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niyad

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32. DU'er Kpete posted an OP yesterday about hankey and his scummy,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2024, 10:45 PM

Apr 2024

shady dealings. It referred to an article in Roll8ng Stone, 13 March 2022, "The Totally Dodgy Backstory of the Bank That Refinanced t#### tower", by Tim Dickinson and Andy Kroll. Absolutely disgusting. Completely unsurprising. (note: I managed to read the entire sickening article yesterday, but when I went back just now, hit a paywall.)

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Billionaire whose firm backed Trump's $175 million bond reveals how the deal came together [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2024 OP

Money came from yankee87 Apr 2024 #1

Yeah... Who could guess that? hlthe2b Apr 2024 #3

Trump is likely using campaign cash pfitz59 Apr 2024 #2

Is there such a thing anymore? mucifer Apr 2024 #5

Not a violation because it didn't happen brooklynite Apr 2024 #7

Yes - but enforced by whom? Our banana republic-level FEC? peppertree Apr 2024 #11

I would imagine that he himself is not worried moniss Apr 2024 #12

Then all you need to do is check the FEC records to know if it happened. brooklynite Apr 2024 #16

We need to remember that FEC filings moniss Apr 2024 #17

Not by $17 M. brooklynite Apr 2024 #18

It's not a matter of imagining moniss Apr 2024 #19

Not with the FEC. brooklynite Apr 2024 #24

The FEC files are filled with forms that balance the money in moniss Apr 2024 #27

Trump, alone, wouldn't be able to move that amount of campaign cash. cab67 Apr 2024 #37

Some campaigns moniss Apr 2024 #38

We absolutely need to know where the money came from gilpo Apr 2024 #4

if trump had $175M in cash, why did he need the bond in the first place? eggplant Apr 2024 #6

Bingo and moniss Apr 2024 #10

He didn't. brooklynite Apr 2024 #25

Hankey may have gotten $175 million in cash to cover the bond ToxMarz Apr 2024 #28

Birds of a feather flock together JoseBalow Apr 2024 #8

In other news Trump's Flaming Bibles, Inc. is now valued at 175 million. twodogsbarking Apr 2024 #9

A Buy Here Pay Here billionaire in Amerika. Imagine that n/t Cheezoholic Apr 2024 #13

I would suggest moniss Apr 2024 #14

I don't believe 1 fucking word gab13by13 Apr 2024 #15

See if Putin withdrew 15,998,440,749.88 Rubles recently. SouthernDem4ever Apr 2024 #20

Gee, a shady sub-prime lender that exploits desperate people gets in bed with the Slobfather. catbyte Apr 2024 #21

Me too. Imagine, the scion of totally respectable slum lords dealing with sub-prime repo artists. jaxexpat Apr 2024 #36

Of course TFG used some Hankey Pankey to cover his bond IbogaProject Apr 2024 #22

This Hankey says TSF put up 100% cash as collateral vs 80% bonds and 20% cash. If TSF put up all iluvtennis Apr 2024 #23

He put up 10 % or about 17.5 millions. drray23 Apr 2024 #29

Ok. Thanks for clarifying as the article wasn't clear. n/t iluvtennis Apr 2024 #31

Hinky Hankey can kiss his $ millions goodbye dlk Apr 2024 #26

He is not worried about the money at all. Somebody guaranteed it. niyad Apr 2024 #33

You're probably right, however, whomever the guarantor may be dlk Apr 2024 #39

Learn from history truthisfreedom Apr 2024 #30

DU'er Kpete posted an OP yesterday about hankey and his scummy, niyad Apr 2024 #32

I'm guessing the word "ambassador" came into it (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2024 #34

The most evil, corrupt, fraudulent Used Car Salesman maxrandb Apr 2024 #35