Eric Trump: "Well, we don't rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia."

[kpete]

Eric Trump Claimed Funding Came from Russia


Author James Dodson described to WBUR a conversation he had with Eric Trump in 2014 while playing golf:

“So when I got in the cart with Eric,” Dodson says, “as we were setting off, I said, ‘Eric, who’s funding? I know no banks — because of the recession, the Great Recession — have touched a golf course. You know, no one’s funding any kind of golf construction. It’s dead in the water the last four or five years.’ And this is what he said. He said, ‘Well, we don’t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.’ I said, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Oh, yeah. We’ve got some guys that really, really love golf, and they’re really invested in our programs. We just go there all the time.’ Now that was three years ago, so it was pretty interesting.”

MORE HERE:
http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/05/05/james-dodson-donald-trump-golf

[smirkymonkey]

1. El Stupido kind of just blew the whole "We have had nothing to do with Russia"

thing out of the water, didn't he?

[gordianot]

2. Christo Fascist Dobson has no problem with collusion with other fascist.

At least religious terrorist have not yet sought a truce.

[DesertRat]

10. No, this James Dodson, sports writer. nt

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[LeftInTX]

64. I had to look him up...cuz of James Dobson

[DesertRat]

70. Yes, the names are very similiar!

[dalton99a]

3. There you have it, folks

[hatrack]

4. Oops!

He's not very fucking smart, is he?

A chip off the old turd.

[PatSeg]

7. Eric tends to do that a lot

[Barack_America]

5. Let's see the tax returns to see if he's telling the truth.

[oasis]

11. The media should go on, non-stop about Trump's taxes. nt

[NewJeffCT]

15. If Clinton had refused to release her tax returns

it would have been a huge issue.

[bettyellen]

26. I had to listen to a friend go on about her arrogance.... and things Bill did for twenty minutes.

That was crazy.

[NewJeffCT]

48. I still don't get

why Bill cheating on her was an issue in this campaign...

[bettyellen]

51. Or that people talks more about what Bill did years ago than what she has done since then....

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I asked my friend if he now regretted spreading the Guccifer and Wikileaks crap last year because so much of it was selectively edited and misleading and he really doesn't have the least bit of shame about it. He's like to overturn the will of the voters but calls HRC arrogant. It was a bit mind blowing to listen to that crap.

[certainot]

58. thats what happens when 1000 radio stations get to make shit up

and spread it all over the country for 25 years and they get ignored

[bettyellen]

59. And adding RT and Guccifer 2 bullshit which he somehow still believes....

He's always had a thing for conspiracies, and last year he was given more fuel than ever for the craziness.

[NewJeffCT]

13. Are the tax returns the be all to end all?

What we're going to see is Trump holdings in several shell companies and they're tied to overseas holdings and then the overseas holdings have different shell companies and then beneath that, you may start to get into companies with connections to Russia. The path won't be clear and it will be easy to call any ties to Russia "Fake News" by Trump and his minions because it will be a confusing path and twisted path to get to Russia and then to Putin.

[bettyellen]

52. True but this whole thing set a dangerous precedent with candidate stalling and refusing to release

The taxes. I expect them to immediately uncover huge conflicts of interest that should hobble his presidency. Fuck it, the investigations and information coming out on him should be enough to ruin him. He's never going to jail he just needs to be completely discredited ASAP

[keithbvadu2]

6. Wonder how many visas the Russians are getting as delayed payment?

Wonder how many visas the Russians are getting as delayed payment?

[PatSeg]

9. The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!

"

[keithbvadu2]

14. No hurry for them... Their GOP agents are already embedded in the Trump administration.

[DFW]

17. E-Germancy! Everybody to get from street!

A late friend of mine played the submarine captain. That is one of my all time favorite films.

[PatSeg]

18. Really? That's cool

It was such a quirky, funny film, unlike what is happening today in the real world.

[DFW]

22. He was really an amazing character

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Theo was an actor, folk singer, activist, ethnicist ("I speak 35 languages, 17 of which are Yiddish&quot . One New Year's, after the shouts of "Happy New Year" wound down, he told me "grab your guitar, we are going to sing Russian songs." So I grabbed my guitar, and we looked for an empty meeting room in the hotel. For nearly an hour, Theo Bikel and I did duets of Russian songs and our only audience was my wife and two Charleston, SC, janitors who said, "We don't know what y'all are singing'. but you sure know how to sing it!"

[Mr. Ected]

28. That's an amazing story

My son's favorite movie growing up was "My Side of the Mountain". Theo Bikel stole the show...he was definitely a treasure.

[DFW]

29. From days of old.....

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Tamara (Theo's wife at the time), Theo, Dr. Ruth, me and a photographer friend who lives in San Francisco.

[panader0]

32. Nice--cool.

[DFW]

33. We just lost him this past year. He was 91

Theo did a big concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC for his 85th birthday. There was a reception for "friends" prior to the show, and I met a bunch of my heroes from the sixties for the first time (and barely missed a few others who showed up later). Peter Yarrow, Tom Paxton. My daughter was getting on my case because I was so excited about meeting "that Paxton guy." THE Tom Paxton! I missed meeting Alan Alda (didn't bother me too much) and Arlo Guthrie (bothers me to this day!).

[panader0]

34. I remember your post at that time.

I still would like to play guitar with you at some point. All the best DFW.

[DFW]

35. Open invitation! WOMR-FM this July? n/t

[PatSeg]

37. Thanks for sharing!

[calimary]

63. How cool is this?!

Theodore Bikel was one of the most versatile creative artists I can name.

[DFW]

66. Theo could do it all

His singing voice was legendary, of course, but from acting with Bogart in "The African Queen" to the submarine captain in "The Russians Are Coming" to various parts in such diverse productions as Dynasty to Fiddler On The Roof to Law And Order, he could do it ALL. Plus he was involved in stage productions in Poland and Israel well into his eighties. Just a monumental talent.

[calimary]

67. We also loved him in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

when he played Lt. Worf's human foster father.

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Theodore_Bikel

GREAT episode ("Family&quot .

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Sergey_Rozhenko

[DFW]

68. I never saw that

That show came after I was spending most of my time in other countries. I'm sure I haven't seen 98% of what Theo did. I'll always carry the memory that there was that ONE time when he took that one hour to play just with me.

[calimary]

69. If you ever get the chance, check that one out.

It's a WUNNNNNNderful episode. For all kinds of reasons, but in particular because of the character Mr. Bikel created.

[PatSeg]

36. Theodore Bikel?

How wonderful to sing duets with him. Sounds like a great experience.

[DFW]

40. It was VERY special

Tamara used to tell me that she sometimes accompanied him (she was a concert pianist) for small performances, and she was used to her husband transforming into Theo Bikel, the legend, while performing, and then back into "her husband" when the music was done.

One time, after the thing at Carnegie Hall, Theo told me that some friends were meeting at some place afterward. I was pretty tired, but I went anyway. He was there alright, but since I got there late, there were no seats left near him. I tried to get closer, but a snooty guy (whose name will not be mentioned here because we ADORE his wife) tried to shoo me away as the seats near Theo were only for his "inner circle." Then Theo saw me and told everyone to squish up and make room for me to sit beside him. Now THAT was an honor.

[PatSeg]

44. Good for him

He sounds like he was a very down-to-earth authentic person. You were fortunate to have known him.

[DFW]

45. And the poorer for having lost him, as was everyone else

My gang of four exceptional "over 80" friends has now been cut by half. Of the two left, one is well over 90, and the other turns 90 next year. Both, luckily, are still going strong. There are still some amazing people out there.

[3catwoman3]

20. It was a very funny movie, to be sure.

eom

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Kompromat, loan sharking, money laundering, etc. tRump's fraud on the electorate is massive.

Putin regularly sends Russian Ambassador Sergey Knuckles Kislyak around to Conventions (RNC 2016) and the back door of Trump Tower (walkway to next door building) for enforcement reminders.

[Paladin]

12. And Fredo Trump comes through for the opposition, again. (nt)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

46. Cuz he's smart

[rurallib]

16. "Weve got some guys that really, really love golf"

and dummy believes them?


Oh fuck, why am I laughing?

[djsunyc]

19. i'm sorry

but this is all bullcrap.

this is from 2014 - why is this only mentioned now?

[kpete]

21. ummmm

because
it
is
relevant
???

[djsunyc]

25. my point

is that trump/russia has been going on for months. how was this not exposed sooner?

[Metatron]

41. This conversation was reported last year, too. n/t

[Hekate]

42. Actually, if you had been reading DU the past 2 years, you would already know this

I certainly did.

[certainot]

60. here's something else from 2014

written about in the april 3 2016 issue of new york magazine by gabriel sherman

he wrote a piece about trump - operation trump - sounds like the russians told trump's team how to beat establishment GOP without the money - learn talk radio and most of the russian trolling piggybacked it

Throughout 2014, the three fed Trump strategy memos and political intelligence. “I listened to thousands of hours of talk radio, and he was getting reports from me,” Nunberg recalled. What those reports said was that the GOP base was frothing over a handful of issues including immigration, Obamacare, and Common Core. While Jeb Bush talked about crossing the border as an “act of love,” Trump was thinking about how high to build his wall.

[Zambero]

23. Thought this might have a SNL skit at first

Is it possible to be unwittingly stupid before one's time?

[Thrill]

24. And people wonder why you ain't gonna see any tax returns

Lol

[Doodley]

27. So why does it seem that Comey isn't interested in looking at Trump's finances?

[Hekate]

30. Kick

[Botany]

31. hmmm!

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!
7:31 AM - 11 Jan 2017

[Initech]

39. Donnie, when you're in a hole, stop digging!

[Hekate]

43. On the contrary, hold his coat while he shovels away!

Please proceed, Red Don?

[Botany]

47. You are right ...... keep digging donny.

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
Unless you catch "hackers" in the act, it is very hard to determine who was doing the hacking. Why wasn't this brought up before election?
8:21 AM - 12 Dec 2016

BTW
There is no other story ..... Trump paid the Russian hackers who were working for Putin

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028991211

[Initech]

38. This raises more questions than it answers. Idiot.

[mbusby]

49. Eric Trump....

....the gift that keeps on giving.

[Snake Plissken]

50. The Trump Crime Family will be doing their next reality show from inside a prison. n/t

[colorado_ufo]

53. And THIS is whyJared is his favorite.

[SunSeeker]

62. Yep. Jared's too smart to open his pie hole.

No one even knows what Jared sounds like. Jared learned early on, from when his dad went to jail for his crooked business dealings, that when engaged in this sort of business, you keep your trap shut.

[Alice11111]

54. I saw the interview in which the 2 stooges bragged about

It on TV during the election, as many did. Dems should have jumped on in an ad.

[Fritz Walter]

55. Another "holster" for a Russian tool

Steven Colbert's metaphor apparently hit a nerve.

I say we should hammer that nerve until we either get to the (ahem) root of this ру́сский язы́к-Trump connection, or trigger a meltdown that results in invoking the 25th Amendment.

[Pauldg47]

56. Stupid like dad.

[DesertRat]

57. The Dumbest Trump

Link to tweet

[SunSeeker]

61. K & R for exposure.

[Initech]

65. Move along, nothing to see here!