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TRUMP’s WOES

COVID-19 NEWS

Joe Biden wrote an Op-Ed in the Tampa Bay Times on October 19^th an outline of his plans to fight the covid virus.  This is the same day as voting began in Florida.  The article, an introduction  that began “I’m Joe Biden and, Florida here’s my plan.”  He opined that maybe Donald Trump is not totally committed to watching out for you.

 Biden said in the op-ed: On a day before we crossed the threshold of 200,000 deaths, President Trump held a rally and insisted that COVID-19 only impacts ‘elderly people’.  Elderly people with heart problems and other problems.  Trump continued and said: “it affects virtually nobody.”

“Think about that – who was the president talking about when he said it affects ‘virtually nobody?’  He was talking about seniors – seniors who worked hard their entire lives, and deserve security, respect and peace in their golden years.” 

BARR’S DEMISE

Trump has turned on his fixer Barr.  Trump is increasingly irritated with Barr for not performing on his political hit jobs.  The first strike on Barr was his not having any prosecutions coming from the unmasking efforts by Obama administration. 

Trump claims that Obama was spying on his campaign by identifying individuals associated with his campaign that were talking to individuals that were suspected foreign operatives and under surveillance by the CIA/FBI.  The unmasking is only done where the transcript of the call knowing the foreign source and blocking the name of the target shows a potential for illegal activity the name is then revealed on request, and is a normal activity.  This is how Michael Flynn was caught in lying.  Barr not only refused prosecution but did not even see fit to write a scathing report of lies.

The coup-de-gras is the Durham report availability.  The Durham report was Trump’s potential October surprise that was commissioned by William Barr.  The objective was to tie Obama/Biden/Clinton to spying on the Trump campaign smearing all of them in one fell swoop.  Durham had been independent until Barr had pushed the narrative and pressured for a conclusion at the desire of Trump to have a tool prior to his re-election. 

TRUMP’S TAXES

The NYTimes published an on-going piece on Trump’s taxes and his Chinese connection.  The tax records reviewed shed light in the Trump organization’s dealings in China.  The article goes on to say Trump had partnered with a Chinese businessman.  China, Ireland, and the UK are nations linked to accounts.  The article states: “He spent a decade unsuccessfully pursuing projects in China, operating an office there during his first run for president and forging a partnership with a major government-controlled company.”

“The foreign accounts do not show up on Mr. Trump’s public financial disclosures, where he must list personal assets, because they are held under corporate names.  The identities of the financial institutions are not clear. “

According to the Times article Trump International Hotels management is the company with  the Chinese account “which tax records show paid $188,561 in taxes in China while pursuing licensing deals there from 2013-2015.”

In response to questions about the dealings it was said: … “The company had ‘opened an account with a Chinese bank having offices in the United States in order to pay the local taxes’  all  associated with the efforts to do business there.“  The representative said: “No deals, transactions, or other business activities ever materialized and, since 2015, the office has remained inactive.  Though the bank account remains open, it has never been used for any purpose.”  Ok then why the $188K tax payment?

I hate to say what about someone else, however it must be stated that Ivanka pursued multiple licensing agreements with China during Donald Trump’s pivotal talks of trade with China.  There is a long-long list of Trump praising Xi and the relationship is far closer than his bluster would imply.  Are his policies being driven by foreign entanglements? 

Only releasing his tax returns can reveal the real Trump and perhaps his motivations for his erratic behavior internationally.  The reporting has a burden of debt coming due in his second term totaling $400 million and it could be as high as $900 million with no visible means of repayment sans selling off properties.  It is believed Deutche bank is the primary creditor.  His foreign entanglements demand, for security reasons, he provide the information to determine if there is any foreign rationale for some of his behavior for his benefit or to the detriment of the United States.  This goes to accountability and transparency the president promised and has yet to deliver in any form.