billvon 3,131 #1 May 9, 2018 The swamp gets deeper every day. Now we have pay: ================ Novartis paid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen $1.2 million for advice on Obamacare – work he was unable to do Dan Mangan CNBC Drug giant Novartis revealed Wednesday that it paid President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen $1.2 million for health-care policy consulting work that he proved "unable" to do. The company also said it has been questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller's team about the payments to Cohen. ================= to play: =========== Novartis official: Michael Cohen was 'promising access' after Trump election Tracy Connor May.09.2018 NBC News President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, contacted the drug giant Novartis after the 2016 election "promising access" to the new administration, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller later requested information from the company about the offer, a senior official inside Novartis told NBC News on Wednesday. "He [Cohen] contacted us after the new administration was in place," the official said. "He was promising access to the new administration." Novartis then signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with Cohen. The disclosure came after an attorney representing the adult-film actress who says she had an affair with Trump released a summary of bank transactions that he says shows payments from various companies to a company controlled by Cohen. ============ We haven't seen corruption on this level since Nixon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #2 May 9, 2018 Oh with that thread title I thought this was something completely different. Never mindi have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,193 #3 May 10, 2018 billvonThe swamp gets deeper every day. Now we have pay: ================ Novartis paid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen $1.2 million for advice on Obamacare – work he was unable to do Dan Mangan CNBC Drug giant Novartis revealed Wednesday that it paid President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen $1.2 million for health-care policy consulting work that he proved "unable" to do. The company also said it has been questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller's team about the payments to Cohen. ================= to play: =========== Novartis official: Michael Cohen was 'promising access' after Trump election Tracy Connor May.09.2018 NBC News President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, contacted the drug giant Novartis after the 2016 election "promising access" to the new administration, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller later requested information from the company about the offer, a senior official inside Novartis told NBC News on Wednesday. "He [Cohen] contacted us after the new administration was in place," the official said. "He was promising access to the new administration." Novartis then signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with Cohen. The disclosure came after an attorney representing the adult-film actress who says she had an affair with Trump released a summary of bank transactions that he says shows payments from various companies to a company controlled by Cohen. ============ We haven't seen corruption on this level since Nixon. I wonder if they didn't get value. High US pharma costs was brought up by trump several times prior to election and after. Price fixing and the reasons why US drug costs paid by consumers and US insurers have been discussed here extensively. Nothing has been done by trump or republicans. 60 minutes story on price fixing last Sunday. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-problem-with-prescription-drug-prices/ How big pharma's money – and its politicians – feed the US opioid crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/19/big-pharma-money-lobbying-us-opioid-crisis "Groups representing drug companies heavily increased their federal lobbying in President Trump's first year, according to a review of lobbying records. No health care lobbying group splurged more than the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which spent $25.4 million in 2017 — a 30% jump from 2016." https://www.axios.com/big-pharma-lobbying-trump-1516808456-b88d9314-293a-4b6d-a5c6-af9cf7ec4c0b.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,193 #4 May 15, 2018 China Contributing $500 Million to Trump-Linked Project in Indonesia https://www.nationalreview.com/news/china-contributing-500-million-trump-linked-project-indonesia/ "The Chinese government is extending a $500 million loan to a state-owned construction company to build an Indonesian theme park that will feature a Trump-branded golf course and hotels.... The Trump properties are considered flagship elements of the theme park, according to MNC marketing materials, and internal documents obtained by Agency France-Presse show Trump’s sons have been directly involved in its planning." The result. VVVVVVVV "ZTE Corp. is a Chinese company that makes telecoms equipment and mobile phones. It previously broke a U.S. embargo on Iran by using American chips in equipment it sold to the Middle Eastern country. The Commerce Department found out. ZTE agreed to pay a fine and punish employees in return for the U.S. allowing it to keep buying American chips. ZTE paid the fine, but didn’t follow through on the punishment. The Commerce Department found out. ZTE was banned from buying U.S. chips for seven years. Unable to make its equipment without American technology, ZTE halted operations last week... trump tweets: "Trump announced his support for ZTE and foreshadowed a way to get the firm back on track. Note this part: "Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!” https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-14/trump-zte-tweet-points-to-pyongyang-singapore-oslo So a cheating Chinese firm sold US technology computer chips to Iran. Was caught, tried to cover it up. Trump gets a $1/2 billion from another Chinese firm for his golf/ hotels development. Now Iran gets new chips for its ICBM development. ...Oh! the National Review(first link) is a very conservative news service. "U.S. intelligence officials on Sunday evening and Monday said they were caught off guard by Trump’s reversal and remained concerned about security threats they said the Chinese company poses to the United States and its allies. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, three officials said the Chinese government, which has close ties to ZTE, could use its mobile phones and other technology to spy on U.S. citizens, companies and government activities. By handing the decision to the Commerce Department, Trump appeared to prioritize commercial issues over security concerns, and cut national security officials out of the process, they said. Republican senators Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton have backed legislation that would prevent the U.S. government from buying or leasing equipment from ZTE or Huawei, the largest Chinese telecom maker. "I hope this isn't the beginning of backing down to China," Rubio said on Twitter. "We are crazy to allow them to operate in U.S. without tighter restrictions." https://www.todayonline.com/world/trumps-comments-chinas-zte-draw-security-concerns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,131 #5 May 15, 2018 Not even the White House can explain how this is not a bribe. ======================== White House can’t explain how Chinese financing of Trump-linked project doesn’t violate Constitution AARON RUPAR ThinkProgress MAY 14, 2018, 3:51 PM Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah cannot explain how the Trump Organization’s involvement in a project in Indonesia partially financed by the Chinese government adheres to the Constitution’s emoluments clause and Trump’s personal promise not to pursue new foreign business deals while he’s president. “The Trump Organization is involved in a project in Indonesia building hotels, golf courses, residences — it is getting up to $500 million in backing from the Chinese government,” Noah Bierman of the Los Angeles Times said during Monday’s press briefing. “Can you explain the administration’s position on A, how this doesn’t violate the emoluments clause; and B, how this wouldn’t violate the president’s own promise that his private organization would not be getting involved in new foreign deals while he was president?” Shah didn’t even attempt to answer Bierman’s question. “I’ll have to refer you to the Trump Organization,” he said. Bierman pushed back, pointing out to Shah that “the Trump Organization can’t speak on behalf of the president as the president — the head of the federal government, the one who is responsible, who needs to assure the American people, and they don’t have that responsibility.” But Shah wouldn’t budge. “You’re asking about a private organization’s dealings that may have to do with a foreign government. It’s not something I can speak to,” he said, before calling on another reporter. ============================ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,131 #6 May 17, 2018 Latest pay-to-play - Qatar, desperately trying to get travel restrictions lifted, has turned to Jared Kushner for help. They (via a Canadian shell company) are bailing him out of a 1.2 billion dollar hole he got himself in when he made a bad real estate investment. This comes shortly after losing his security clearance because the US believed "that foreign governments could attempt to gain influence with the White House by doing business with the Kushner Companies." Money talks, democracy walks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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