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Rachel Maddow related Trump's determined want for money and Paul Manafort's life's work of spending Russian oligarchs' cash to advance Putin's pursuits.
Maddow stated:
His objective in life at the moment was to extract cash from Russian pursuits, from pro-Kremlin pursuits to serve the pursuits of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. This was his life's work.
Paul Manafort has introduced his return to the Trump marketing campaign at present, the identical day that Donald Trump additionally introduced that he has no cash and won’t be able to pay the half billion court docket judgment he’s due per week from at present. Can’t safe bond for. , That’s the court docket's resolution. This isn’t a financial institution saying please pay us again. That is the choice of the court docket. If he doesn't pay it, the New York Lawyer Normal can begin locking up his buildings and taking all the pieces he owns.
One week from at present. Donald Trump has by no means wanted cash greater than he does proper now, the day it was reported that this man, for all his baggage, for all his former con shine, this man is coming again, The person who’s an skilled at siphoning cash from Kremlin-aligned pursuits to additional Vladimir Putin's long-term targets. I ponder why at present of all days is the day we discover out Paul Manafort is coming again.
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Rachel #meadow “Paul Manafort has at present introduced his return to the Trump marketing campaign on the identical day Donald Trump additionally introduced he has no cash and may't safe any bonds.” pic.twitter.com/A2au0Ln1Jz
-Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) 19 March 2024
Rachel #meadow “Donald Trump has by no means been in additional determined want of cash than he’s at present… I ponder why at present, of all days, is the day we study that Paul Manafort is coming again. Are.” pic.twitter.com/vwnACWbRay
-Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) 19 March 2024
Connecting the dots will not be a troublesome job. Trump is broke, and instantly, the person who made cash for Russian oligarchs pursuing Putin's pursuits has returned to Donald Trump's presidential marketing campaign.
It's no coincidence that Manafort is returning.
The distinction is that American folks have seen this movie earlier than. These paying consideration know why Manafort is within the Trump marketing campaign, and what his being there means for American nationwide safety.
Donald Trump is making his 2016 strikes once more, together with enlisting Putin's assist to get him into the White Home.
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