have explained, the United States was still seeking to "reset" its relationship with Russia and trying to get the Kremlin on board with its Iran nuclear deal. But at the end of the day, the Russian deal wasn’t that big.

Russia’s purchase of the company "had as much of an impact on national security as it would have if they set the money on fire," said Lewis. "That’s probably why (CFIUS and the NRC ) approved it."

 

[francoHFW]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiLifXDmYvQAhUl0oMKHRy8BH4QFggdMAA&url=http://www.factcheck.org/2015/04/no-veto-power-for-clinton-on-uranium-deal/&usg=AFQjCNHlJ3PdsRrevVYFwB9Ft8w6cHaczw&sig2=sexv4vZ7TuInNAZQKo4SzA

EIGHT BENGAZEEEEEE investigations finally led this e-mail investigation. ALL GOP CRAP, for dupes only. "No compromise, un-American TP GOP"- TIME. ANYTHING to distract from their pander to the rich, ruin the midde class and the country, screw the workers and the environment BULLSHYTTE.

And YES, it was the video.

 

[francoHFW]

DUH.

 

[nat4900]

Little doubt Putin and Russia are screwing with our election duh, in Trump's favor.

The MOST important and unanswered question to the above is the simple, WHY would Putin want Trump in the oval office.

 

[Dubya Da Last Repug Prez]

What you got next regressives?

Late Monday, The New York Times reported that the FBI spent several months over the summer investigating Russia’s potential meddling in the U.S. election and found no direct link to Trump. The report said law enforcement officials examined ties between Trump’s business and a Russian bank. They also looked at former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s long relationship with pro-Russian officials in Ukraine.

Report: FBI says no direct ties between Russia, Donald Trump's campaign

Hillary was correct in the debate...Trump would be a total puppet for Russia. His constant praise of Putin is disturbing to me as an American. Trump is definitely not the Commander-in-Chief I want trying to keep Putin in check. I think Trump would just turn a blind eye to anything that Russia does.

But you racist Repugs only care about controlling the levers of power, you don't actually care about what's best for this country.

Do you ever get tired of being so wrong so often? You're running your mouth with talking points and zero proof.

I told you why I disagree and you ain't got the intellectual guns to refute what I said. Deep down, you don't trust Trump to deal with Putin, either.

So kindly shut the fuck up, traitor.

Disagree with what, the conclusion of the FBI? Everything else was regressive talking points, your opinions and desires, which no one gives a shit about. So run along keyboard tough guy and maybe momma will let you have a snack before bed time.

Traitor, you know Trump would be a disaster dealing with Putin. His bromance with Putin is disturbing to any American with a brain. You're too much of a dishonest chicken shit to admit it because you're a fucking Repug cartoon character, just like Rush Limbaugh.

 

[ShaklesOfBigGov]

So what about his business duh? Tax returns? His son says he has lots of business there- the place is totally corrupt...

I'm sorry you can't figure out how to write complete sentences, or understand that doing business with companies is not the same as ties to governments. Maybe by the time you graduate 6th grade, you'll figure out both.

Companies in Russia are hard to separate from the gov't and the gangsters- kind of like construction in NYC, dupe. And those are complete sentences, moron.

Would that be compared to the difficulty of separating between foreign governments feeling "charitable" throwing millions of dollars into a Clinton foundation, with the ability of those foreign governments of trying to influence the decisions of a Secretary of State with ambitions to run for president?

No evidence of pay for pay- the Clintons know their every step is investigated. Putin and Trump are crooks and scumbags.

The FBI had only validated a need to investigate the Clintons, not Trump, based on the evidence as it was presented. I do love your amazing humor take on the issue though, keep trying we'll soon see how far the FBI chooses to pursue it.

 

[OKTexas]

Companies in Russia are hard to separate from the gov't and the gangsters- kind of like construction in NYC, dupe. And those are complete sentences, moron.

Would that be compared to the difficulty of separating between foreign governments feeling "charitable" throwing millions of dollars into a Clinton foundation, with the ability of those foreign governments of trying to influence the decisions of a Secretary of State with ambitions to run for president?

And let's not forget the cash speeches wild willie gave in some of those countries. Remember what he said, "got to pay the bills".

SO WHAT?

This what, dipshit. Can you say pay to play?

As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the Obama White House to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.

And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock.

At the time, both Rosatom and the United States government made promises intended to ease concerns about ceding control of the company’s assets to the Russians. Those promises have been repeatedly broken, records show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/u...ssed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0

Investigated. NADA. It went thru 8 other agencies. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Yeah, kind of makes you wonder how many million dollar speeches the dear leader already has on his calendar.

 

[OKTexas]

What you got next regressives?

Late Monday, The New York Times reported that the FBI spent several months over the summer investigating Russia’s potential meddling in the U.S. election and found no direct link to Trump. The report said law enforcement officials examined ties between Trump’s business and a Russian bank. They also looked at former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s long relationship with pro-Russian officials in Ukraine.

Report: FBI says no direct ties between Russia, Donald Trump's campaign

Hillary was correct in the debate...Trump would be a total puppet for Russia. His constant praise of Putin is disturbing to me as an American. Trump is definitely not the Commander-in-Chief I want trying to keep Putin in check. I think Trump would just turn a blind eye to anything that Russia does.

But you racist Repugs only care about controlling the levers of power, you don't actually care about what's best for this country.

Do you ever get tired of being so wrong so often? You're running your mouth with talking points and zero proof.

I told you why I disagree and you ain't got the intellectual guns to refute what I said. Deep down, you don't trust Trump to deal with Putin, either.

So kindly shut the fuck up, traitor.

Disagree with what, the conclusion of the FBI? Everything else was regressive talking points, your opinions and desires, which no one gives a shit about. So run along keyboard tough guy and maybe momma will let you have a snack before bed time.

Traitor, you know Trump would be a disaster dealing with Putin. His bromance with Putin is disturbing to any American with a brain. You're too much of a dishonest chicken shit to admit it because you're a fucking Repug cartoon character, just like Rush Limbaugh.

Did mommy give you your snack last night?

 

[ShaklesOfBigGov]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiLifXDmYvQAhUl0oMKHRy8BH4QFggdMAA&url=http://www.factcheck.org/2015/04/no-veto-power-for-clinton-on-uranium-deal/&usg=AFQjCNHlJ3PdsRrevVYFwB9Ft8w6cHaczw&sig2=sexv4vZ7TuInNAZQKo4SzA

EIGHT BENGAZEEEEEE investigations finally led this e-mail investigation. ALL GOP CRAP, for dupes only. "No compromise, un-American TP GOP"- TIME. ANYTHING to distract from their pander to the rich, ruin the midde class and the country, screw the workers and the environment BULLSHYTTE.

And YES, it was the video.

You've got to be kidding me, you can't be that stupid. There was as much a video associated with that Benghazi attack, as that other bullshit story of Hillary found running on the tarmac from sniper fire. You can't tell me a Secretary of State NEVER has to deal with receiving and communicating classified information in that position.

As far as screwing middle class workers, perhaps you should do a little research on what an H1-B visa is, and how corporations like caterpillar have used it against skilled workers in this country. Then ask yourself why would Hillary seek to increase the limit of those visas allowed in this country? Need a video for proof? Just ask, and I'll be happy to allow you to watch her speech supporting it. Perhaps there was a little more to those foreign donations of hers than you thought.

 

[Dubya Da Last Repug Prez]

Hillary was correct in the debate...Trump would be a total puppet for Russia. His constant praise of Putin is disturbing to me as an American. Trump is definitely not the Commander-in-Chief I want trying to keep Putin in check. I think Trump would just turn a blind eye to anything that Russia does.

But you racist Repugs only care about controlling the levers of power, you don't actually care about what's best for this country.

Do you ever get tired of being so wrong so often? You're running your mouth with talking points and zero proof.

I told you why I disagree and you ain't got the intellectual guns to refute what I said. Deep down, you don't trust Trump to deal with Putin, either.

So kindly shut the fuck up, traitor.

Disagree with what, the conclusion of the FBI? Everything else was regressive talking points, your opinions and desires, which no one gives a shit about. So run along keyboard tough guy and maybe momma will let you have a snack before bed time.

Traitor, you know Trump would be a disaster dealing with Putin. His bromance with Putin is disturbing to any American with a brain. You're too much of a dishonest chicken shit to admit it because you're a fucking Repug cartoon character, just like Rush Limbaugh.

Did mommy give you your snack last night?

Say something, Repug cartoon character?

 

[charwin95]

Hey, moron........I bet you cannot find ONE post on here that states EXACTLY that Trump "is an agent of Putin".......

It may be time for you to go to bed.

"I bet you cannot find ONE post on here that states EXACTLY that Trump "is an agent of Putin"

Well here's five for starters, there are many more.

The first is an entire thread full of Leftist fools frothing at the mouth with their lunatic Conspiracy Theory.
]

But Trump is Putin thug puppet. That's not conspiracy theory.

"But Trump is Putin thug puppet. That's not conspiracy theory."

Unless you or anyone else can 100% prove this, it's a Conspiracy Theory.

Obviously he demonstrated his affection to Putin. This probably why he won't release his tax returns.


Trump loves Vladimir Putin. Could his tax returns explain why?

Trump loves Vladimir Putin. Could his tax returns explain why?
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Associated Press)
By Eugene Robinson Opinion writer OpinionsSeptember 12
Why does Donald Trump say such nice things about Vladimir Putin and Russia? What is Trump hiding in the tax returns he refuses to release? And are those two questions related?

Voters should demand answers. Until we get them, we can only speculate about Trump’s weird admiration for a strongman who presides over a system of autocratic cronyism, flouts international law with his territorial ambitions, works against U.S. interests in hot spots around the globe, and apparently might have even deployed computer hackers to meddle in our election.

There may be nothing nefarious here; perhaps Trump just admires Putin’s swaggering style. But there are reasons to wonder whether Trump’s warm-and-fuzzy feelings are prompted by financial motives.

“Reasons to wonder” normally do not qualify as legitimate fodder for journalism, but these are not normal circumstances. Trump has broken with four decades of precedent and adamantly refused to let voters see his tax returns. His excuse — that he is under audit — is bogus. Given his history as a swashbuckling wheeler-dealer, including four corporate bankruptcies, there are legitimate questions about his finances. Yet he stonewalls, knowing that speculation does not qualify as proof.

dumb... and not bogus...

Is that an expression of low IQ?

 

[OKTexas]

Do you ever get tired of being so wrong so often? You're running your mouth with talking points and zero proof.

I told you why I disagree and you ain't got the intellectual guns to refute what I said. Deep down, you don't trust Trump to deal with Putin, either.

So kindly shut the fuck up, traitor.

Disagree with what, the conclusion of the FBI? Everything else was regressive talking points, your opinions and desires, which no one gives a shit about. So run along keyboard tough guy and maybe momma will let you have a snack before bed time.

Traitor, you know Trump would be a disaster dealing with Putin. His bromance with Putin is disturbing to any American with a brain. You're too much of a dishonest chicken shit to admit it because you're a fucking Repug cartoon character, just like Rush Limbaugh.

Did mommy give you your snack last night?

Say something, Repug cartoon character?

Nah, I just speak to adults, Children like you I just play with.

 

[Dubya Da Last Repug Prez]

I told you why I disagree and you ain't got the intellectual guns to refute what I said. Deep down, you don't trust Trump to deal with Putin, either.

So kindly shut the fuck up, traitor.

Disagree with what, the conclusion of the FBI? Everything else was regressive talking points, your opinions and desires, which no one gives a shit about. So run along keyboard tough guy and maybe momma will let you have a snack before bed time.

Traitor, you know Trump would be a disaster dealing with Putin. His bromance with Putin is disturbing to any American with a brain. You're too much of a dishonest chicken shit to admit it because you're a fucking Repug cartoon character, just like Rush Limbaugh.

Did mommy give you your snack last night?

Say something, Repug cartoon character?

Nah, I just speak to adults, Children like you I just play with.

No, you just play with Rush Limbaugh's balls, cartoon character....after you finish stealing all of his lame Repug dialogue, of course.

 

[OKTexas]

Disagree with what, the conclusion of the FBI? Everything else was regressive talking points, your opinions and desires, which no one gives a shit about. So run along keyboard tough guy and maybe momma will let you have a snack before bed time.

Traitor, you know Trump would be a disaster dealing with Putin. His bromance with Putin is disturbing to any American with a brain. You're too much of a dishonest chicken shit to admit it because you're a fucking Repug cartoon character, just like Rush Limbaugh.

Did mommy give you your snack last night?

Say something, Repug cartoon character?

Nah, I just speak to adults, Children like you I just play with.

No, you just play with Rush Limbaugh's balls, cartoon character....after you finish stealing all of his lame Repug dialogue, of course.

Run along sonny, you're boring me.