Curiosity killed the cat they say. I have always been curious but it will take someone a lot smarter than me to put this pyramid together and connect the dots and pieces. We have so little good journalism or willing journalists.
We talk about Donald Trump as if he is the real estate inheritor made good with the reality TV show but oh my goodness, it is so much larger than that. Many smart people have written bits and pieces of this man’s connections but just in his family..Blood family...is a whole other world from what you and I are used to.
I looked at his brothers and sisters and Grandma and Grandpa and Mama and Daddy. Of course we have all looked at some of this and so has the NYT, Art of the Deal, The Trumps ( book), Three Generations of Trump (book) but it is extended into inlaws that just is too much to wrap one’s head around.
There is of course the sister who is the Federal Judge appointed by Reagan and promoted by Clinton. There is one brother who is married to a wealthy wealthy person. There is the one sister who is an executive for Chase Manhattan Bank...and married to a Movie executive and tied into Disney. There is the son in law which just boggled my mind.. Jarred married to Ivanka whose father was sent to Federal prison via Chris Christie and did all sorts of things and is in real estate as well ..gets out with multi millions of dollars. Ivanka’s father in law served time in Federal Prison ( pursued by Christie) for all sorts of crimes. Ivanka’s husband owns the tabloid The Observer. Rex Reid works there and has an interest and the people in the Trump circle is just mind blowing. Chris Christie has been put out to pasture and it looks like a vendetta score settling by the son in law.
The whole thing smells of corruption and Mafia built and add Russia into that along with some really gullible folks and we have a Kingdom of Corruption and Dynasty in the making. They have money, power, influence through propaganda machines and probably lots of dirt on lots of people.
This is truly scary times. When the media says,” Complicated business ties”...that is an understatement and I am sure a few hours this morning of digging did not even scratch the surface and even the overlay of the reach of The Donald’s hand.
en.wikipedia.org/...The New York Observer
He will resign as chief executive of Kushner Companies, and though the law does not require it, she said he would divest “substantial assets.” She did not name them, but Ms. Heller said they would include his stake in 666 Fifth Avenue.
Just how meaningful that plan is remains to be seen. Mr. Kushner’s representatives declined to detail his personal financial interest in Kushner Companies’ properties, and they said he intended to keep his interest in other properties beyond 666 Fifth Avenue. He also has a stake, through a family investment vehicle, in a private equity firm run by his brother, Joshua, with far-flung investments of its own.
Mr. Kushner, who turns 36 on Tuesday, has emerged as one of the most powerful figures in Mr. Trump’s orbit. Already he is involved in steering policy, making personnel choices and serving as the middleman between foreign leaders, the White House and the president-elect in ways that could affect his business, even as companies like Anbang see opportunity in entering into new ventures with the president-elect’s son-in-law.
Mother Jones had a great article
Chris Christie will be Vice-President over his dead body. Kushner, who is playing an increasingly active role in the campaign, has a bitter history with Christie. Christie, when he was the US attorney of New Jersey, prosecuted his father, Charles Kushner, in a case that grabbed national headlines. The elder Kushner, pled guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering in 2005. He received a 2 year prison sentence.
Wait. Kushner's father engaged in witness tampering? Oh yes:
The federal witnesses he had attempted to retaliate against were his sister and brother-in-law, who were cooperating with that same investigation. Kushner paid a prostitute $10,000 to lure his brother-in-law to a motel room at the Red Bull Inn in Bridgewater to have sex with him. A hidden camera recorded the activity, and Kushner sent the lurid tape to his sister, making sure the tape arrived on the day of a family party.
Donald’s siblings…and when you look at their spouses and connections ..it is just mind blowing… ( maybe literally)
I wish someone would build a pyramid and tie it altogether because one thing for sure, it sure seems they are all very very close knit. The Family. ( Puts a whole new spin on the meaning).
We need lots and lots of help in the Resistance. Their ties run deep and wide. They also run non partisan. We the People are nothing to these folks.
This guy does not just have ties to the mafia..This guy appears to be the Godfather in Chief with a Twitter account.