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1984: In the new Trump Tower, Trump meets with David Bogatin, a Russian mobster and close ally of Semion Mogilevich who buys five condos from Trump at that meeting that are later seized by the government for being used to launder money for the Russian mob.[1][2][3]
1986: Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubinin invites Trump on all-expenses-paid trip to the Soviet Union.[4][5]
1987 March: Three years after attending the closing with Trump, Bogatin pleads guilty to taking part in a massive gasoline-bootlegging scheme with Russian mobsters. Bogatin flees the country; the government seizes his five condos at Trump Tower, saying that he had purchased them to "launder money, to shelter and hide assets."[6]
1987 July: Trump and his wife Ivana, who speaks Russian,[7] make their first visit to the Soviet Union (which included the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)).[8][9][10][11][2]: 13 They scout potential construction sites for a Trump Tower Moscow.[10][11]
1987 September 1: Trump spends $94,801 on full-page ads in the Boston Globe, Washington Post, and New York Times, calling on NATO countries and other allies, such as Japan, to pay for their protection.[12][13][14][2]: 14
1987 October 22: In what is considered as Trump's first campaign speech, Trump delivers a message about the United States in New Hampshire during a high-profile trip.[15][16]
Relevant individuals and organizations: John R. Bolton, National Security Advisor (from April 2018)
2013 December 10: John Bolton promotes gun rights in Russia in a video made for Butina's "Right to Bear Arms " organization.[17][18]
Building Consolidated discussion, combining 1987 and Bogatin story threads; updated "full-page ads" item, numbered items, just included for context items in grey (2 & 4). I plan to wlink to previous discussions threads in Archive2 for easy reference when time premits (WIP) soon, and Archive old/separate discussion threads. X1\ (talk) 21:39, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
In Google Books, a significant number of pages of Trump / Russia: A Definitive History are free to view online, including on Bogatin. Bogatin is on pages 6-13, 16, 18-21, 63, and 164 per the book's Index (the body of the the book is 224 pages). X1\ (talk) 20:48, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
For previous discussion, see "vision of "Trump Tower Moscow" starting in 1987" thread and "Trump's new found interest in international politics after their time to the Soviet Union" thread. X1\ (talk) 21:06, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
And for other previous discussion, see Talk:Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections/Archive 2#1987. X1\ (talk) 00:02, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
And for more previous discussion, see Talk:Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections/Archive 3#Bogatin story. X1\ (talk) 20:12, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
Added "Right to Bear Arms " to item for clarity. X1\ (talk) 21:02, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
These items are gaining significance for here, &/or a new article will needed create per new U.S. House interest in probe of President Trump and Russia regarding money laundering in particular. Currently three committees are already involved: United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House Committee on Financial Services, and United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs.[19] X1\ (talk) 00:58, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
- Right. And these affairs are getting less and less connected to Russian election interference. Start another article. — JFG talk 11:02, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
- Probably better to rename this article and start a new article about Russian interference in the election. I don't see for example what John Bolton's appearance in a 2013 Russian pro-gun video has to do with the interference in the 2016 election. TFD (talk) 22:36, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
- @The Four Deuces: you appear to be confused. That article, of which you have edited, already exists: Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections; and Bolton's video is in this Timeline. X1\ (talk) 01:28, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
- Sorry, now I am confused. Yes I edited this article two years ago and in fact am now posting on its talk page. My suggestion was that we have a separate article about Russian interference in the election and rename this article. Stuff about for example John Bolton appearing in a Russian pro-gun video before Trump decided to run for president is not an example of Russian interference in the election, considering that Bolton was not part of the Trump campaign. However, it may be part of an article that shows connections between members of the Trump administration and Russia. Having renamed this article, we could then have one that concentrates on how Russia actually interfered in the election, for example by using a Moscow troll farm to post ads on facebook. TFD (talk) 02:04, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
- @The Four Deuces: check the link again; that article (you edited 05:15, 17 April 2017) was started 10 December 2016 and this article was created 23 May 2017. And yes you are correct, the Butina/ NRA/Bolton /Trump item shows an example of Russian connections to the U.S. election system; infiltration and then interference. X1\ (talk) 21:38, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
- Sorry, I tend to forget edits after two or three years. What I meant was that there are two topics: the relationship between Trump officials and Russians and Russians intervention in the election. While I understand the view that facebook ads posted by Russians swung the election, it is unclear how Bolton's participation in a pro-gun video had any relevance. And no sources say it did. TFD (talk) 00:47, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Indeed Bolton's pro-gun speech in 2013 is far removed from any Russian election interference in 2016. Perhaps a separate timeline should be created for the NRA–Russia–Butina sub-plot, which frankly only confuses readers here. Will remove Bolton now. — JFG talk 10:56, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- The Bolton item shows that he is connected to Butina, who was part of the Russian influence campaign on the NRA, which is being investigated for possibly using Russian money in the 2016 election.Websurfer2 (talk) 00:02, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
- New article on Bolton[20] yet to read maybe useful. X1\ (talk) 19:33, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
- I copied from items from #2013 John R. Bolton, Trump's National Security Advisor, video for admitted Russian agent Maria Butina's organization that are have been discussed here. X1\ (talk) 19:38, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
- Sorry, I tend to forget edits after two or three years. What I meant was that there are two topics: the relationship between Trump officials and Russians and Russians intervention in the election. While I understand the view that facebook ads posted by Russians swung the election, it is unclear how Bolton's participation in a pro-gun video had any relevance. And no sources say it did. TFD (talk) 00:47, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- @The Four Deuces: check the link again; that article (you edited 05:15, 17 April 2017) was started 10 December 2016 and this article was created 23 May 2017. And yes you are correct, the Butina/ NRA/Bolton /Trump item shows an example of Russian connections to the U.S. election system; infiltration and then interference. X1\ (talk) 21:38, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
- Sorry, now I am confused. Yes I edited this article two years ago and in fact am now posting on its talk page. My suggestion was that we have a separate article about Russian interference in the election and rename this article. Stuff about for example John Bolton appearing in a Russian pro-gun video before Trump decided to run for president is not an example of Russian interference in the election, considering that Bolton was not part of the Trump campaign. However, it may be part of an article that shows connections between members of the Trump administration and Russia. Having renamed this article, we could then have one that concentrates on how Russia actually interfered in the election, for example by using a Moscow troll farm to post ads on facebook. TFD (talk) 02:04, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
- @The Four Deuces: you appear to be confused. That article, of which you have edited, already exists: Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections; and Bolton's video is in this Timeline. X1\ (talk) 01:28, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
- Probably better to rename this article and start a new article about Russian interference in the election. I don't see for example what John Bolton's appearance in a 2013 Russian pro-gun video has to do with the interference in the 2016 election. TFD (talk) 22:36, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
- Something related to watch regarding money-laundering and Russia: Deutsche Bank with regards to Trump and Kushner (2016/2017)[21][22][23]; and Estonian branch of Danish Bank, Danske Bank, involving $230 Billion.[24][25] X1\ (talk) 20:45, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
- Note: from Steve Bannon wp article, regarding book Fire and Fury quote: Bannon warned that investigators would likely uncover money laundering involving Jared Kushner and his family business loans from Deutsche Bank.[26] X1\ (talk) 21:35, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
- Note: Felix Sater plotted to launder stolen cash through Trump projects, lawsuit claims published: Mar 25, 2019 10:24 p.m. ET X1\ (talk) 00:40, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
- Note: added "Maria Butina" wikilink for clarification. X1\ (talk) 00:42, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
- Note: US congressional probe finds possible failures in Deutsche Bank controls with Russian oligarchs: report & Exclusive: U.S. congressional probe finds possible lapses in Deutsche Bank controls - sources (both from September 6, 2019). X1\ (talk) 19:59, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
- Note: Semion Mogilevich → Dmytro Firtash → Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman per A Dozen Questions for John Solomon justsecurity.org (5.Nov), How an Indicted Oligarch Became a Key Player in Trump’s Ukraine Scandal; Dmytro Firtash is fighting extradition to the United States. His lawyers are the president’s staunchest defenders. MoJo (18.Oct), DOJ has still not answered question about Firtash extradition nbcnews (15.Oct), and Destination Vienna: Connecting Trump, Giuliani, two fixers and a Ukrainian oligarch kyivpost.com (12.Oct). X1\ (talk) 00:54, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
- ...and John Solomon (political commentator) link. X1\ (talk) 01:47, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
- Note: Semion Mogilevich → Dmytro Firtash → Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman ⇿ Rudy Giuliani (per various RSs). X1\ (talk) 00:23, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
References
- ^ Sean Illing (Sep 12, 2018). "Trump's ties to the Russian mafia go back 3 decades: Journalist Craig Unger talks Russia, Trump, and "one of the greatest intelligence operations in history."". Vox.com. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Hettena, Seth (May 2018). Trump / Russia: A Definitive History. Melville House. p. 11. ISBN 978-1612197395.
- ^ Craig Unger (July 13, 2017). "Trump's Russian Laundromat: How to use Trump Tower and other luxury high-rises to clean dirty money, run an international crime syndicate, and propel a failed real estate developer into the White House". The New Republic. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Abbie VanSickle (March 21, 2017). "Confused by Trump's Russia Ties? This timeline breaks it down for you". Medium.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "Trump's Russian connections; Donald Trump's ties to Russia are back under the spotlight after the CIA concluded that Moscow had interfered in November's presidential election to help the Republican candidate win". FT.com. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
...the tycoon recalled in his book Trump: The Art of the Deal. Trump flew to Moscow at Dubinin's invitation to discuss the hotel project with the Soviet tourism agency.
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- ^ Bonfiglio, Chontelle (November 9, 2016). "President Donald Trump and his Multilingual Family". bilingualkidspot.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Abbie VanSickle (March 21, 2017). "Confused by Trump's Russia Ties? This timeline breaks it down for you". Medium.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
July 3, 1987; Trump's first trip to Soviet Union. Trump traveled to the Soviet Union with his then-wife Ivana Zelnickova Winklmayr, a Czech model, to explore a hotel deal.
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- ^ Luke Harding (November 19, 2017). "The Hidden History of Trump's First Trip to Moscow; In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen". Politico.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Max Kutner (August 28, 2017). "Trump Considered Business With the Russian Government in 1987, and Newsweek Met Him in Moscow". Newsweek.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Twohey, Megan; Eder, Steve (January 16, 2017). "For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ Oreskes, Michael (September 2, 1987). "Trump Gives a Vague Hint of Candidacy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ John Shanahan (September 2, 1987). "Trump: U.S. Should Stop Paying To Defend Countries that Can Protect Selves". Associated Press. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ James S. Henry (December 19, 2016). "The Curious World of Donald Trump's Private Russian Connections". The American Interest. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Michael Kruse (February 5, 2016). "The True Story of Donald Trump's First Campaign Speech — in 1987: Age 41, he stepped out of a helicopter in New Hampshire and delivered a rousing message of total American failure. Sound familiar?". politico.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Abramson, Seth (November 13, 2018). Proof of Collusion: How Trump Betrayed America. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1982116088.
It crosses continents and decades and has swept into its vortex more than four hunderd people, millions of pages of financial records, and scores of unanswered questions about the state of our democracy.
: 14 book's Index - ^ "Выступление посла Джона Болтона в день празднования дня российской Конституции" (video). Право на оружие. December 10, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Bergengruen, Vera (July 16, 2018). "Accused Russian Agent Used The NRA And The National Prayer Breakfast To Influence US Policy, Charges Say". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Mike Allen (February 13, 2019). "House Democrats plan vast Russia probe". Axios.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ Wood, Graeme. "Will John Bolton Bring on Armageddon—Or Stave It Off?". The Atlantic (April 2019). Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ David Enrich (May 19, 2019). "Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts". nytimes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Deutsche Bank staff flagged Trump, Kushner transactions for watchdog: NYTimes". Reuters.com. May 19, 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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(help) - ^ "How the Danske Bank money-laundering scheme involving $230 billion unraveled; It could be the biggest money-laundering scheme in history, with suspicious money flowing from Russia and former Soviet republics". 60 Minutes. cbsnews.com. May 19, 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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(help) - ^ Tinker Ready (May 20, 2019). "60 Minutes: Danske whistleblower says bank ignored evidence of money laundering". WhistlebloweraBlog.org. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Anapol, Avery (January 3, 2018). "Bannon warned Russia probe would focus on money laundering: report". The Hill. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
I've had another look at this article and it's quite clear that the items in the timeline before the year 2000 are pretty far removed from anything that happened in the 2016 election. I hardly think there could be significant opposition to removing those items, but I'm putting it to the talk page here. Onetwothreeip (talk) 21:44, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Onetwothreeip: and yet again, "No". Not per many, many RSs, backed by many credible editors. X1\ (talk) 22:38, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- I'm not saying that these events didn't happen, they plainly did. They're just not relevant enough to an election that happened several cycles afterwards, to warrant inclusion here. Onetwothreeip (talk) 22:44, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- As major contributors to this page, what do you think Websurfer2, Arglebargle79, My very best wishes, BullRangifer, and Soibangla ? X1\ (talk) 22:43, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- This is quite blatantly an attempt at canvassing. You should notify all major contributors, or none at all. Onetwothreeip (talk) 22:48, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- If you look at the WW2 timeline, it begins in the 19th century. Stuff that seems tangental at the start eventually becomes important later. It's called "Checkov's gun" If you see it just sitting there in act one, it will be used by act three. Arglebargle79 (talk) 22:52, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- That's not true, the closest we have to include pre-war events in a timeline about World War II is Timeline of events preceding World War II, which goes back to 1918 and not the 19th century, and this is explicitly not purporting to be the timeline of World War II. 1918 was the previous world war, which is similar to a timeline about one election starting at the preceding election. The 1980s and 90s are several elections before 2016. Onetwothreeip (talk) 23:11, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- See Category:Causes of war for much "pre-history"; beside all of that, also note at the wp Causes of World War II article it currently goes back to 1807 (the 19th century).
- @Arglebargle79: fun use of Chekhov's gun. X1\ (talk) 23:47, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
- That's not true, the closest we have to include pre-war events in a timeline about World War II is Timeline of events preceding World War II, which goes back to 1918 and not the 19th century, and this is explicitly not purporting to be the timeline of World War II. 1918 was the previous world war, which is similar to a timeline about one election starting at the preceding election. The 1980s and 90s are several elections before 2016. Onetwothreeip (talk) 23:11, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- If you look at the WW2 timeline, it begins in the 19th century. Stuff that seems tangental at the start eventually becomes important later. It's called "Checkov's gun" If you see it just sitting there in act one, it will be used by act three. Arglebargle79 (talk) 22:52, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- This is quite blatantly an attempt at canvassing. You should notify all major contributors, or none at all. Onetwothreeip (talk) 22:48, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- Keep: This has been brought up before and the consensus was Keep. I don't see any point in arguing about this again. @Onetwothreeip: please read the archives (WP:TPYES). Websurfer2 (talk) 23:03, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- Keep it. Speaking on the procedure, I agree with Websurfer2. Speaking on the essence of this info, yes, Russian special services started working with the future POTUS in the Soviet times already, and this is relevant and just a matter of fact. My very best wishes (talk) 01:39, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- Keep. Things don't happen in a vacuum. Sometimes they have a start date (the Russian hacking toward the 2016 election already began in 2014, according to Dutch intelligence), but they also have a prehistory, and that is legitimate content, especially since RS make these connections. From 1987 and onwards, the KGB, and later Russian FSB (and Russian oligarchs, businessmen, and mobsters), have watched and cultivated Trump. At first as a wealthy American with outspoken anti-American views, and then as one who already had presidential aspirations, and in 2013 they publicly expressed their support for his coming candidacy, long before he told Americans. They promised him their support. In the end, it's RS that dictate what we do here. This content is relevant if RS say it's relevant, and they do. -- BullRangifer (talk) 06:13, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- What happened in 1987 was not Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. Onetwothreeip (talk) 06:31, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- No one claims it was. It is the prehistory. -- BullRangifer (talk) 15:33, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- The 1980s are in the Mueller Report "prehistory", and the 1980s are in other RSs whether it be via the Internet, books, or books on the Internet (Google Books). X1\ (talk) 23:51, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
- What happened in 1987 was not Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. Onetwothreeip (talk) 06:31, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
Should events from the 1980s and 90s be included in this timeline article about the 2016 United States elections? There are also further questions over the relevancy of many of the entries in this article. Onetwothreeip (talk) 04:36, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- It's clear this will only get the same participants that are always here, so the only real way to settle this is through an RfC and reach editors who are not personally invested in the content. Onetwothreeip (talk) 04:27, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- Include events from the 1980s and 90s - Trump didn't come to this a cleanskin, he's been playing hard with the big boys his whole life and he's been toying with parliamentary politics for decades. Most of these aren't tangential relations, they're directly related. Bacondrum (talk) 23:01, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- Follow RS. Which ones draw the arc from the 1980s through to 2016? Guy (help!) 23:08, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
- @JzG: besides looking at the article(s) and its RSs, see my previous comment here. X1\ (talk) 23:57, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
- X1\, seems a bit weak, mate. Can you show me a third party timeline that does this? There are a number of RS timelines out there. Show me one in a decent source that does the prehistory thing, right? I don't want us to blaze the trail on this. Guy (help!) 00:38, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- JzG, what do you mean by "
third party timeline
", and "in a decent source
"? If you want an intro to this, back in 2018 I found Hettena's book useful,[1] of value. Of course, much more has been made more public since then (and some before then too). See Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections#Further reading, also as there are many many RSs to connect decades in the article, as I have stated previously. See for yourself. Websurfer2 / My very best wishes / BullRangifer / Bacondrum / Arglebargle79, you all have made similar comments to mine; do you want to respond to JzG too? X1\ (talk) 00:55, 17 December 2019 (UTC) - JzG, see The Moscow Project's collusion timeline and jump to the end, which is the earliest time (1984). Make sure to click each item on the timeline for more information. This website is an invaluable resource which uses myriad RS. It has a cleaned up and searchable copy of the dossier. -- BullRangifer (talk) 02:50, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- BullRangifer, The Moscow Project doesn't count. Surely the NYT or WaPo have run timeline articles at some point? Guy (help!) 10:43, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- @JzG: Timeline from WaPo cited by this article:
- Bump, Philip (September 20, 2017). "Timeline: Paul Manafort's long history with oligarch Oleg Deripaska". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- Websurfer2 (talk) 23:36, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- @JzG:
- From the article:
- [2]
- [3] of Harding, Luke (November 16, 2017). Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0525520931.
- [4]
- [5]
- [1]: 13
- Google Books: [1] can see page 11 of Trump / Russia: A Definitive History with "1984"
- Google Books: [2] "1986" for example in Unger, Craig (2018). House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia. Dutton. ISBN 978-1524743505.
- New:
- [6] (in article, but related to earlier)
- Trump campaign's Russia ties: Who's involved Mar 31, 2017 WaPo
- ... other WaPo's: 2.Nov'17, 25.July'17, 10.July'17, 31.March'17
- From Archive 6 :
- Two, [3] JustSecurity.org (back to 1979) and [4] newsandguts.com (1979), go back further
- This one [5] motherjones.com goes back to 1986
- There are others. This was just a quick superficial google search, as my time resources are limited; life, you know.
- The topic of the Timelines is epic, better fits into book form.
- X1\ (talk) 00:35, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
- Websurfer2's comment about WP:TPYES echoed, as more than just Archive 6 is relevant. X1\ (talk) 00:40, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
- Websurfer2, Yeah, that's exactly the kind of thing that would be perfect for an article on a timeline of Paul Manafort's criming. Now, are there any that do a similar job on the Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, and include the earlier events? Guy (help!) 00:23, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
- @JzG: Timeline from WaPo cited by this article:
- BullRangifer, The Moscow Project doesn't count. Surely the NYT or WaPo have run timeline articles at some point? Guy (help!) 10:43, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- JzG, what do you mean by "
- Comment. This is not a proper RfC. It should have its own section and be done right. This is also a means to get around the existing discussion, which is not finished, and to avoid the local consensus. -- BullRangifer (talk) 06:40, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
- I agree. Websurfer2 (talk) 23:38, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- Keep, obviously, as long standing and, as I said before, backed by many many RSs. I agree with Websurfer2, My very best wishes, BullRangifer, Bacondrum, JzG, and Arglebargle79. X1\ (talk) 00:03, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
References
- ^ a b Hettena, Seth (May 2018). Trump / Russia: A Definitive History. Melville House Publishing. ISBN 9781612197395.
- ^ "Trump's Russian connections; Donald Trump's ties to Russia are back under the spotlight after the CIA concluded that Moscow had interfered in November's presidential election to help the Republican candidate win". FT.com. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
...the tycoon recalled in his book Trump: The Art of the Deal. Trump flew to Moscow at Dubinin's invitation to discuss the hotel project with the Soviet tourism agency.
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- ^ Max Kutner (August 28, 2017). "Trump Considered Business With the Russian Government in 1987, and Newsweek Met Him in Moscow". Newsweek.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ Twohey, Megan; Eder, Steve (January 16, 2017). "For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ Ignatius, David (November 2, 2017). "A history of Donald Trump's business dealings in Russia". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 8, 2019.