When Donald J Trump filed for the Presidency, he had to make a financial filing with the FEC. It is available on line.

He had to list every asset he owned together with the name of the legal entity and any loans on the asset.

I have gone through these disclosures.

THERE IS NOT A SINGLE RUSSIAN BANK AMONGST THOSE LENDERS. Not one.

Let’s make a bet, shall we?

I’ll pay you $10 for every Russian bank you can find which has a loan outstanding to any entity controlled by Donald J Trump.

Asset name, ownership entity, Trump ownership, Russian lender name, amount of the credit.

If after a couple of days you cannot come up with any, you make a $100 donation to the charity of my choice.

You do know there are a huge number of databases which list all real estate lenders. There are very few Russian banks within those databases. I did a quick search and found none.

Why?

Because there are strict rules to obtain an American bank charter which precludes the Russian banks from getting into the game. The Japanese struggled with this for years as did the handful of Chinese banks who have American ops.

There are some high net worth Russians who have personal investments in US real estate. Trump sold a property to one in Florida.

Game on?

You made the assertion that this stuff — Russian banks who fave Trump lines of credit — is obvious. Show me, please.

JLM
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

For your

> I will be surprised if the GDP growth accelerates to 4% in the short term.

I agree. That’s on average all of us getting up from prostrate on our backs and starting a brisk walk in just three months.

But I just tried to look up the reference and found it right away; at

http://www.breitbart.com/economics/2017/05/16/boom-atlanta-fed-sees-gdp-growing-4-second-quarter/

is headline

“BOOM! Atlanta Fed Sees GDP Growing At More Than 4% In Second Quarter”

That’s what they said. They said that. I didn’t say that, but they said that. I don’t believe it will happen, either.

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I will be surprised if the GDP growth accelerates to 4% in the short term. Growing GDP is a lead-lag phenomenon. We are just now pulling out of the slip. It will take time to get the engine hot.

4% growth in US GDP — a big number — is huge.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

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Come on, Mike, the quote is from the NYT referring to an article in the WashPo. The Republicans didn’t craft that.

I don’t think Pres Trump is even a Republican.

Clearly, the Republicans, writ large, are not sufficiently organized to actually craft and distribute talking points.

Nobody disputes that McCarthy said what he said. It’s just a dumb joke. You really think Putin is sending checks to Donald J Trump and was in 2016? No, you don’t.

I served the country in uniform. I am not just a patriot; I put my ass on the line. Didn’t talk it, lived it.

I am pleased to learn you are an invertebrate.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

You’re accepting these Republican talking points for truth is why I can’t trust this blog anymore. A lot of the information you presented is severely mis represented and actually already outdated. I’m not a political person I’m a Patriot person and a Truth person. I don’t joke about my country’s sovereignty. I have a SPINE.

Good luck to you!

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Feeling good, Mike. Thank you for asking? Et tu?

Of course, you know the “investigation” of Gen Flynn ended up clearing him, right?

“The FBI has reviewed intercepted phone calls between national security adviser Michael Flynn and the Russian ambassador to the US and has found no evidence of wrongdoing, it was revealed Monday.

The calls were made in late December and picked up as part of routine electronic surveillance of Russian officials. They did not reveal any illicit ties between Flynn and Russia, according to the Washington Post.”

What Gen Flynn did to get himself fired was lie to the Vice President as to the content of Flynn’s conversation with the Russian Ambassador. Said he didn’t discuss sanctions and maybe he did.

The Big Red Car thinks that if you lie to your colleagues, then you are not a colleague and you have to go. Firing Gen Flynn was the right move.

I applaud Pres Trump for taking action. He has a penchant for action and in this case, I applaud it. Who wants to be advised by folks who lie?

As to the Ryan revelations. They are from the summer of 2016 during the midst of the campaign. McCarthy made a joke saying Trump was on Putin’s payroll. Not a very funny joke.

So, the Big Red Car is fine with bad jokes.

The Big Red Car is on a constant search for the truth. If the truth indicates a crime was committed, the BRC is a law & order guy regardless of whose ox gets gored.

Hope that helps. Thanks for writing.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

How about Pence BLOWING the transition team vetting and having known about Flynn being investigated before signing him on?

Your blog lost all credibility here – hope you really think about what total horse shit your slinging on here. It’s the Republican Party that decided to go Unamerican and is now Singing like a Bird against ITSELF.

Gee, I heard that the leak was from a really high official of the White House — the guy who sweeps the snow off the equipment on the roof of the West Wing. He’s about as “high” as can get in the White House!

IIRC the Atlanta Fed is predicting Q2 2017 growth rate (likely annual rate) of 4%. Well, that’s (ALREADY) the number Trump mentioned as high enough to justify, i.e., pay for, his tax cuts.

And so far about all he’s done is jawbone the economy. When he does what he’s planned and that takes effect, maybe we should start to believe the higher numbers, IIRC, 8% he mentioned.

Besides, it may be that since the 2008 crash so long ago, the economy is more ready to grow fast.

And IIRC, the Fed has said that they will try to give Trump some rope, freedom, room, or whatever.

If Q2 and Q3 growth rates are >= 4%, then the tax cuts should pass, and it’s on to Mount Rushmore?

Moreover, the audience for the MSM-DNC propaganda nonsense should shrink and be replaced by people who care about the growth?