How Donald Trump Got Involved in a Global Fraud | The Backstory | The New Yorker
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- Business reporter Adam Davidson followed the money trail with one of President Donald Trump's past deals - the construction of a new Trump Tower in the Republic of Georgia. Through a series of shell companies and shady deals, connecting the dots leads all the way to Vladimir Putin.
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How Donald Trump Got Involved in a Global Fraud | The Backstory | The New Yorker
It's not as bad as you think - it's much worse.
Brenda Lea Stone
Dream on, troll...
Brenda Lea Stone great name for a Russian bot
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Brenda stone is a idiot
very good point, amigo
You can tell if a business is a front for something else because they do not run it like a real business. The most disturbing thing is that no prosecutor thought to look into this? Sounds like corruption and payoffs.
I just watched this video over a year after it was published and in light of what's going on right now today, it really helps shed light on what's going on. Very interesting...
BBC did similar investigation some time ago and came to same conclusions as did an Australian news channel
"We have barely scratched the surface." I'm dying to know what Robert Mueller's team has now.
Brendan Carton nothing. They have nothing tied to trump. You will get a few ppl for lying to the FBI but there will be zero proof of collusion. NEXT
Brendan Carton I know the date when it is going to happen.
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol trumpies going for the FAKE NEWS angle as usual
Mike Andresen -- There is zero proof that you've got a brain. NEXT
oh my! ya sure about that?
I'm not afraid of him. He only cares about himself AND he's putting us all in danger, the whole world. THAT is what makes him scary.
Please contact your Representatives and Senators and tell them you will vote them out if they support trump any longer and remember that silence is concent! So those not saying he's horrible, are agreeing with him ...
How anybody can listen to trump explain anything and then still think he's got a clue is a mystery to me. He rarely can make an actual argument or clear statement about anything.
Home Wall The simple minded like the simple minded.
I've noticed this from the beginning. The worst is when he goes off script and let's us take a look at the real horror show. Then seeing how desperate he is for War with any country he can stir a pot with and knowing ultimately he is a one man show. Maybe he has his family in sight but after that only his own brand - conquerings and wins. I made a big mistake. I voted for him. I was duped. Many many people share the same sentiment. The scariest part is how desperate he is to trash everything Obama at the expense of citizens in regards to healthcare. He is more interested in destroying the Obamacare then taking time to plan out the best for the people. Making sure everyone has and not has not. It's so totally clear every time he aches to pass legislation he doesn't have a clue what's in it. Someone in passing says, 'we have something boss - and he says let's go. ' He really doesn't care. We're in serious trouble.
Sounds like he has adult ( I use the term very loosley) ADHD! Seriously!
Donald Trump is bad at communication. But his base loves him, which might explain why Trump said this:
"I love the poorly educated." -- Donald Trump
You sir, are clueless.
I never understood why the Donald bothered doing the apprentice TV show. I had the impression he was so wealthy that the money he would earn would be a pittance. It did not make sense to me. If you recall, in the beginning it was a show for regular citizens , who were actually competing for an apprenticeship or a job with the Trump company. This went away and in came the celebrities and there was no competition for a real position. Trump did the apprentice, because he actually needed the money. He wasn't making it in the real business world. He needed that job.
Of the people by the people for the people. Not of the corporations by the corporations for the corporations.
You mean the corporations who donated to the Clintons and paid Bill hundreds of millions of dollars for ‘speeches’. While the entire USA manufacturing base was moved to China with 25 millions job, countless companies and 150 year advantage in technology & R&D that has now been over taken by the Chinese ? You mean those corporations and politicians and you have no clue what Trump is trying to do in bringing these criminals to justice. Wake up.
N S. There are countless billionaires now in China and hujndreds of thousands of millionaires. They were made by white men, is that racist too? Africa is a corrupt shithole and America has freedom for all, and definitely more so than any other country on the planet, that makes us not racism. You think rich Chinese men are helping white people, latinosmand africans develop? F off idiot
G F - But the corporations are people, too, my friend. (According to SCOTUS and the rich people who own corporations.)
Crporationsare people too! Legally they're persons, with allthe rights thereof, much to the annoyanceofthe Demswho finfdthat little fact inconvenient. So much so theytriedto nullify the Supreme court's ruling that effect visa referendum. Even the people's Republic massachusetts didn't along with that one!in any event, corporations are combiationsof people, doing business totters a collective entity. which the Demspaintingtheirfaces blue and gibberingabiuyt shouting "Bugga! Bugga! doesn't change. And whilethe Dems might prefer that only they-ortheir billionairebuddieslikr Sorosor bloombergcan function as colletivebodies, it just ain't so!
@@charleschapman6810 It would be nice if you could string together one cogent statement.
If I were a journalist...I’d look up Carolyn (last name forgotten) who was one of his employees and featured on the early seasons of The Apprentice. She was fired... perhaps she was feeling her 15 min of fame...but I bet she has a lot of interior knowledge of how he behaves and operates. I’ll bet she has stories to tell.
NDA Thats their MO
trump IS a fraudster. of course he'd get involved in a fraud. it's his preferred method of making money. let's him feel like he's outsmarted everyone else. he needs that like a junkie needs a fix.
@Eddie Coyle That's old news that never happened. Get over it loser.
Eddy still lives in the past This is OUR country being divided Right now By this Con Man you dumb asses elected !
You need an education Eddie.
#TRUMPFASCISMinc
Eddie Coyle another inbred trumptard
Anyone who has lived in NYC for the past 30 years and has been at Trump parties knows there were a lot of Russians there. _A lot._
Did you also hang out with the Voluptuous Blondes eager for "golden shower" practice
😇 😘
Maru Roa You have been watching way too much MSM my friend. The Deep State and their bought-and-paid-for Media are the true Global fraudsters who have been defrauding America and Americans for decades with Deep State and DC Swamp protected impunity. You actually believe their 'think tank' and echo-chamber' factory produced narratives? LoL. Why? Did you know that the reason they have been a combined 92% NEGATIVE in their reporting actually has nothing to do with reality? I am not a troll, I am standing on the firm foundation of an unbiased Political Sciences researcher with multiple thousands of hours of deep diving research. I didn't vote for Trump either. My goal is warning as many as possible about the true agenda of the MSM. They have no interest whatsoever in objective truth. If you believe they are reporting the truth, then you can tell me what the Yellow Vest riots are all about can't you?
@@JerresYouTubular Copy and paste much? Good luck with your "goal". :P
Why does Trump take putins word over america? Helsinki.
Business is business. Hillary made a Huge Deal on Uranium with Russia with Mueller's help.
Americans used to believe in Ultimate truths like religion or ideologies . Then they believed facts. Today however many believe he who shouts the loudest,
what Ultimate Truths
Just read the sentence: 'Ultimate truths like religion or ideologies ...Ergo God, flag & country etc,etc. .
Beantwoorden
@tinwoods Ofcourse its a generaliszation.This is a generalizing comment. Humans are the same everywhere, but every country has certain stereotypical tendencies, This 'foreigner 'worked & lived in the U.S , for a few years , and visits it, Concerning the' cartoonishly generalizations I paint. You can't deny the U.S tripled down on it's own chliche image these last years. When I wrote this comment, more then half of the country folllowed Trump, The most loud, crude and 'cartnoonisly ' ridiculous American leader in modern history, His racist slogan shouting followers are seen around the world . So yes. this behavior tends to reflect on the country' image as a whole.
You believe Americans believe is your believe ....
@@spiritualanarchist8162 indeed but now The People have spoken ...
He's always been a creep. Always will be. Wanna be gangsta.
Thank you Adam Davidson. Your bravery will be deeply appreciated through history.
He's living and breathing proof that a significant percententage of Americans are ignorantly blind.
Statistics keep showing that it's a little over a third of the country that are truly dumb. It's been quite the shock but we're living with it now.
Yes you are.
jus about 49.3% of the voting population plus their families
in the land of the blind the one eyed is king
TDS. The hate is strong in the comments.
You say marketing company , I say money laundering scam. Tomatoes tomatoes.
TRUMP IS A POS, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
You say "tomato", I say "get the f*** out of here".
Trumptanic just hit the tip of the iceberg.
Trumptanic just hit the Weisselberg... lol 🌊🌊🌊 Vote BLUE in November and take his BALLS away... 🗽🗽🗽😵😵👶👶👶 and get our country back!!! 🎯👌
His golf balls, the only ones he has.
"The Art of the Squeal"
"I know the BEAST people"
"No collusion"
"I didn't do it; nobody saw me; you can't prove a thing." -Bart Simpson disclaimer
Imagine the billions of people who have never watched the apprentice like me and still can see clearly what a con the #drumpf is.
David Cay Johnston's book "It's Even Worse Than You Think. What the Trump Administration is Doing to America" The title says it all.
WHITE COLLAR GANGSTER!
DEMS OR TRUMP? lol
I was in corporate banking in the 1990’s and regularly saw Drumpf’s deals in the syndication market - he was viewed as a joke then, someone whom no reputable US bank would touch with a 10 foot pole. Once a con man, always a conman.
That doesn't make sense cause the banks borrowed him hundreds of millions of dollars.
Takes one to know one.
@@TheShoop137 not really, unless you are a com-let’s moron
@@TheShoop137 not really, unless your a complete moron, einstein
The government is out of control and has been for decades. It really began to demonstrate its total lack of regard for citizens under Reagan and has just worsened over the years. Frankly, the chaos and insanity we see today can be laid at the feet of the American Oligarchs who have steadily bought every congress person sent to Washington, as well as the state governments. They have received excellent payback for their expenditures in the return on paying next to no taxes, the removals of taxes on their investments and capital gains, reduction of estate taxes, removal of regulations to prevent another financial crash, destruction of unions that protected workers' pay and benefits, removal of regulations to protect the environment and require corporations to repair the damage they cause to our air, water and land, and this just names the bare minimum of ways the American Oligarchs have manipulated the government into ra*ping American citizens. SO WAKE UP AMERICA, STOP FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND DEMAND A NEW GOVERNMENT FOR AND BY THE PEOPLE!
A great example of why good journos are the best friends of the people. Stay safe and keep digging! #respect
america is beginning to understand what new yorkers have known for at least 30 years...and why new yorkers voted 9 to1 against donald trump ~ because they know him.
I'm praying for you and your family don't be afraid to tell the truth. The majority of Americans want to know sand are praying for your safety. Please VOTE BLUE let's clean up America. Thank you be blessed
Woo-. I am in complete agreement with you. We can save America. Prayers for God to bring the Truth to Light.
And Actions. Contact your Representatives and Senators and tell them you will vote them out if they support trump any longer and ask your friends and family to do this too. Protesting shows others who Cares!
it all make sense..
Scary.
Sad.
But scary.
I just wonder what will happen if it appears to the Russians that he is going down? If all his family get indicted and are looking at serious jail time and he has to do something to save his neck, would he be willing to give up what information he has in the hopes of getting a pardon. I wonder how the Russians may view that. Maybe the poisonings in the UK were meant as a warning to Trump to keep his mouth closed.
Stephan Hodgson You have been watching way too much MSM my friend. The Deep State and their bought-and-paid-for Media are the true Global fraudsters who have been defrauding America and Americans for decades with Deep State and DC Swamp protected impunity. You actually believe their 'think tank' and echo-chamber' factory produced narratives? LoL. Why? Did you know that the reason they have been a combined 92% NEGATIVE in their reporting actually has nothing to do with reality? I am not a troll, I am standing on the firm foundation of an unbiased Political Sciences researcher with multiple thousands of hours of deep diving research. I didn't vote for Trump either. My goal is warning as many as possible about the true agenda of the MSM. They have no interest whatsoever in objective truth. If you believe they are reporting the truth, then you can tell me what the Yellow Vest riots are all about can't you?
When I saw he going for the presidency I told my wife" he is pushing his luck, he is going to go down. I figured they are going to look into all his dealings. This is before all the Russians stuff was public. I thought. He will get dinged on RICO charges.
SLYDOG We will see won't we?
Update 2023. And DT is facing RICO charges in Georgia.
Bruh this made me get a real estate license, 10 suits and a job with an international brokerage all in a month. It’s amazing what a documentary can do ♥️
I'm disappointed that the legal system and various elements of the Justice Department move so slowly. I'm all for being careful, and perhaps Mueller is going to release a report and open every sealed indictment one Friday afternoon so that his firing can't affect the investigation, but we've waited 2-3 years and I'd like to know how this story ends before my life is over.
The art of fraud
The Art of the Steal.
Lord of the Jungle You have been watching way too much MSM my friend. The Deep State and their bought-and-paid-for Media are the true Global fraudsters who have been defrauding America and Americans for decades with Deep State and DC Swamp protected impunity. You actually believe their 'think tank' and echo-chamber' factory produced narratives? LoL. Why? Did you know that the reason they have been a combined 92% NEGATIVE in their reporting actually has nothing to do with reality? I am not a troll, I am standing on the firm foundation of an unbiased Political Sciences researcher with multiple thousands of hours of deep diving research. I didn't vote for Trump either. My goal is warning as many as possible about the true agenda of the MSM. They have no interest whatsoever in objective truth. If you believe they are reporting the truth, then you can tell me what the Yellow Vest riots are all about can't you?
Batumi: Well known throughout the region that this is a money laundering center.
King of Corruption and his trump-pets
Adam Davidson presents us with Real News, on the FLAILING New York President....
3:08 ‘Fire and Fury’ goes into detail about that article. Bannon went through the roof.
This video is pretty thin on details. It makes accusations, doesn't back them up, and then goes on a tangent about how dangerous and scary it is to be making such accusations. That doesn't mean they're wrong about Trump, it just means they want us to read the print article that this is basically an ad for.
Greed, greed, greed. Oh what webs we weaves when we practice to deceive.
I would never thought USA would go through this..... Really sad....
This guy is fantastic. Thank you Mr. Davidson.
I wish he'd described the concrete details of his research instead of generalizing about the kind of things he's been looking into.
Malcolm Nance has a pretty well developed opinion as well.
Look how far we've gone...
😡 there's a difference between being a business man & being a hustler❗ 👎😠👌
So...is this still valid conclusion with Mueller Report?
talking about how hard the journalists worked almost like they actually came up with something
I'm really glad Putin wants our economy to soar. He must have also commanded Trump to build our military, so he can give it to Putin later.
Russian Mafia?
Felix Saters father is head of Russian mob in new York city. Michael Cohen's father owned Caribe, the private club for Russian mob in NYC. Russian mafia been buying trump property since 1980's.
thank you! Reminds me of the Azerbaijan previously Trump-labeled tower which was in the subpar neighborhood in the main city-- Excellent piece about that in one of the big mag's maybe this one, or Atlantic some time ago. Ivanka herself dealing w/ the details of the interior of that building... Sad to see Ivanka so deep in this filth.
Because of the Apprentice. We need those tapes. The Georgian(Soviet Union)
Bush and cheney were comprimised like he said at the end of this except here in america not russia
Great interview! Thanks for researching his notorious mob leader, Don, the Con's, background history.
Where was the Manhattan DA? For decades. Where were federal prosecutors? For decades. Where was The New York Times? For decades. Where was The Daily News? For decades. Let me guess. At Le Bernardin.
Is this video related to a story published in The New Yorker? If so, why not add the link (URL) to that story in the video description above?
I've yet to hear a single politician explain themselves as elequently as this man has done!
Lie so eloquently I think you mean. 🤣
Great interview
laying in bed with the devil is a strong segment of this interview. It speaks volumes. Think.
He knew all about Casino’s as well .. Taj Mahal slots got closed down on the first day.
well, that's the point with Trump:
There are people that see how he makes a living and say: he's rotten.
There's the people that see his lifestyle and say: he's awesome.
It's not about this or that (sleeping with some bimbo, insulting a gold star family, lying a about crowd size). It's about the pattern. He's willing to lie about anything and has very low morals - as long as he makes a buck to show off, it's all good.
The guy is a sensationalist. "I live in fear", "I fear being in a Trump tweet", etc.
In this Country it's not about casting first stones, it's about nobody is above the law. If you do a crime, if proven you do the time. Even if you are forgiven, you still have your consequences for what you did that was wrong. This is a country of laws and everyone is expected to follow those laws. The U.S. is not a country of dictatorship.
What about the restoration and transition of the Post Office in DC? That immediately contradicts your statement in 3 minutes.
Amazing
I truly believe that in the fullness of time, we are going to be amazed and very, very, very disgusted into what trump has done to our nation.
He has to be brought to justice and given a harsh sentence to not only punish him, but to set an example to other Presidents, not to do what trump has done to us as a nation.
03:56 -- "...Then they find out that most of the companies involved are actually registered in these offshore jurisdictions: Malta, or the Netherlands, or the British Virgin Islands..."
Uh . . . the Netherlands isn't an offshore *anything*; it's a European nation that shares land borders with Germany and Belgium. I wonder if he meant to say "the Netherlands-Antilles", which *is* a group of islands in the Caribbean.
Loving this
this man spoke for 7 minutes and said nothing at all
What is his agenda. ?
no, he spoke for 7 minutes and you heard* nothing at all. It's a common side effect of being a trumpanzee don't worry
@Gigi W
Truth!
i am blown away every day to think how easily Frump has been able to remotely surgically skewer the thought process of so many people into believing his 8th grade level of drivel as being of a cogent and at all a plausible form of communication,,,
Thabks for sharing. TRUE NEWS...
News item seen in another tabloid: "Indian rain dance causes tornado, destroys village. Natives file class action law suit.". This makes about as much sense, unless you believe in rain dances.
This isn't fake news, but it is a nothingburger. Anyone, even the most honest businessman on the planet, who does business in the Russian Federation or other states once part of the Soviet Union will be accepting money whose history, if traced back far enough, will have been part of some nefarious dealings. The question is then: should all American firms and individuals avoid doing business with these states? If not, what responsibility should these firms be burdened to trace both the history of the money and that of their business partners from whom they will be in receipt of payment? What thresholds would constitute ethical money and businesses emerging within these states once rife through and through with corruption or worse? I'm not a Trump fan. He's neither a kind nor authentic public person, and his (socio-)politics is driven by something other than principle. As a libertarian, I like and endorse all tax cuts, even those that do not benefit me. More important than tax cuts, is the necessity to radically simplify the tax code so any literate person can pay their taxes free from anxiety and free from others in their employ whose job is to determine how much their employer or customer must pay in income taxes (this would require, at minimum and at the least, reducing the tax brackets to no more than three; and eliminating all deductions and credits and other potential loopholes). I also support governments to eliminate any and all interest it has in healthcare; this includes all regulations that bear upon what otherwise would be a completely free market for health care insurers; hospitals; licensure; etc. As a Canadian physician and patient (who grew-up as a latchkey kid and dropped out of highschool, not graduating grade 12 until I reached age 22; raised without a father in a single parent dysfunctional home within the very, very low middle income stratum), I offer my sincerest testimony: Do not socialize your health care system - do the very opposite; keep it unbound from the corrupting, inefficient, bureaucratizing, poor planning and delivering influence of government. You will, without any doubt, regret doing otherwise!
The issue isn't as much his relationship to shady characters as a businessman, but carrying those relationships into a role of public service, particularly the highest office in the land. The issue is conflict of interest, coercion, collusion, and national security taking a back-seat to a private individuals business concerns. I would hardly call this a nothingburger.
Robert J. Simpson A Canadian Physician you say , maybe not getting paid in the millions like American doctors .
cannot believe this reporter died 2 weeks after this interview....
Alex G
He's not dead. 😂
Trump is a con man, but like all cons he is contemptuous of his victims, which makes him a great target for blackmail..betting the Russians have pics of him that he is desperate to keep hidden..
and apparently was resurrected, since he ain't fallen over yet. perhaps he is the 2nd coming of the baby jesus, yeah?
@@Adzes and look at his financial dealings with the Russians since 1987. They have laundered hundreds of millions through his properties. He has bankrupted every company he has run, his credit rating is Zero. But Deutsche Bank lent him 500 million in early 2000's when no one else would. At the same time the US was fining Deutsche Bank for laundering Russian money. At the 2017 state of the union address, he stopped at the greeting line to thank supreme court justice Kennedy for "his great son". Kennedy,'s son is the banker at Deutsche that loaned trump the money. Now, Kennedy just coincidentally retires. Curious huh?
Glad this is popping up again in suggestions...
What will history say of us, for us people living in this era? what will they say about our choices and our news shows and our culture and America?
The apprentice? Who was he TRAINING UNDER😜
Man I've been living in the Bay Area for too long; I keep getting confused and thinking they're talking about software when they say, "developer"
The Netherlands? How is that offshore in the tax sense? Genuinely curious.
I can't seem to find this full story on the New Yorker Website. Can anybody help me out?
I think the Newspaper ad may have read. "Need money! Need it now! Willing to sell out the Country I live in. As long as I get money, I don't care whether the rest of them lives or dies" David Dennison
Thanks Adam :(
if i miss spell for gave me as me heart gave out & i thank the lord that i'm here today
Wow! Interesting
Love the song there. For The Love of Money. Perfect!
Everybody knew but ignored all the signs
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Has there been a follow up or any developments of this lead?
Year later since this was posted to youtube and I'm just seeing this film This was a real good film August twenty three two thousand eighteen.
Hopefully decent Americans will get off their butts and demand democracy for all this November, not just for wealthy republicans.
Tell it to the Phillipinos who supported Trump. Guess they don’t know what is really going on. Are they Asian Americans too?
Involved in money laundering? Of course! Are you kidding? Can’t believe they even ask that question
Trump is a career criminal.
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Funnier than ever !
November 22, 2019.
MAGA 2020 !
Ouch! Got this wrong! lol
A war journalist , afraid in his own country, thats most troubling , honest answer.
Wow.What a shock.(LOL)
Well said. Well done. scary times.
No one can talk or reveal the truth?
But we are in the land of the free, is it not?
WALTER SCOTT...KINDA SOUNDS LIKE HILLARY CLINTON HUH!
WHEN INDOUBT BLAME HILLARY, DUPE
Great stuff. However, I can't help but wonder why go to so much effort to get the guy in an uncomfortable chair just for the sake of lighting, and then repeatedly show all the behind the scenes stuff, ruining the illusion. Let the guy be in a comfy chair if the look is irrelevant.