If we had Trump's Tax Returns as promised, when elected, he would be in prison by now. His infamous past in business is well-known. He was not known as a shrewd operator, a man respected for the art of the deal, but as the Artful Dodger, a man without scruples just to make money no matter who gets hurt. His relationship with Deutsche Bank is highly troubling.

Trump's relationship with the massive German bank dates back roughly 20 years and has taken many twists and turns. Now, that relationship could find itself at the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The president's association with the German bank was born in the late 1990s, when major Wall Street firms would no longer loan Trump money following a series of disastrous ventures such as the Trump Shuttle and Trump's Atlantic City casinos.

At this point in Trump's checkered career, no one in America would lend him a dime. Then the relationship began in 1998, when a group of real-estate bankers gave Trump a $125 million loan for renovations to his 40 Wall Street property. Deutsche Bank's real estate business had only been in operation for a year at that point, so the group, led by Mike Offit, was willing to take a risk on Trump, who was essentially blacklisted by the major Wall Street firms, Bloomberg reported.

"I had one way to succeed — that was to make this thing big and profitable," Offit told Bloomberg. "If I was super conservative and wasn’t willing to do some unusual stuff, how was I going to compete?"

Trump quickly became Offit's best client, he said. Offit's team soon financed the construction of Trump World Tower in New York City near the United Nations and backed his failed bid at redeveloping the site of the New York Coliseum, Bloomberg wrote. Offit would leave Deutsche Bank in 1999, but Trump's relationship with the bank would only continue to grow.

The bank provided Trump with a $640 million construction loan in 2005 to assist him in building the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago. But the project neared completion right as the financial crisis hit.

That led to Trump suing a group of lenders led by Deutsche Bank for $3 billion, rather than repay part of the loan when its due date came. Trump used what was an unusual defense, known as "force majeure," which allows for an extension to pay back a loan under extraordinary circumstances. Trump claimed the financial crisis was the equivalent of a "once-in-a-century credit tsunami" and similar to an earthquake.

Deutsche Bank countersued Trump, and the two parties later settled. They continued doing business together after the settlement. Trump's business was good for the bank and helped make it money, The New York Times reported in July.

The bank also lends to Trump's family, including most prominently his son-in-law and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner.

Now onto to how MAGA:
Bankruptcy 1: The Trump Taj Mahal, 1991

The first bankruptcy associated with Trump was perhaps the most significant in terms of his personal finances, according to news reports at the time. He funded the construction of the $1 billion Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, which opened in 1990. By 1991, the casino was nearly $3 billion in debt, while Trump had racked up nearly $900 million in personal liabilities, so the business decided to file for Chapter 11 reorganization, according to the New York Times. As a result, Trump gave up half his personal stake in the casino and sold his yacht and airline, according to the Washington Post.

Bankruptcy 2: Trump Plaza Hotel, 1992

Trump acquired the Plaza Hotel in New York for $390 million in 1988. By 1992, the hotel had accumulated $550 million in debt. As a result of the bankruptcy, in exchange for easier terms on which to pay off the debts, Trump relinquished a 49 percent stake in the Plaza to a total of six lenders, according to ABC News. Trump remained the hotel’s CEO, but it was merely a gesture -- he didn’t earn a salary and had no say in the hotel’s day-to-day operations, according to the New York Times.

Bankruptcy 3: Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts, 2004

Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts filed for bankruptcy again in 2004 when his casinos -- including the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Marina and Trump Plaza casinos in Atlantic City and a riverboat casino in Indiana -- had accrued an estimated $1.8 billion in debt, according to the Associated Press. Trump agreed to reduce his share in the company from 47 to 27 percent in a restructuring plan, but he was still the company’s largest single shareholder and remained in charge of its operations. Trump told the Associated Press at the time that the company represented less than 1 percent of his net worth.

Bankruptcy 4: Trump Entertainment Resorts, 2009

Trump Entertainment Resorts -- formerly Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts -- was hit hard by the 2008 economic recession and missed a $53.1 million bond interest payment in December 2008, according to ABC News. After debating with the company’s board of directors, Trump resigned as the company’s chairman and had his corporate stake in the company reduced to 10 percent. The company continued to use Trump’s name in licensing.

So four Trump companies filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. Is that as big a deal as Fiorina says?

Risky business

While it would be better to avoid a situation where Chapter 11 reorganization is necessary, filing for bankruptcy can be a "sound business decision" when the company is facing serious financial problems, Venditto said. It’s better than the business shutting down completely.

"However, the source of the financial problems varies from case to case," he said. "Sometimes it is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the business. Sometime it caused by poor judgment. More frequently, it is a combination."

Trump’s four bankruptcies all happened within the past 25 years. That’s a lot, said Stephen Lubben, a leading expert in corporate finance and professor at Seton Hall School of Law. But to be fair, the gaming industry has been struggling the past few years, he added, and three out of four of Trump’s bankruptcies were tied to casinos.

Could be Wolf councilor, but then again the MSM wouldnt be advertising it in any event. As far as FOX is concerned, perhaps the the pepole like Hannity and a few othere wer told not to touch it. WOULD BE HILLARIOUS IF TRUE!
Semper Fi

If you know the answer then you are without much doubt really, really old.

First: I turn to cars because grumpy old men gravitated to them as mechanical and ego boosting devices.
http://www.55classicchevy.com/images4/1955-chevrolet-belair.jpg

DO YOUR REMEMBER?

"Three on the tree?"
"How to properly give hand signals and what they mean?"
"High beam and starter switch under your foot?"
"Wrap around windshield?"
"Mechanical valve, inline six?"
"Fill'er up with Ethyl?"
"The Texaco man washing your windshield after he filled your tank?"
"A tiger in your tank and a tail hanging out the filler cap?"
"Pumping the number of gallons up into the glass tank on the gasoline pump, then draining it into your car?"
"The coke machine at the gasoline station selling bottles of coke for a nickle?"
"Almost all gasoline stations had at least one bay where they could change your oil and do minor service on your car?"
"Manual window cranks and door locks?"
"No seat belts provided - and - a air bag in the seat cuddling you?"
"White sidewall tires with moon hub caps and removable finder skirts?"
"Flat head ford v/8?"
"2 (or 4) door hard top?

Oh well, you get the idea and if you think we should bring some of these back then; you too are a "old fart"

I lived with these people for 2 years, 7 months and 10 days. You can't imagine how desperately evil they are.

Border security is critical!


Sandra DibbleContact Reporter

"As homicides soared to unprecedented levels across Mexico in 2017, Tijuana registered one of the steepest increases in the country. The tally for the year was a record 1,744 homicides — almost double the record of 910 homicides set in 2016, according to figures from the Baja California Attorney General’s Office.

'The main issue right now with the power struggle is Sinaloa and the CJNG battling for street dealers, narcomenudeo,' said an official with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, speaking on condition that he not be named. 'You have got to understand, the money that they make in Tijuana, that’s as much as crossing the border,' with smuggled drugs..."

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/sd-me-homicides-tijuana-20180102-story.html

Simple home remedies


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--47jh.,b43
Hillary Clinton could be in for a rough 2018. The former Obama-era Secretary of State is facing three investigations and could be part of a fourth investigation, all of which the Clintons insist is nothing more than a manufactured attempt by “Trump” and “Fox News” to divert attention from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia election probe.
Below are the investigations that Clinton is facing, or could face in the near future:
1. The Clinton Foundation: The Hill reported on Thursday that the FBI has launched a new investigation into the Clinton Foundation which focuses on whether the Clinton's engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities during Clinton's time as Secretary of State in the Obama administration.
2. Clinton's Use Of A Private Email Server: On Thursday, The Hill published a report from John Solomon which featured former FBI Director James Comey's original draft on the investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server. The draft showed that the term "gross negligence" was used multiple times and specifically said that there was evidence to conclude that Clinton committed a felony. Anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok, who texted about having an "insurance policy" against Trump's election, softened the language in Comey's draft so Clinton could avoid possible criminal charges.
A senior law enforcement official told Solomon that the DOJ "was exploring whether any issues from that probe should be re-opened but cautioned the effort was not at the stage of a full investigation."
3. Uranium One Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors at the DOJ in December to begin interviewing FBI agents about the evidence they collected during a criminal investigation into the controversial Uranium One deal, which directly involved the Clintons.
There are multiple aspects at play in this investigation, from the Obama administration threatening a witness to stay quiet because they did not want him testifying to Congress because it would impact the 2016 presidential election, to the Russian officials who were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion, and money laundering directly connected to the Uranium One deal.
4. The Obama Administration Ending Investigations Into Hezbollah: In December, Politico published a bombshell report about how the Obama administration ended a massive federal investigation, dubbed "Project Cassandra," into the Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah. The Obama administration's decision to sabotage the investigation so it could secure the Iran nuclear deal allowed Hezbollah to traffic hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine into the United States and allowed them to operate "the largest material support scheme for terrorism operations the world had ever seen."
A little over a week after the report came out, congressional leaders announced that they were launching an investigation into the Obama administration's efforts to end the Hezbollah investigation. This could include investigating Clinton because she was Obama's Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 and the State Department was involved in the Obama administration's efforts to end the investigation, according to the report.
Politico reported, "Further complicating the picture was the role of the State Department, which often wanted to quash both law-enforcement actions and covert operations due to the political backlash they created."
source-politico-fox-

-15jh.,b26
The Photos Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Obama Himself.
On Wednesday, the Obama Presidential Library released pictures of its new design. The design, apparently inspired by opened Chinese food takeout boxes and/or Gonk from Star Wars: Episode IV, was unveiled to the oohs and aahs of a sycophantic media. Here's the picture: The design was created by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, and includes a gigantic stone tower in the center of a park, surrounded by a white stone complex. The architects explained, “The design approach for the centre is guided by the goal of creating a true community asset that seeks to inspire and empower the public to take on the greatest challenges of our time. … The Obamas were clear that they wanted the centre to seamlessly integrate into the park and the community, and include diverse public spaces.”
Obama explained that he saw the tower as representing “ascension, hope and what ordinary people have the power to do together.” The tower itself will be 225 feet tall.
Obama said in 2011 that he wanted to be an architect at one point; he explained, “When I was younger, there was a time I dreamed of being an architect. So, as you might guess, I've been pretty hands-on in the plans for this centre — and Michelle has, too."
All of which should tell you everything you need to know about Obama and his presidency. Obama reportedly said in 2008, “I think that I’m a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I’ll tell you right now that I’m gonna think I’m a better political director than my political director.”
He wasn’t. He wasn’t a great speechwriter. He wasn’t a great policymaker (his signal achievement, Obamacare, has been a disaster). He wasn’t a great political director, considering that he lost Congress, the Senate, and the White House in his wake.
Now he thinks he’s a better architect than his architects. And the result is a twenty-story monstrosity that looks like a misshapen trash bin.
Which, come to think of it, describes his tenure to a T.
So in the end, it all works.
source--the daily wire--