Creating a slush fund outside the purview of US law is extremely dangerous, blatantly corrupt, and illegal. I feel strongly that Democrats ought to make their platform centered on anti-corruption and self-dealing, with this story as THE headline example.
PopPalsUnited on
Openly embezzling funds.
ElysiumSprouts on
Don’t worry guys, we’re buying GAZA.
Cute-Ad2879 on
Guys, calm down. Its owned by Mr T Drump, not Trump.
Captain_Aware4503 on
rump is sending funds from Venezuela oil to a bank in Qatar…The same Qatar who funds Hamas.
Spottswoodeforgod on
This is sound financial management. Having money go in the Qatari accounts ensures there is absolutely no possibility of impropriety before it makes its way to its final resting place in the hands of Trump and co…
-wnr- on
Prediction: MAGA voters won’t hear about this, if they do they’ll ignore it, if confronted they’ll say it’s fine and you’re the idiot.Â
RosieDreaming on
Imagine the absolute meltdown if any other president was moving foreign oil money through Qatari banks. The double standards are exhausting.
Unda_Acheevah on
So…. you’re saying the jet wasn’t free after all?
Historical_Bend_2629 on
Does this make sense to anyone, including MAGA?
Rambaz_69 on
It never ceases to amaze me how openly Trump displays his corruption. Anyone else would try to hide it somehow, but Trump says no, I’ll show everyone how corrupt I am. When the media criticizes him, he simply instructs the DOJ, his private law firm, to sue the journalists for a billion dollars, and peace is restored in America.
IdleMelikor on
*Senior officials claim Gulf state provides neutral location to store proceeds from which they can be moved safely and without risk of seizure*
Risk of seizure from who? His own government?
NYkrinDC on
Trump family slush fund.
This should be impeachable, and in a normal country, it would be.
Bishopjones2112 on
This seems entirely bat shit crazy to me. The US military seizing assets and then the president sets up off shore accounts to hold the funds from the sale of the military seized assets. This is what’s happening right I didn’t read that wrong? Does this not seem, maybe a bit shady? Seems like the old noble prize extortionist here is taking a few too many liberties with the office.
TheBatemanFlex on
> They justified the decision to hold some of the proceeds in the Gulf state, rather than in U.S. banks, by pointing out that it is a neutral location from which the funds could be freely and safely moved without risk of seizure
How is this an acceptable answer? Seizure by whom? Why wouldn’t they be safe in the US?
> blocking courts or creditors from impounding any revenue
oh…safe from…the law.
swift-sentinel on
All dictators create foreign accounts.
rapidcreek409 on
Pretty sure it’s illegal not to send it to the US Treasury
Competitive_Fee_5829 on
how is no one stopping this? every damn day it has been something. were are the adults in this government?
almazing415 on
What about them Epstein files tho?
Korzag on
Heather Cox Richardson made an argument yesterday this is what dictators do when they feel like their grasp on power is slipping and that Trump may well be planning on an exit strategy.
23 Comments
The corruption never stops.
Ah, that’s what the plane was for
Creating a slush fund outside the purview of US law is extremely dangerous, blatantly corrupt, and illegal. I feel strongly that Democrats ought to make their platform centered on anti-corruption and self-dealing, with this story as THE headline example.
Openly embezzling funds.
Don’t worry guys, we’re buying GAZA.
Guys, calm down. Its owned by Mr T Drump, not Trump.
rump is sending funds from Venezuela oil to a bank in Qatar…The same Qatar who funds Hamas.
This is sound financial management. Having money go in the Qatari accounts ensures there is absolutely no possibility of impropriety before it makes its way to its final resting place in the hands of Trump and co…
Prediction: MAGA voters won’t hear about this, if they do they’ll ignore it, if confronted they’ll say it’s fine and you’re the idiot.Â
Imagine the absolute meltdown if any other president was moving foreign oil money through Qatari banks. The double standards are exhausting.
So…. you’re saying the jet wasn’t free after all?
Does this make sense to anyone, including MAGA?
It never ceases to amaze me how openly Trump displays his corruption. Anyone else would try to hide it somehow, but Trump says no, I’ll show everyone how corrupt I am. When the media criticizes him, he simply instructs the DOJ, his private law firm, to sue the journalists for a billion dollars, and peace is restored in America.
*Senior officials claim Gulf state provides neutral location to store proceeds from which they can be moved safely and without risk of seizure*
Risk of seizure from who? His own government?
Trump family slush fund.
This should be impeachable, and in a normal country, it would be.
This seems entirely bat shit crazy to me. The US military seizing assets and then the president sets up off shore accounts to hold the funds from the sale of the military seized assets. This is what’s happening right I didn’t read that wrong? Does this not seem, maybe a bit shady? Seems like the old noble prize extortionist here is taking a few too many liberties with the office.
> They justified the decision to hold some of the proceeds in the Gulf state, rather than in U.S. banks, by pointing out that it is a neutral location from which the funds could be freely and safely moved without risk of seizure
How is this an acceptable answer? Seizure by whom? Why wouldn’t they be safe in the US?
> blocking courts or creditors from impounding any revenue
oh…safe from…the law.
All dictators create foreign accounts.
Pretty sure it’s illegal not to send it to the US Treasury
how is no one stopping this? every damn day it has been something. were are the adults in this government?
What about them Epstein files tho?
Heather Cox Richardson made an argument yesterday this is what dictators do when they feel like their grasp on power is slipping and that Trump may well be planning on an exit strategy.
Really makes Watergate look quaint.