Scaramucci caught on Russian TV saying he wants to lift US sanctions

[HAB911]

Donald Trump's new communications director thinks punishing Russia for interfering in the presidential election was "not the best decision."

Donald Trump’s newly minted communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, wants to lift sanctions that were imposed on Russia in retaliation for its election meddling.

Scaramucci expressed this position in a pair of interactions with state-owned Russian media in January, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, while he was serving on Trump’s transition team.
His comments echo recent actions from the Trump administration currently pushing for the sanctions imposed by the Obama administration to be eased.

Scaramucci told TASS, the state-run Russian newswire, that Trump “has an enormous respect for the Russian people and the legacy of the relationship that the US has with Russia” and that Trump was “signaling” that he hoped to improve the relationship in the coming year.

http://shareblue.com/new-white-house-comms-chief-caught-on-russian-tv-saying-he-wants-to-lift-us-sanctions/#.WXODz8nz_tN.twitter

[Egnever]

1. Hmm sounds like this dude has some ties to Trump we don't know about

Maybe part of the money laundering that Trump has been doing...

[Hortensis]

2. Who knows what Scaramucci really thinks. A few things we do know,

that he has ties to both the Kochs and the Mercers, who have had great success in getting Rump to fill high positions with their choices, that new positions would be opening up as some fell, and that telling the Russians this would get right back to Rump and please him.

If it wasn't Rump's idea in the first place. Scaramucci's been trying for a position in his administration for months.

[Alice11111]

5. Kushner evidently lobbied for it

[Hortensis]

11. Yes, I read they know each other from NYC, and this

guy's a major attention-seeker who chased a bunch of politicians before finally getting belatedly taken "inside" by Rump. But IMO it's the wannabe-oligarch connection that's really significant. When Rump's jettisoned they'll still be enormously powerful and most of their agents still at work.

[Alice11111]

15. So, does Mucci ha e Koch connections?

Some of the tweets he deleted were about climate change. I guess, Just delete the ones that show you have principles when applying to the House of Trump

[Hortensis]

32. Don't you guess if it were only those he'd have been

done almost before he started?

Well, he got passed over a lot until now, and my guess is he'll fail completely to stabilize the WH enough to be able to focus a tad on whatever the agenda of the moment might be in Rump's head.

Otoh, so far he seems to realize that a Nancy-Reaganish adoration is a good posture to take with Rump. It's working extremely well for Pence.

[Alice11111]

36. Tis true. Can't be too obsequious

[Hortensis]

37. Just wondered if he'll try to hold his hand? LOL!

Or will Rump decide that honor should be reserved for heads of state?

[Alice11111]

39. a wrestling match handshake, maybe, like Macron

[Hortensis]

43. Oh, good point, but no. Inferiors must allow themselves

to be yanked off balance into Rump's private space. Once humiliation is clear to all, the victim may or not be patted before being discarded. I'm guessing the Scaramuccis of those circles might grade success by the number of pats, anxiously waiting to find out, maybe hoping for a clamp on the shoulder locking them in place for seconds they can brag about.

[Alice11111]

45. All you need is love....All you need is love.

[Hortensis]

46. Wasn't that Abe Lincoln who said that?

Love this thread.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9

[Alice11111]

47. I thought it was Lenin, but maybe Lenin said, "Knock, knock,

Knocking on Heaven's Door."

[Hortensis]

58. Lol. That one's really good.

I looked "all you need is love" up, and that turned out to be Adam Smith. My terrible memory...

It's Sunday now. Have a very nice one.

[Alice11111]

59. LOL Of course, Adam Smith

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take,

~ Frederick Neitzche

[rzemanfl]

29. He was trying, in my opinion, to take a lot of capital gains without paying taxes on them

and to get preferential treatment for his deal with the Chinese government. In other words, he is a fucking thief.

[Hortensis]

38. Thief hoping for elevation to kleptocrat.

But, we need to keep in mind that THEY deserve what they have, very unlike us. It's just the way it is.

[Alice11111]

40. Actually, I think that is legal, so they can get big cheeses

to take political posts. Of course, it worked the other way, if they need a tax break, they ask for a post. Maybe that's why there are so many billionaires in his administration

[rzemanfl]

51. I think it was intended to help the less than filthy rich. Did not work out that way. n/t

[Alice11111]

52. I thought it was intended to help all levels, because

They wouldn't liquidate their property, which can be a pretty big deal...so DT did not... to avoid conflicts

[rzemanfl]

54. The truly wealthy could set up a blind trust without skimping on yacht maintenance. n/t

[Alice11111]

55. That generally means liquidation; otherwise, it's not blind.

They would know what they have in it. Like DT'S so called blind trust. It's a scam.

They lose money in the liquidation, but they get a tax
break. GWB and Carter did. Carter really lost.

So, now I'm thinking that Mucci took this job, at least in part, for the tax break. I think he had already sold his hedge fund to the Chinese, but it may have been in anticipation of the job. Also, he could have sold it, then gone looking for the job, to get the tax break. I do not know. Anyone?

I read somewhere, that he had been hanging out for awhile, making himself useful. He was still deleting his tweets critical of DT yesterday.

[rzemanfl]

57. This law took effect in 1989. One doesn't need a tax break for a loss, it already is one.

Scaramouch needs the government's approval for that sale. Convenient. no? Plus the ethics person is loose as Rachel covered.

[malaise]

3. Off to the greatest page

[Alice11111]

4. Maybe he wants in on the $$$ for lifting samctions. 2 ways;

1. Through investments. I have no information...just speculating, because DT appears to get $$.
2. Maybe he can get in on a small percentage, which would pay billions.

This brings me back to my original question, why is he doing this? Ego. Higher profile, not always a good thing.
He is already a billionaire. He has a Harvard law degree. I don't know if he is licensed, but, if he is, he could lose that. Just what does he have to gain? Nada. Only tarnishment or becoming a part of the web of lies and bad acts.
I don't believe the love, love, BS. A few years ago he ridiculed him.

Maybe now that he's made his money, he wants a path to power and elected office...or more money.

[misanthrope]

17. Your last sentence is key

What are the things which can never be sated?

[Alice11111]

18. ...so, just like DT

adding, Somehow being close to and wallowing in all of that access to huge money, does tend to open doors to more...and quid pro quo

[misanthrope]

19. Brothers of different mothers

Alike in that one regard except Scaramucci is a hell of a lot smarter than Trump. By a long shot.

[rzemanfl]

31. No tax on capital gains if he had to sell assets because he joined the goverment. An unethical

use of ethics rules. Plus his China deal will get approved by the group Mnuchin chairs.

[Leghorn21]

6. Oh damn, HAB - well, if I had any suspicions, they're pretty well answered now, thanks to you!!

from your link:

"At the same forum, Scaramucci also met with the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev. The $10 billion fund is operated by the Russian government, and has been subject to sanctions since 2015 after Russia invaded and occupied eastern Ukraine."

I've heard of this Kirill guy on twitter sleuths' accounts...interesting indeed.

Again, thanks!

[lindysalsagal]

7. 45's too stupid to hire anyone unless they're already dirty enough to take him down.

He doesn't like people with integrity.

[Thinkingabout]

8. It would be nice if Putin and Russians had enormous respect for the citizens of the US.

I doubt they do and with Trump trying to give our way of life away I doubt they will in the future. Trump is too weak to stand up to Putin.

[Matthew28]

9. Everything has to have a connection to russia

isn't it amazing!

Something sticks really bad.

[rzemanfl]

35. Have a "n" as my gift to you. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

10. Guess what dude, Congress doesn't want to.

Go tell your boss to get his special veto Sharpie ready.

[JHan]

12. Scary Moochie might just be the greatest brown noser in the history of brown nosing.

[L. Coyote]

13. How do you say "Quid pro quo" in Russian?

[Leghorn21]

14. just an fyi re: Russian Direct Investment Fund (Kirill Dmitriev SP) - he lent 1.75 billion

to Sibur, a petrochemical co. that's tight w/Kremlin...hmmmm

from Jan. '16:

snip
After the United States and Europe slapped Russia with sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, many board members distanced themselves. And recently, the fund has faced an uncomfortable spotlight over a big investment to a politically connected company. Late last year, the Russian Direct Investment Fund made a $1.75 billion loan to Sibur, a giant petrochemical company with close ties to the Kremlin.

Such concerns have long clouded the investment landscape, that politics play a heavy hand in business. And they have only intensified with the current economic malaise, as the government struggles to deal with weak oil prices and Western sanctions.

One of Sibur’s major shareholders, Gennady N. Timchenko, has decades-long ties to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Mr. Timchenko is under United States sanctions as a member of the “inner circle.”
snip

much more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/business/dealbook/russian-fund-under-scrutiny-for-loan-to-company-with-kremlin-ties.html

[Mr.Bill]

16. Sanctions?

What sanctions? Didn't Trump say the when Russia meddled in our election Obama did "absolutely nothing"?

[Alice11111]

41. !!!

[roamer65]

20. Another GD Putin ass kisser.

[ProudLib72]

21. Tony da Mooch also known as "The Fixer"

Mueller is laughing as he writes to the WH, "BTW: might as well send me everything on Scaramucci".

For being such a great businessman, tRump sure does take on a lot of liabilities.

[Alice11111]

44. Bingo. The Fixer

but, what's in it for him? A really big risk taker.
DT, Kushner, DTJ, Manafort....This is a side show.circus to us. However, these guys are fighting for their lives, families, assets...big time stuff. So, Mucci jumps in the fire too. Does he have children?

[PunkinPi]

62. According to this article, he has one son, named Tony...

http://heavy.com/news/2017/07/anthony-scaramucci-family-parents-father-children-wife-deidre-italian-manhasset-long-island/

[tomp]

22. "the relationship that the U.S. has with Russia?....."

what relationship are you talking about? I think our real relationship with Russia has been challenged at the best of times and hostile most of the time.

[Honeycombe8]

23. ANOTHER Russian puppet. Everyone on Trump's team, just about, is connected to Russia, now.

This is appalling.

[H2O Man]

24. Recommended.

Very important. Thank you for this!

[Cryptoad]

25. Can the Main Ass Hole not hire

anybody that is not linked to Russia!?

[Alice11111]

42. What would be the point, given his objectives?

[kysrsoze]

26. FFS! Already? Not one person in that administration has any integrity.

[YCHDT]

34. Hip!!! They all should be in a carnival or something

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. How many meetings did Scary-moochy have with Putin puppets?

[OnDoutside]

28. Sounds like a bit of a Martin Bormann.

[Golden Raisin]

30. I think I'm smellin' another swamp critter.

[YCHDT]

33. Wow, they funny even try hiding it now

[peggysue2]

48. Should be interesting

Scaramucci was suppose to join the Trump team after the inauguration but whispers of his Russian links squashed that recruitment. He was also the subject of the CNN article that was eventually retracted, leading to the firings/resignations of 3 CNN employees.

Guess Scaramucci and Team Trump thought it was safe to come out of the weeds now.

There's no doubt a slick, experienced frontman is what The Donald was seeking. They've telegraphed that their main problem is effective communications (cough, cough).

Almost makes me feel sorry for Spicey. Almost.

[MrPurple]

49. To translate this into Trumpspeak, Scaramucci was talking about "adoptions".

[dalton99a]

50. Sure enough

[keithbvadu2]

53. Republicans, especially Trump folks, have a newfound love for Mother Russia.

Republicans, especially Trump folks, have a newfound love for Mother Russia.

Putin invested wisely in Trump.

[Initech]

56. I swear this is like playing a fucked up game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

Except there's just one degree and someone in the Trump administration is connected to Russia!

[Achilleaze]

60. disgusting the way republicans kiss russian ass

republicans = submissive surrender wankers, led by a freaking Five-Time Draft Dodging casino hustler.

Sad.

[nikibatts]

61. Every member of every family of a dead or maimed veteran from any war ought to be outraged

about the Trump embrace of the anti-freedom, anti-democracy, fascist Russian regime under Putin. The media ought to tell them to be outraged because obviously most people need to be told what to think and the GOP has beaten us int hat area. Their media tells them what to think especially if they tell lies that hurt their opponents.

Time for our media (do we actually have "our media?&quot to tell them some truths they need to believe.