Let me get two things out of the way immediately.
1) You’re right, no image of Aven.
2) This IS Not a real diary; this is a compilation of my most recent comments in other diaries ‘cause I need it and because others might find all the links useful, particularly if they don’t have to hunt all over the place.
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The Source
Tea Leaves his web site.
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The DailyWire, FBI Opens Inquiry into Trump Campaign Russian Conexions
. . .the FBI has also been conducting an inquiry into the ties between former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and Russia.
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Manafort insisted that he had no connections or dealings with Russian president Vladimir Putin and his government. He termed such an accusation, “Democratic propaganda … This is all political propaganda, meant to deflect.”
This is a preliminary investigation into Manafort’s business dealings. Manafort doesn’t need to have links to Putin. He only needs associations with Alfa Bank. Alfa Bank is Russia’s largest private bank. Trump has asserted more than once that he has no ties with Russia. But he has direct ties with the two Russian oligarchs who founded and built Alfa Bank via his secret server. Slate says. . .
Alfa Bank emerged in the messy post-Soviet scramble to create a private Russian economy. Its founder was a Ukrainian called Mikhail Fridman. He erected his empire in a frenetic rush—in a matter of years, he rose from operating a window washing company to the purchase of the Bolshevik Biscuit Factory to the co-founding of his bank with some friends from university. Fridman could be charmingly open when describing this era. In 2003, he told the Financial Times, “Of course we benefitted from events in the country over the past 10 years. Of course we understand that the distribution of state property was not very objective. … I don’t want to lie and play this game. To say one can be completely clean and transparent is not realistic.”
To build out the bank, Fridman recruited a skilled economist and shrewd operator called Pyotr Aven. In the early ’90s, Aven worked with Vladimir Putin in the St. Petersburg government—and according to several accounts, helped Putin wiggle out of accusations of corruption that might have derailed his ascent. (Karen Dawisha recounts this history in her book Putin’s Kleptocracy.) Over time, Alfa built one of the world’s most lucrative enterprises. Fridman became the second richest man in Russia, valued by Forbes at $15.3 billion.
You may recall that Trump had the Republican platform language edited to soften its position on Russia adventurism. . .
NBC News reported in August that Manafort was a key player in multi-million-dollar business propositions with Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs. . .
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Manafort was paid millions of dollars — $12.7 million in cash, according to The New York Times—representing a pro-Russian politician in the Ukraine.
You don’t have to be an FBI director to put 2 and 2 together.
Putin ==> Aven ==> Manafort ==> Trump
And you certainly won’t be the current FBI Director if you think he and his agency should be just as vigilant in keeping Congress posted about the current state of this investigation.
But no. That’s called a double-standard, folks, to be euphemistic. It’s called a violation of the Hatch Act, if you want to be brutally honest, like Sen. Reid.
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When This Rose Totally Unfolds
We’re going to see the connection between the Trump/Alfa Bank and Carter Page (remember him?), another Trump advisor, aka, “Trump’s Man in Moscow” (or Putin’s Man in Merrill Lynch?) with strong Russian entanglements.
Refresh your minds with the Politico story.
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Trump Has a Bank Account with Russian Alfa Bank,
according to Tea Leaves. GO HERE!! ALL the original information by the scientist who collated the DNS data is here. Very informative.
The other “ping” to Trump’s secret server is Spectrum Health.
The Devos family has close ties to the hospital, and. . .
The Devos family founded Amway / Alticor which operates in Russia including transactions with Alfa Bank such as buying insurance for 800 Alticor employees from Alfa Bank's insurance subsidiary. The Devos family has given millions of dollars in the past few months to conservative super PACs (www.fec.gov). One member of the Devos family was a founder of Blackwater.
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Alfa Bank / Alfa Group / LetterOne has expressed interest in investing billions in US health care companies, which could include Michigan's Spectrum Health or could be regarding the financial relationships Amway/Alticor has with the Russian Alfa Bank insurance company.
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Thanks for indulging me.
