Sunday, January 8, 2017

ELECTIONS CONNECTIONS: RUSSIA

At Dailykos, this post by JUSducky is a letter to Chuck Schumer of all the Russian connections linked to Donald Trump, Too extensive for me to summarize. But one name sticks out--Wilbur Ross for Commerce Secretary who is partners with Viktor Vekselberg,one of the richest men in Moscow. They own a bank in Cyprus together. Vekselberg is a close friend of Putin and Ross plans to make a Russian intelligence operative the deputy in his partnership with Vekselberg.

The letter goes on to Bayshore Properties in New York which laundered millions from Russia and Kazahstan to Trump properties. 

By this afternoon, Mitch McConnell is griping about the Democrats not allowing cabinet members to be confirmed because of onerous conflict of interest checks. Democratic websites have posted his criteria for Obama's picks in 2009--which made them run through the hoops.

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