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Re:Six GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Dep... by mullingitover on Monday October 19, 2020 @04:35PM (#24830710)
Russia interferes on Trump's behalf. Trump campaign wins, promotes policies that are beneficial to Russia (slow walking support for Ukraine, attacking NATO, generally gutting the State Department, and a plethora of other moves that cripple US soft power, edit: Oh, and how could I forget sanctions relief and readmission to G8?), and Putin approves a real estate project that benefits Trump financially. It's telling that Trump is the first president in history not to divest himself of his global financial stakes, which represent a massive conflict of interest.

Pretty basic garden variety bribery.

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Re:Six GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Dep... by the-dude on Monday October 19, 2020 @04:45PM (#24830813)
I agree it reads like a spy novel.

Is there any reason to believe the project would not have been approved without the alleged favors?

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Re:Six GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Dep... by mullingitover on Monday October 19, 2020 @04:50PM (#24830867)
Does any project of that size get approved in Moscow without favors?
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