Trump won’t release tax returns because they show his ties to Russian oligarchs

[Mainecat]

Trump won’t release tax returns because they show his ties to Russian oligarchs

Travis Gettys
26 Jul 2016 at 12:21 ET

 

 

George Will believes Donald Trump won’t release his tax returns because they may show how deeply he’s involved with Russian oligarchs.

The Fox News contributor and conservative columnist, who left the Republican Party last month because he couldn’t support Trump, said Monday night that he believes the GOP’s nominee may have improper relationships with foreign investors, reported The Hill.

Russian agents are accused of hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s email servers and sharing private data, possibly to help Trump win the November election, which has underscored concerns about his campaign’s ties to the former Soviet Union.

Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Will about those concerns, although he pointed out that even Democratic lawmakers have not drawn a direct link between Trump and Russia.

“Well, it’s the sort of thing we might learn if we saw the candidates’ tax returns,” Will said. “Perhaps one more reason why we’re not seeing his tax returns, because he is deeply involved in dealing with Russia oligarchs and others. Whether that’s good, bad or indifferent, it’s probably the reasonable surmise.”

 

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/george-will-trump-wont-release-tax-returns-because-they-show-his-ties-to-russian-oligarchs/

[racer254]

Uranium One

Approval of the transfer of American uranium resources to a Russian controlled-company occurred during Hillary Clinton's tenure as United States Secretary of State. There were a number of donations to the Clinton Foundation by principals of Uranium One. During the same period there was a speaking engagement in Russia by former president Bill Clinton for which he was paid $500,000.^[6][11] No charges have yet been brought of a quid pro quo involving Bill or Hillary Clinton.

[Skidooski]

Ah yes...the Russians again from fear mongering party  

[Highmark]

5 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Trump won’t release tax returns because they show his ties to Russian oligarchs

Travis Gettys
26 Jul 2016 at 12:21 ET

 

 

George Will believes Donald Trump won’t release his tax returns because they may show how deeply he’s involved with Russian oligarchs.

The Fox News contributor and conservative columnist, who left the Republican Party last month because he couldn’t support Trump, said Monday night that he believes the GOP’s nominee may have improper relationships with foreign investors, reported The Hill.

Russian agents are accused of hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s email servers and sharing private data, possibly to help Trump win the November election, which has underscored concerns about his campaign’s ties to the former Soviet Union.

Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Will about those concerns, although he pointed out that even Democratic lawmakers have not drawn a direct link between Trump and Russia.

“Well, it’s the sort of thing we might learn if we saw the candidates’ tax returns,” Will said. “Perhaps one more reason why we’re not seeing his tax returns, because he is deeply involved in dealing with Russia oligarchs and others. Whether that’s good, bad or indifferent, it’s probably the reasonable surmise.”

 

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/george-will-trump-wont-release-tax-returns-because-they-show-his-ties-to-russian-oligarchs/

All we KNOW about Hillary and MC is worried about some rumors.  

[Mainecat]

Trump needs to release his taxes......simple really. Its gonna haunt him to the election.

Nothing like sleeping with the enemy eh Highmark?

[f7ben]

5 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Trump needs to release his taxes......simple really. Its gonna haunt him to the election.

Nothing like sleeping with the enemy eh Highmark?

why dont you post some articles calling for hillary's transcripts of the speechs she got paid from wall street for ......probably 1000x more damning info in those

[Mainecat]

1 hour ago, f7ben said:

why dont you post some articles calling for hillary's transcripts of the speechs she got paid from wall street for ......probably 1000x more damning info in those

Post em. I know shes a shill for wall street. What she says to a crowd of them would just solidify my views on her. She is a Republican.

[Skidooski]

No he doesn't and you know it. It's not a requirement nor has he been like anyone else thus far so hold your breath eh

[Highmark]

I'm sure you approve of Hillary's ties to the Russians thru the Clinton Foundation and the State Department under her lead giving uranium mining rights to the Ruskies.  

How about China or North Korea?

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82426

President Clinton today signed into law a historic bill granting permanent normal trade relations to China.

He also dispatched his top trade negotiator for urgent talks with Premier Zhu Rongji in hope of settling disputes that threaten Beijing’s WTO bid.

Approved by the U.S. Senate in September and the House of Representatives in May over stiff opposition from labor and human rights groups, the legislation ends the 20-year-old annual ritual of reviewing China’s trade status and guarantees Chinese goods the same low-tariff access to the U.S. market as products from nearly every other nation.

WTO Controversy In exchange for permanent U.S. trade benefits, China agreed to open a wide range of markets — from agriculture to telecommunications — under terms of a landmark agreement the White House hoped would usher Beijing into the World Trade Organization (WTO) later this year.

But U.S. and European trade officials warned that China’s bid to enter the WTO this year was in peril after talks in Geneva stalled over how Beijing would implement WTO rules on intellectual property and meet its other obligations.

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Clinton’s top negotiator, conceded last week that Beijing may not join the WTO this year. But she hoped to spur negotiations along in talks this week in Beijing with Zhu and other leaders.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-company-pledged-2-million-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/

A CBS News investigation has found that at least one foreign company with close ties to its government has been giving generously to the foundation run by Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton.

Since its founding, the Clinton Foundation has invested millions each year for work in fighting AIDS and empowering women, but its recent uptick in donations from foreign governments has been raising questions about the potential influence on Hillary Clinton, as she gets ready to run for president.

The foundation has raised at least $42 million from foreign governments - and according to an analysis by CBS News - at least $170 million from foreign entities and individuals.

One donor - Rilin Enterprises- pledged $2 million in 2013 to the Clinton Foundation's endowment. The company is a privately-held Chinese construction and trade conglomerate and run by billionaire Wang Wenliang, who is also a delegate to the Chinese parliament. Public records show the firm has spent $1.4 million since 2012, lobbying Congress and the State Department. The firm owns a strategic port along the border with North Korea and was also one of the contractors that built the Chinese embassy in Washington.

The Clinton Foundation largely stopped taking money from foreign governments when Hillary Clinton became secretary of state in 2009. It resumed the practice once she left in 2013, but never stopped taking money from foreign companies or individuals.

In a statement, the foundation said that should Hillary Clinton run for president "we will continue to ensure the Foundation's policies and practices regarding support from international partners are appropriate, just as we did when she served as Secretary of State."

But since the foundation never stopped taking money from foreign companies and individuals, even if the foundation were to return to the policies and practices in place while she was secretary, the launch of a Clinton presidential bid wouldn't preclude an individual, like Wang - with direct ties to the government - from contributing money. Further complicating Clinton's ties to her family foundation, is that when she was secretary of state, the foundation had a built-in infrastructure - in the State Department and the White House - to vet donations from foreign entities. That mechanism hasn't traditionally existed within a presidential candidate's campaign stricture.

The Rilin donation came at a time when the Clintons were aggressively raising money and when it was no secret she was readying a run for the White House. It underscores the types of questions the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign will have to answer as they reevaluate their policies.

"If the point is you are not going to take money from foreign governments, then his construction company is as close to not just the Chinese government, but its Ministry of State Security as they could possibly be," said Mann.

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"Indirectly the Clinton Foundation has political influence, that's why people give to it," said Mann. "People give to the Clinton Foundation particularly because it is the Clintons and because they are prominent politicians in the United States."

A Rilin spokesperson said Wang "was asked to join the NPC [National People's Congress], a largely ceremonial body, as a delegate in 2013."

Wang has given tens of millions of dollars to other organizations, including New York University, where he's a member of its Board of Trustees. In a statement, the Rilin spokesperson said, "Mr. Wang has a long history of generous philanthropic giving to institutions of higher education and organizations that work on and promote global relations. The Clinton Foundation is one of the many organizations Mr. Wang has donated to."

Rilin, however, has a history of complaints since 2001 regarding its treatment of embassy construction workers. Documents obtained by CBS News show Rilin was cited in 2011 and 2013 by officials in Jersey City, New Jersey for housing workers in unsafe, crowded and unsanitary conditions. The company settled the 2011 violations for $6,066 and says all the charges related to the 2013 inspection were dismissed.

Among the Clinton Foundation foreign donors, there are also a number that have come under fire from US agencies. Barclays Capital has given at least $1 million dollars to the foundation and last year, HSBC Holdings gave the foundation at least $500,000. Both British banks are under Justice Department investigations.

Asked about donations from foreign governments last week, Hillary Clinton defended the foundation's work, saying "I think that to people who want to support the foundation, know full well what it is we stand for and what we're working on."

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Campaign finance laws prohibit foreign interests from investing in U.S. elections to prevent foreigners from buying political influence at home, but those rules don't apply to the Clinton Foundation. Bill Allison, senior policy analyst at the Sunlight Foundation, a campaign finance watchdog group, says the Clinton foundation is a unique non-profit that can't be separated from the US political system.

"If there is foreign money coming into the Clinton Foundation, it will raise the question of - is the president going to be doing favors for a foreign business, a foreign government, a foreign individual? And you just cannot have that in the American system of government, where the president is supposed to represent the American people," Allison said.

Clinton officials say that many major institutions - financial, media, industrial or otherwise - have been subject to investigation at some point. They said many of these organizations are capable of significant and positive impact and the investigations alone shouldn't preclude them from contributing to improving lives.

 

Edited July 26, 2016 by Highmark

[Cold War]

Is his wife some kind of a rooskie? 

Commie.......... pinko........... bastard!   

[f7ben]

27 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Post em. I know shes a shill for wall street. What she says to a crowd of them would just solidify my views on her. She is a Republican.

the point is you are spamming anti trump bullshit non stop when hillary is guilty of all the same stuff .....if you'd like to be taken more seriously post articles condemning them all

[Jimmy Snacks]

42 minutes ago, f7ben said:

the point is you are spamming anti trump bullshit non stop when hillary is guilty of all the same stuff .....if you'd like to be taken more seriously post articles condemning them all

Absolutely....I expect nothing less from a self proclaimed independent.......but we are talking about MC who is a Dem hack shill.

[Ebsell]

All along I thought Trump should release his tax returns like every other candidate. But after the Hillary Email scandal I say fuck them. She gets off with a huge one so he should get off with a little one. 

[Snake]

2 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Trump won’t release tax returns because they show his ties to Russian oligarchs

Travis Gettys
26 Jul 2016 at 12:21 ET

 

 

George Will believes Donald Trump won’t release his tax returns because they may show how deeply he’s involved with Russian oligarchs.

The Fox News contributor and conservative columnist, who left the Republican Party last month because he couldn’t support Trump, said Monday night that he believes the GOP’s nominee may have improper relationships with foreign investors, reported The Hill.

Russian agents are accused of hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s email servers and sharing private data, possibly to help Trump win the November election, which has underscored concerns about his campaign’s ties to the former Soviet Union.

Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Will about those concerns, although he pointed out that even Democratic lawmakers have not drawn a direct link between Trump and Russia.

“Well, it’s the sort of thing we might learn if we saw the candidates’ tax returns,” Will said. “Perhaps one more reason why we’re not seeing his tax returns, because he is deeply involved in dealing with Russia oligarchs and others. Whether that’s good, bad or indifferent, it’s probably the reasonable surmise.”

 

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/george-will-trump-wont-release-tax-returns-because-they-show-his-ties-to-russian-oligarchs/

What about your hero Ted Kennedy and the Soviets??    :news:: :lol::

[Rod]

1 hour ago, Mainecat said:

Trump needs to release his taxes......simple really. Its gonna haunt him to the election.

Nothing like sleeping with the enemy eh Highmark?

The best way to hide shady deals is declare them on your taxes!!

 

lol you literally have zero clue how business works, do you.

[Rod]

1 hour ago, Mainecat said:

Post em. I know shes a shill for wall street. What she says to a crowd of them would just solidify my views on her. She is a Republican.

I think what you're missing is she is a democrat, and you need to open your eyes to the truth. This is what democrats are.

[Sal Rosenberg]

 

 

[racer254]

It is up to Trump if he wants to release his tax forms.  I think it's funny that he doesn't.  Democrats are desperate for anything to try and use as deflection.  They really look pathetic doing it.  If they want tax forms released, lead by example otherwise, just STFU.

[Sleepr2]

1 hour ago, Snake said:

What about your hero Ted Kennedy and the Soviets??    :news:: :lol::

Another day, another McLiar beatdown,

[Rod]

Trump just said that he has zero investments in Russia. 

 

 

But guess who took millions from them MC!?!??? Guess!

[Mikeadoo]

9 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Trump needs to release his taxes......simple really. Its gonna haunt him to the election.

Nothing like sleeping with the enemy eh Highmark?

Sleeping with the enemy?????  How about making deals with the enemy......lets's sell off our uranium ore deposits to a country that is our enemy and supports our enemies?  That is exactly what that traitor/secretary of state Hillary approved,  and was paid MILLIONS OF DOLLARS for through the Cuntin foundation.

[racer254]

8 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Trump needs to release his taxes......simple really. Its gonna haunt him to the election.

Nothing like sleeping with the enemy eh Highmark?

mc, you need to clean up your own house right now.  Stop worrying about trump.

[Zambroski]

Poor MC.  His transition into complete senility is not going well.  Between reading (and regurgitating) the lib-tard socialist rag and shitting his diapers, well....poor little fella.  

 

[Ebsell]

11 hours ago, racer254 said:

.  If they want tax forms released, lead by example otherwise, just STFU.

Actually she has releases hers. 

[SnowRider]

Where's Dumbski?   He doesn't like Dump so I expected him to be critical of him on here...... ....but he's a typical forum pussy....incapable of going against the flow....