Trump corruption and conflicts of interest
The first leg is Trump’s corrupt practices dating back at least 25 years and probably longer. This includes associations with organized crime figures and shady and illegal business and real estate practices. Key players in this area have connections to other areas; Roger Stone and Felix Sater have connections to the Russian Crime State.
Some of the key players in this area include the following:
The Trump family members (1,2,3) have been and continue to be closely involved in Trump’s businesses. Because of Trump’s shady business and real estate practices, their involvement in his business draws suspicion about their activities. In light of the many conflict of interests inherent in the Trump Presidency, they are positioned to play a crucial role in providing the conduits for potential payoffs to Trump. For example, their development of luxury real estate properties around the world depends on the cooperation of foreign governments who may seek favors from the U.S. in exchange for their cooperation.
Roger Stone [4] had contacts with Guccifer, the fictitious persona used by Russian intelligence at first to distribute hacked DNC material to the media. And, when Russian intelligence decided that Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks would be a more effective distribution channel, Stone developed back channel contacts with Assange. Stone’s accurate predictions of what WikiLeaks would post raised questions about how closely he was tied to Russian intelligence.
Felix Sater,[5] convicted of a non-fatal stabbing and stock manipulation fraud with Mafia and Russian criminals, has been a long-time Trump associate and former advisor of the Trump Organization, was a managing director of the Bayrock Group. The Bayrock Group has been charged by its former Chief Financial Officer with having links to Russian criminal groups. The founder of the Bayrock Group, Tevfik Arif, a business associate of Trump, was detained in Turkey on suspicion of running a prostitution ring with underage women.
Michael Cohen, [6] Trump’s personal attorney, hand delivered a plan for the U.S. ending sanctions against Russia in return for Russia withdrawing support from pro-Russiaseparatists in the Ukraine while maintaining control over Crimea.
Joey “No Socks” Cinque, [7]a longtime friend and associate of Trump’s, was convicted of receiving stolen art, was a friend of mob boss John Gotti and a reputed a drug dealer. Currently, Joey is the owner and President of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, an organization that has awarded more than a dozen awards to Trump and on which Trump serves as a board member.
- Donald Trump Jr,
- Ivanka Trump,
- Jared Kushner,
- Roger Stone,
- Felix Sater,
- Michael Cohen,
- Joey “No Socks” Cinque,
The Trump family members (1,2,3) have been and continue to be closely involved in Trump’s businesses. Because of Trump’s shady business and real estate practices, their involvement in his business draws suspicion about their activities. In light of the many conflict of interests inherent in the Trump Presidency, they are positioned to play a crucial role in providing the conduits for potential payoffs to Trump. For example, their development of luxury real estate properties around the world depends on the cooperation of foreign governments who may seek favors from the U.S. in exchange for their cooperation.
Roger Stone [4] had contacts with Guccifer, the fictitious persona used by Russian intelligence at first to distribute hacked DNC material to the media. And, when Russian intelligence decided that Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks would be a more effective distribution channel, Stone developed back channel contacts with Assange. Stone’s accurate predictions of what WikiLeaks would post raised questions about how closely he was tied to Russian intelligence.
Felix Sater,[5] convicted of a non-fatal stabbing and stock manipulation fraud with Mafia and Russian criminals, has been a long-time Trump associate and former advisor of the Trump Organization, was a managing director of the Bayrock Group. The Bayrock Group has been charged by its former Chief Financial Officer with having links to Russian criminal groups. The founder of the Bayrock Group, Tevfik Arif, a business associate of Trump, was detained in Turkey on suspicion of running a prostitution ring with underage women.
Michael Cohen, [6] Trump’s personal attorney, hand delivered a plan for the U.S. ending sanctions against Russia in return for Russia withdrawing support from pro-Russiaseparatists in the Ukraine while maintaining control over Crimea.
Joey “No Socks” Cinque, [7]a longtime friend and associate of Trump’s, was convicted of receiving stolen art, was a friend of mob boss John Gotti and a reputed a drug dealer. Currently, Joey is the owner and President of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, an organization that has awarded more than a dozen awards to Trump and on which Trump serves as a board member.