$100 Million 'Exceptions' in Russian Income
DAVID A. GRAHAM 1:21 PM ET
... “One could very much read this language in legalese and not feel at all convinced that Russian interests do not have leverage over the president,” said Michael Knoll, Theodore K. Warner Professor of Law and Professor of Real Estate at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
For example, the letter doesn’t define several key terms. “Are they being technical with the language, or are they being straightforward with us?” Knoll asked. “I guess the assumption should be that they’re being technical. What it means by Russian person or entity does not seem that it excludes basically shell non-Russian entities.”
So, for example, a Russian could establish a pass-through company in the United States, the Cayman Islands, Cyprus, or any number of places, and then do business with Trump or the Trump Organization. That might not strictly speaking constitute a Russian entity, but for the purposes of the conflict-of-interest questions at the heart of Trump’s dealings, it would remain equally concerning.
Trump or his company could also work with Russians on a concern that was in neither the U.S. nor Russia that might not be covered by the letter. He could also have interests in companies that he and the Trump Organization did not control. Trump has frequently franchised his name to projects around the globe ...
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/trumps-100-million-in-russian-income/526530/
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the letter was not much better than his physical letter from his "doctor."
Some legalese meant to obfuscate and obscure the truth.
Wearing his "lawyer" suit...
