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DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:06 PM Aug 2021

Who Else Thinks TFG Personally Benefitted From The Taliban Surrender? Took A Bribe?

The Taliban bribes, and shakes down everyone.

It is how they do business.

It is how TFG does business.

Who would think they didn't have a few million in a Swiss bank account with TFG's name on it?

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Who Else Thinks TFG Personally Benefitted From The Taliban Surrender? Took A Bribe? (Original Post) DanieRains Aug 2021 OP
He always said the foreign corrupt practices act should be repealed Walleye Aug 2021 #1
I don't maxsolomon Aug 2021 #2
If not, madamesilverspurs Aug 2021 #3
Here's just a start: Budi Aug 2021 #4
I don't know if it was cash but it was something. Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #5
I think the Pig gave a wink and nod to the Afghan TFG to take the millions and run.... Thomas Hurt Aug 2021 #6
What Taliban surrender? AkFemDem Aug 2021 #7
Our Surrender Of The Afghans For Themselves To The Taliban DanieRains Aug 2021 #11
He had his hand out. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #8
lol what WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #9
Ashraf Ghani in UAE right now with $169MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS FalloutShelter Aug 2021 #10
If he accuses someone of taking a bribe them he did. Kablooie Aug 2021 #12
Either that or he did it to pay off his debt to Putin and the rest of the Russian mob Sanity Claws Aug 2021 #13
I would require some evidence instead of just speculation. Chainfire Aug 2021 #14
If it smells like a Trump "deal", it is. oasis Aug 2021 #15
Keep an eye out for the Trump Taliban Hotel. Vinca Aug 2021 #16
I have absolutely no doubt he profited from the deal. GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #17
Considering the magnitude of this betrayal, I am betting Trump will never worry about legal fees and ShazamIam Aug 2021 #18
A subtle difference: I think he thought he was going to personally benefit Retrograde Aug 2021 #19
I think he did what Putin told him to do FakeNoose Aug 2021 #20

maxsolomon

(33,284 posts)
2. I don't
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:09 PM
Aug 2021

I think he's the worst person on the planet without having to make a stretch like this.

He simply didn't give a fuck what the deal with them was, only that there was one to lie and brag about.

Phoenix61

(17,000 posts)
5. I don't know if it was cash but it was something.
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:11 PM
Aug 2021

It’s always something. He’s unable to do anything for the benefit of others.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
6. I think the Pig gave a wink and nod to the Afghan TFG to take the millions and run....
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:12 PM
Aug 2021

and leave the country to the Taliban. Wouldn't surprise me if the Pig did this so that so it would blow up in Biden's face. Don't think the Pig is that clever though.

FalloutShelter

(11,845 posts)
10. Ashraf Ghani in UAE right now with $169MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:15 PM
Aug 2021

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled with $169MILLION in his cash-stuffed helicopter and has been given asylum in Dubai on 'humanitarian grounds'

The UAE....what is the Slobfather's cut? I'd like to know.

Kablooie

(18,625 posts)
12. If he accuses someone of taking a bribe them he did.
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:20 PM
Aug 2021

If he doesn't he didn't.
He always accuses someone else if he commits a crime

Chainfire

(17,526 posts)
14. I would require some evidence instead of just speculation.
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:36 PM
Aug 2021

I certainly believe Trump is capable of any dirty dealings that would enrich him.

GoCubsGo

(32,078 posts)
17. I have absolutely no doubt he profited from the deal.
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 03:50 PM
Aug 2021

It's just a matter of time before much, if not all of it gets exposed.

ShazamIam

(2,570 posts)
18. Considering the magnitude of this betrayal, I am betting Trump will never worry about legal fees and
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 04:00 PM
Aug 2021

outstanding loans again. Remember, Pompeo is the actual architect and what network does Pompeo represent? *


Edit: to add the second sentence.

Retrograde

(10,132 posts)
19. A subtle difference: I think he thought he was going to personally benefit
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 04:09 PM
Aug 2021

either via an under-the-table or promises to develop Trump properties in Afghanistan (can't you just see Eric opening the Trump Kabul Hotel and Casino?) but given his usual mad negotiating skilz he's more likely ended up with nothing. But I'm sure he'll find a way to fund-raise off the fiasco he created.

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