Originally posted by Sea of red
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Here's what my intuition tells me happened.
For years Trump has wanted to stick his finger in Russian pie, looking for ways to get into real estate in Russia -- that's no secret. He built relationships in Russia through the Bayrock Group in his dealings with Russian oligarchs thanks to Felix Sater and Tevfik Arif. We know Ivanka and Trump Jr both looked into real estate in Russia, but nothing ever could materialize because of Trumps horrible credit. I think when he ran for president he saw it as an opportunity to build business connections in Russia for after his presidency, so he sucked up to Putin. Naturally, this attracted crooks and criminals with their own interests in Russia, and people like Carter Page, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, JD Gordon, etc, were recruited into his campaign -- they saw it as easy money for their own business interest. The Russian government saw these people as useful idiots that would do their dirty work and be compromised, so they sent Kislyak to wave some carrots in front of them.
Any collusion was done by either Flynn or Manafort. The rest can barely find their way out of a room.
For years Trump has wanted to stick his finger in Russian pie, looking for ways to get into real estate in Russia -- that's no secret. He built relationships in Russia through the Bayrock Group in his dealings with Russian oligarchs thanks to Felix Sater and Tevfik Arif. We know Ivanka and Trump Jr both looked into real estate in Russia, but nothing ever could materialize because of Trumps horrible credit. I think when he ran for president he saw it as an opportunity to build business connections in Russia for after his presidency, so he sucked up to Putin. Naturally, this attracted crooks and criminals with their own interests in Russia, and people like Carter Page, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, JD Gordon, etc, were recruited into his campaign -- they saw it as easy money for their own business interest. The Russian government saw these people as useful idiots that would do their dirty work and be compromised, so they sent Kislyak to wave some carrots in front of them.
Any collusion was done by either Flynn or Manafort. The rest can barely find their way out of a room.
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