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rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)
Thu Jul 13, 2017, 11:43 AM Jul 2017

They can only divert attention away from Kushner for so long


Attending that meeting may be the least of his worries...I'd say Kushner to Parscale/Project Alamo emails need to be found/released.

On a side note...Parscale announced recently he is moving his political department/business from San Antonio to Florida away from the site where Project Alamo was ran from. Saying it is too hard for him and any talent he wants to attract to get direct flights to/from DC/San Antonio.

http://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Trump-campaign-s-Parscale-moves-political-11264594.php

Trump campaign adviser Brad Parscale is moving his firm’s political data and marketing operation from San Antonio to Florida in pursuit of an airport with more direct flights.

Parscale ran the digital operation out of San Antonio that is widely credited with contributing to President Donald Trump’s win last year. His role as digital director included overseeing the campaign’s targeted social media outreach and helping to cull a massive database that assisted in identifying potential voters.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/the-campaign-comes-back-to-haunt-trump/533397/

If the June 9 meeting epitomized these problems, it may not be the last such episode. Take the Trump team’s digital operation. The team was viewed not so much as a joke as entirely nonexistent until a BusinessWeek story by Joshua Green and Sasha Issenberg in late October. The article revealed that Brad Parscale—you guessed it, a little known digital marketing figure without campaign experience—had overseen the construction of a team in San Antonio. When Trump won, this team won sudden praise for its stealth success.

Did it deserve that praise? McClatchy reported Wednesday that House and Senate investigations as well as Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team are looking into whether Jared Kushner, who oversaw Parscale’s operation, coordinated with Russian agents to point them to where to target propaganda operations so as to best influence the election to aid Trump. They also want to know whether the Trump campaign had any role in releasing hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign chair John Podesta’s account.

“There appears to have been significant cooperation between Russia’s online propaganda machine and individuals in the United States who were knowledgeable about where to target the disinformation,” Mike Carpenter, a former Pentagon Russia hand, told McClatchy. The article did not allege that any investigation has uncovered clear evidence of such coordination.
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They can only divert attention away from Kushner for so long (Original Post) rainbow4321 Jul 2017 OP
Oh this is rich.... Raster Jul 2017 #1
Not to mention the part of Florida he is going to is nicknamed "Little Moscow" rainbow4321 Jul 2017 #2
but of course... Raster Jul 2017 #3
Kick Duncan Grant Jul 2017 #4

Raster

(20,998 posts)
1. Oh this is rich....
Thu Jul 13, 2017, 11:54 AM
Jul 2017

"Trump campaign adviser Brad Parscale is moving his firm’s political data and marketing operation from San Antonio to Florida in pursuit of an airport with more direct flights."

...Yes, more direct flights to Belize, the Bahamas, the Caymans and other locales that offer super-secret numbered account banking out of reach of US financial investigators.

rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)
2. Not to mention the part of Florida he is going to is nicknamed "Little Moscow"
Thu Jul 13, 2017, 12:10 PM
Jul 2017

Been buzz online in various articles/tweets about Russians/Trump/South Florida for a while...found this article from Nov 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-little-moscow-russians-helped-donald-trumps-brand-survive-the-recession/2016/11/04/f9dbd38e-97cf-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html?utm_term=.7a3e5e4ef8aa

Today, there are so many Russians living in this city, a ­1.8-square-mile collection of high-rise condos and upscale strip malls with caviar shops and Russian delis about 25 minutes north of Miami Beach, that locals call it “Little Moscow.” And the Trump brand has been dominant — with six condo skyscrapers in Sunny Isles carrying its logo.

(Snip)
In addition to the towers of “Little Moscow,” Russian investors have been a valuable source of capital for Trump buildings in nearby Hollywood, Fla., and in a large complex in Panama City, Panama.

(Snip)
Roman Bokeria, the Georgian-born chief executive of Miami Red Square Realty, said that ­Russian-speaking investors have been attracted to the Trump buildings because they see the brand as a safe place for their money.

“They don’t trust stocks or bonds,” Bokeria said. “They want real estate, something they can see and touch and feel. And for Russians, where is the best real estate? It’s Miami and South Florida. It’s Trump. That is the dream.”

Raster

(20,998 posts)
3. but of course...
Thu Jul 13, 2017, 12:17 PM
Jul 2017

"...­Russian-speaking investors have been attracted to the Trump buildings because they see the brand as a safe place for their money."

When the Tsar is your "business partner," all things are possible.

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