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B.See

(7,986 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:18 PM 3 hrs ago

Newly unmasked evidence shows who put Trump in the White House - Thom Hartmann

(This op-ed by Thom Hartmann originally appeared in Rawstory under the title "Staggering evidence trove shows who put Trump in the White House — and controls him still | Opinion" - but was behind a paywall so I didn't bother.)

COLLUSION!!

Newly unmasked evidence shows who put Trump in the White House - opinion by Thom Hartmann - Alternet via MSN

The British newspaper Daily Mail is out with a deeply researched investigative report, the result of a long collaboration between columnists Glen Owen and Dan Hodges, along with Mark Hookham (Assistant Editor Investigations), and Daisy Graham-Brown (Investigative Reporter).

It’s shocking in its detail and its implication that Vladimir Putin has basically owned Donald Trump for years, even before Trump ran for president in 2016.

Essentially, they’re arguing that Epstein was running an operation on behalf of the KGB/Putin that lured wealthy and powerful men to Epstein’s New York and Palm Beach mansions and his island where they were surreptitiously filmed having sex with underage girls.

And we know that Trump and his sons, when US and European banks refused to loan him any more money after his multiple bankruptcies, started taking in enough money to ensure the survival of his little real estate empire and it was all coming from Russia.
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MagickMuffin

(18,194 posts)
1. Yeah, we've known this for years, SOS Clinton knew
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:42 PM
2 hrs ago


Everyone knew that's been paying attention.


B.See

(7,986 posts)
2. not necessarily p-tapes but
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 07:03 PM
2 hrs ago

worse.

Trump/MAGA have a malevolently sardonic penchant for slogans and names for things that do the exact opposite: truth social, Mom's for liberty, freedom caucus...

so no surprise, I guess, that "make America great again" REALLY meant: destroy us as a nation, a democracy, sabotage our traditional allies, and turn America into a world disgrace if not pariah

courtesy of kompromat Donald Trump, and others like Musk, Gabbard, Miller, et al. - and on behalf of KGB Vladdy Putin.

Khrushchev did say they'd 'bury us,' did he not?

MagickMuffin

(18,194 posts)
11. I'm well aware of the propaganda
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:33 PM
48 min ago


Notice “make America great again” somehow they tend to willfully ignore the UNITED STATES part of America.

That’s intentional.

Newt introduced us to the Contract with America, however, I recognized it as a Contract ON America. It appears I’ve been right about a lot of double speak since I’ve observed their behavior. I have not been conditioned to believe their lies.





twodogsbarking

(17,890 posts)
3. Eric Trrrrump in 2014
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 07:41 PM
1 hr ago

“And this is what he said. He said, ‘Well, we don’t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.’ I said, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Oh, yeah. We’ve got some guys that really, really love golf, and they’re really invested in our programs. We just go there all the time.’”

PatSeg

(52,523 posts)
4. "His little real estate empire"
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 07:53 PM
1 hr ago

Oh god, he is going to hate the word "little" in reference to his business. With Trump, everything is big, great, tremendous, and huge, except for his opponents!

Of course, his endless business failures had left him beholden to Russia for funds as reputable banks understandably would no longer loan him any more money. Though I do think there probably were incriminating video tapes, obviously it was always money that was behind Putin's control of Trump. He has been the gift that just keeps on giving.

Ford_Prefect

(8,535 posts)
6. It has been obvious for some time, but whenever it was mentioned the MSM would pooh-pooh the idea as CT.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:05 PM
1 hr ago

I keep wondering where the CIA et al have been all this time. They had to know, don't you think?

Uncle Joe

(64,513 posts)
8. Well *rump and Putin share similar gaudy gold decorative tastes as well as 'liking to hit people for what they say.'
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:19 PM
1 hr ago




I'm wondering if Putin; directed *rump to redecorate the White House along a golden calf theme as a sign of his obedience, and Putin's hold on him?

Thanks for the thread B.See

perdita9

(1,334 posts)
13. Tell me the CIA is incompetent without telling me the CIA is incompetent
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:00 PM
21 min ago

Biggest security failure ever!

B.See

(7,986 posts)
15. So busy looking for the enemy
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:13 PM
8 min ago

from without, they slept the enemy from within: HATE. And those like Trump & Co. who deploy it to their advantage.

Martin68

(27,302 posts)
16. The Epstein/Trump/Putin Connection. If that can be proven in court, we will win. But there's a lot of money and power
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:16 PM
6 min ago

invested in keeping that covered up. Elon Musk, Bozos, Zuckerberg, and a a number of other ultra-billionaires are invested in their success. Forget the Rothschilds and whoever else conspiracy theorists believed were running the world. The people backing Trump are real and far more dangerous.

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