No conspiracy, no mystery, just a gift from a Russian oligarch

186 points by kiyomoris a day ago on reddit | 6 comments

Wolverine-75009 | a day ago

“When the gift-giver just accompanied Putin on a state visit to China, is under sanctions for transporting children from Ukraine, and has been banned by international sports unions for failing to control fraud within his own business, the source of the gift matters. And when that gift is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is worth a moment of reflection on the motive behind it.”

Edit:added the quotation marks

ccannon707 | a day ago

Corruption just right out in the open. Very on brand for the Trump family now.

HR_Paul | 21 hours ago

I like the transparency. How about you?

Rugil | a day ago

> “Kremlev didn’t pay for Don and Bettina’s wedding, which took place at a totally different location, and on a different day from the wedding,” Trump said, somewhat confusingly. The president, 80, added: “It was an ‘afterparty’ given in their honor. Not a big deal! I was not present at the party.”

You can practically hear the glee of the one writing this coming through.

Winter_Whole2080 | a day ago

Where’s the Faux News outrage?

Imagine if Hunter Biden did this.

Republicans are nothing but hypocrites and un-principled, easily fooled morons.