Trump's reported massive debt load raises 'a national security question,' Pelosi says

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Source: CNBC

President Donald Trump's reported massive debts raise "a national security question," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Monday.

"This president appears to have over $400 million in debt ... To whom? Different countries? What is the leverage they have? So for me, this is a national security question," Pelosi said in the interview.

Pelosi's remarks come after The New York Times published a groundbreaking report Sunday claiming Trump has $421 million of debt coming due soon in addition to an outstanding audit fight with the Internal Revenue Service over a $72.9 million tax refund he previously received.

The report said Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency and during his first year in office. Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years, the Times reported based on documents the outlet said it obtained from sources with legal access to the records.



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1. Glad this is getting picked up by MSM /nt

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2. NBC - Speaker Pelosi says Trump's taxes reveal 'national security' issue

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday called a report that President Donald Trump has more than $300 million in loans coming due within the next few years a “national security issue” and argued it raises questions about whether foreign nations or individuals could have “leverage” over the president.

In an interview with NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell, Pelosi, a Democrat, expressed concern about the impact that might have had on policy and on relations with different nations, including Russia.

“This president appears to have over $400 million dollars in debt. To whom? Different countries? What is the leverage they have? So for me, this is a national security question,” Pelosi said.

“We take an oath to protect and defend. This president is commander in chief. He has exposure to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, to whom? The public has a right to know,” she continued.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/speaker-pelosi-says-trump-s-taxes-reveal-national-security-issue-n1241255

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3. BBC - Trump taxes 'national security' issue, Pelosi says

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi questioned whether Mr Trump owed money to foreign interests following a disclosure of his financial records by the New York Times.

Speaking on NBC, Ms Pelosi said the report shows that "this president appears to have over $400m in debt".

"To whom? Different countries? What is the leverage they have?" she asked, adding: "So for me, this is a national security question."

"The fact that you could have a sitting president who owes hundreds of millions of dollars that he's personally guaranteed to lenders, and we don't know who these lenders are," she said, and suggested that Mr Trump may be indebted to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "What does Putin have on the president politically? Personally? Financially?"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54319948

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4. Yes it does.

I hope this is not too subtle/nuanced/complex to affect many voters.

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5. Don't most new jobs require a credit report these days?

But not the presidency of the U.S.

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6. Similar story

Trump’s debts and foreign deals pose security risks, former intelligence officials say

Security teams at U.S. spy agencies are constantly scouring employee records for signs of potential compromise: daunting levels of debt, troubling overseas entanglements, hidden streams of income, and a penchant for secrecy or deceit to avoid exposure.

President Trump would check nearly every box of this risk profile based on revelations in the New York Times from his long-secret tax records that former intelligence officials and security experts said raise profound questions about whether he should be trusted to safeguard U.S. secrets and interests.

The records show that Trump has continued to make money off foreign investments and projects while in office; that foreign officials have spent lavishly at his Washington hotel and other properties; and that despite this revenue he is hundreds of millions of dollars in debt with massive payments coming due.

“From a national security perspective, that’s just an outrageous vulnerability,” said Larry Pfeiffer, who previously served as chief of staff at the CIA. Pfeiffer, who now serves as director of the Hayden Center for Intelligence at George Mason University, said that if he had faced even a fraction of Trump’s financial burden, “there is no question my clearances would be pulled.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-debts-and-foreign-deals-pose-security-risks-former-intelligence-officials-say/ar-BB19vWGR?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP

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7. MSNBC reported that the turd took out a 100,000,000 cash loan against Turd Tower in Manhattan.

They should follow that money and see where it went.

I would posit that he got the cash, and immediately wired it out of country. I also bet that much of his remaining 421,000,000 debt was accessed in the same way. I would also bet that every penny he could wire out, he did, for the 5 years since he first decided to do this EPIC scam.

When the loans come due and they try to collect he is going to be out of country. Sitting fat and sassy.

Just a theory.