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I've found more Russian propoganda from McDonald's...

 
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hanger4 said:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is a global law firm, why wouldn't they ?? They have offices world wide.

https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/locations

There's ^^ a list of their locations, see if you can find another nefarious connection. :roll:
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You don't seem to understand the criticism. I'm not claiming that this is evidence of something nefarious in itself.

I just think it's funny that, as he's lying to downplay his Russian associations, he is in fact using an organization with a strong Russian association.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
Aaaaannndddd.... it could just mean that as a businessman the guy has got his **** together.
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You don't think it's funny to have those with ties to Russians deliver a letter claiming no ties to Russians?
 
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Absentglare said:
You don't think it's funny to have those with ties to Russians deliver a letter claiming no ties to Russians?
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Not as funny as meeting with the Russian foreign minister, the Russian ambassador, and Henry Kissinger(Richard Nixon's SoS) the day after firing Comey.

This is so ridiculous that Trump is now straight up trolling you guys.
 
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Absentglare said:
You don't seem to understand the criticism. I'm not claiming that this is evidence of something nefarious in itself.

I just think it's funny that, as he's lying to downplay his Russian associations, he is in fact using an organization with a strong Russian association.
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Well, it's good to see you've backed off the it's a "Russian law firm" meme.
 
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Jack Fabulous said:
Not as funny as meeting with the Russian foreign minister, the Russian ambassador, and Henry Kissinger(Richard Nixon's SoS) the day after firing Comey.

This is so ridiculous that Trump is now straight up trolling you guys.
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It's seemed like that for quite some time, further, that seems to be one of the major reasons why his voters chose him.
 
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Absentglare said:
It may surprise you to learn that Russian law is distinct from US law. You may claim it's a coincidence, but it could also mean that President Trump pursued an organization with expertise in Russian law for a reason, such as planning to do business with Russians.
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Are you confusing Trump and his company?
 
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Absentglare said:
Wow you are really confused. This law firm President Trump has been using for a decade is clearly associated with Russia. Did you not realize that?
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Should we sever ties with Oregon and Washington State?

There are a lot of Russians there doing business.

Are you scared of them?
 
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reinoe said:
McDonald's has restaurants in Russia. Could this mean that they're trying to indoctrinate our children into Communism?

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Think about all that talk McDonald's uses in their marketing about "sharing" food. That's the Russian agenda talking.
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The only thing I can read tells me they are using Fox meat.

That can't be true.
 
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Absentglare said:
Apparently, the lawyers who wrote President Trump's letter alleging a hundred million dollars of income from Russia as proof of almost no income from Russia were actually part of the law firm that was awarded 2016 Russian Law Firm of the Year.



The lawyers who claim Trump received no income from Russia work at the 2016 Russia Law Firm of the Year

I wonder what mental gymnastics the GOP in congress will use to justify this curious coincidence.
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What your post demonstrates is that you should be posting in the CT forum. Do you have evidence that this law firm is corrupt? Do you have evidence of any link between Trump, this law firm and the 2016 election? Do you have evidence of anything at all? The answer to all of those questions is no. This is CT nuttery, nothing more.
 
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Jack Fabulous said:
Not as funny as meeting with the Russian foreign minister, the Russian ambassador, and Henry Kissinger(Richard Nixon's SoS) the day after firing Comey.

This is so ridiculous that Trump is now straight up trolling you guys.
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Yeah, that's presidential for you. With those types of displays of honor and decorum, he will never get elected class president in the 6th grade.
 
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Mason66 said:
Are you confusing Trump and his company?
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Trump doesn't know the distinction (except when it convenient), why should he expect anyone else to...


Fletch said:
What your post demonstrates is that you should be posting in the CT forum. Do you have evidence that this law firm is corrupt? Do you have evidence of any link between Trump, this law firm and the 2016 election? Do you have evidence of anything at all? The answer to all of those questions is no. This is CT nuttery, nothing more.
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The issue is not about the law firm being corrupt. The issue is that their letter is meaningless. Law firms are advocates, they are not in a position to provide credible third party assurance about anything other than a company is in good standing. If you wanted this kind of letter to be credible, it should come from a major accounting firm.

The more Trump fails to provide transparency on his international business interests, the more people that think he is actually hiding something. This pursuit of the truth obviously bothers him.
 
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apdst said:
The law firm is called Morgan Lewis. How is that Russian?

Also, they appear to have been based in Philidelphia since 1873.

https://www.morganlewis.com/locations/philadelphia

I don't know there are two Morgan Lewis firms.

But, there was a pissin' match between the British and Russian courts in 1873. Ya think Morgan Lewis had something to do with that? I bet they colluded with the Russians!
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I was offered a position at ML's DC office. Its one of the biggest and best firms in the country with offices all over the place. to claim its a "russian firm is sort of like saying Toyota is a US car maker because there are factories in Kentucky and Indiana
 
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Mason66 said:
Are you confusing Trump and his company?
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No.

Mason66 said:
Should we sever ties with Oregon and Washington State?

There are a lot of Russians there doing business.

Are you scared of them?
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You must be reading more into this than there actually is. I don't really think this is a big deal, i just think it's funny how incompetent our POTUS is.
 
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Fletch said:
What your post demonstrates is that you should be posting in the CT forum. Do you have evidence that this law firm is corrupt? Do you have evidence of any link between Trump, this law firm and the 2016 election? Do you have evidence of anything at all? The answer to all of those questions is no. This is CT nuttery, nothing more.
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I didn't outline any conspiracy, i just thought it was funny how President Trump tried to distance himself from Russia and seems to have undermined his own message.
 
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upsideguy said:
The issue is not about the law firm being corrupt. The issue is that their letter is meaningless. Law firms are advocates, they are not in a position to provide credible third party assurance about anything other than a company is in good standing. If you wanted this kind of letter to be credible, it should come from a major accounting firm.

The more Trump fails to provide transparency on his international business interests, the more people that think he is actually hiding something. This pursuit of the truth obviously bothers him.
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THAT is a legitimate response/criticism of the Trump letter. Any ties the company may have to other nations is irrelevant.
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I didn't outline any conspiracy, i just thought it was funny how President Trump tried to distance himself from Russia and seems to have undermined his own message.
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His message wasn't undermined because of some silly link to Russia. The people who buy into that sot of thing have already made up their minds.
 
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Fletch said:
His message wasn't undermined because of some silly link to Russia. The people who buy into that sot of thing have already made up their minds.
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Like i said, i thought it was funny. I'm not calling for impeachment over this or something, i thought it was ironic that he subtly undermined their own message in not just one but two ways:

1) he had at least a hundred million dollars of income from Russia
2) the law firm that published his statement, and that he's been using for over a decade, is extremely successful in Russia

Is he dishonest and trolling the left? Or is he honest but incompetent?
 
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Absentglare said:
Like i said, i thought it was funny. I'm not calling for impeachment over this or something, i thought it was ironic that he subtly undermined their own message in not just one but two ways:

1) he had at least a hundred million dollars of income from Russia
2) the law firm that published his statement, and that he's been using for over a decade, is extremely successful in Russia

Is he dishonest and trolling the left? Or is he honest but incompetent?
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The guy has made money all over the planet. The only thing that has changed is that liberals are engaging in McCarthyism and looking for any connection to Russia as evidence of a crime that is without merit.
 
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MTAtech said:
The letter claims that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, hasn’t had any Russian income since 2005 -- except for $13 million everyone already knew about and the $95 million home he sold to a Russian oligarch at more than twice its market price -- and tore down after purchase. But the letter only covers the corporation, the Trump Organization and not the hundreds of other Trump companies, such as the Bayrock Group, that's offices are in Trump Tower.

The statement by the lawyers is also contradicted by Eric Trump, who said:

“Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross section of a lot of our assets...”

and

“Well, we don’t rely on American banks [for Trump’s golf course funding.] We have all the funding we need out of Russia.”

What we're learning is that there probably is much funding from Russia going to Trump, in conflict with the Emoluments Clause of the constitution.
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Where is the Russian government in all of this? There is nothing wrong with a business doing business with Russian businesses.
 
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fmw said:
Where is the Russian government in all of this? There is nothing wrong with a business doing business with Russian businesses.
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No but denying it is a flat out lie.

But then Trump does lie on a regular basis.
 
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fmw said:
Where is the Russian government in all of this? There is nothing wrong with a business doing business with Russian businesses.
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Russian businesses are tightly aligned to the Russian government and taking money from Russian oligarchs is the same as taking money from the government. As such, it would violate the emolument clause.
 
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Fletch said:
The guy has made money all over the planet. The only thing that has changed is that liberals are engaging in McCarthyism and looking for any connection to Russia as evidence of a crime that is without merit.
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Why do you think he's so insistent on clearing the air if there's no possibility of malfeasance?

100% of President Trump's behavior is consistent with him being a Russian spy. Do you disagree?
 
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MTAtech said:
Russian businesses are tightly aligned to the Russian government and taking money from Russian oligarchs is the same as taking money from the government. As such, it would violate the emolument clause.
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Nonsense. Pure garbage.
 
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EnigmaO01 said:
No but denying it is a flat out lie.

But then Trump does lie on a regular basis.
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Denying what? Some of his business dealings with Russian businesses are public knowledge. He is denying that he had no business with the Russian government
 
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fmw said:
Nonsense. Pure garbage.
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Well that's convincing.
 
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