![]() ![]() Once again, this sudden move drew strong objections from Republicans as well as Democrats.Įarly this year a SEAL team raided a Taliban outpost and discovered $500,000 in cash. ![]() In June he announced plans to bring home 9,500 American troops out of the 35,000 stationed in Germany. This year alone, as the country and the world reeled from the coronavirus pandemic and protests against police brutality against African-Americans, Trump continued to confound and disappoint even his Republican supporters when it came to moves that were seen as favorable towards Russia. And Republican Senators repeatedly departed from their usual fawning praise of the president to object to his foreign policy moves. His pattern of doing catering to Putin’s interests resulted in the fact that, in his first three years in office, Trump left behind a long list of disgruntled foreign policy advisors, many of whom quit in protest. Trump’s habit of doing things for Russia led House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a famous Oval Office meeting, to assert that with Trump “All roads lead to Putin.” And it wasn’t long after that that he held up military aid to Ukraine in order to try and get dirt on Joe Biden. Not too long after that, he withdrew American troops from Syria, leaving it to the Russians. In an embarrassing press conference in Helsinki, Trump, a man who is always eager to prove his machismo, instead played lap dog to Vladimir Putin-resulting in howls of condemnation from all across the spectrum, including many Republican Senators. He has consistently badmouthed NATO and caused rifts in what has been, for decades, the strongest alliance against Russia. He threw American journalists out of an Oval Office meeting with the Russian Ambassador, he took notes away from the interpreter who sat in on a meeting with Trump and President Putin-leaving no record of the meeting. Even after a Republican Senate had issued a report proving Russian interference Trump continued to call the story a hoax-going so far as to say publicly that he believed Vladimir Putin’s denials over the evidence of his own intelligence community. ![]() He fired the FBI Director James Comey in an attempt to stop an investigation into Russian interference in the campaign, a move that made it look as if he had something to hide. Once in office, Trump proceeded to do things that raised suspicions about his relationship with Russia. would lift sanctions that are (inaudible)? TRUMP: We’ll be looking at that. “QUESTION: I would like to know if you became president, would you recognize (inaudible) Crimea as Russian territory? And also if the U.S. But he also had a less-well-covered exchange about Crimea and Russia: His suggestion that Russia find Hillary’s 30,000 emails made big news. Trump operatives moved to delete language from the platform that would call for “providing lethal defensive weapons” to the Ukraine and replace it with softer language calling for “appropriate assistance.” A few weeks later Trump gave an impromptu news conference from his golf course in Doral, Florida. The first solid evidence came on Jwhen the Republican platform meeting began. From the earliest days of his presidency Trump has advocated policies towards Russia that are not grounded in any coherent foreign policy and that have been at odds with the foreign policy goals of most of the Republican Party.Īlone amongst the 2016 Republican presidential candidates, Trump had a different view of Russia and Ukraine. Both decisions were 7-to-2 votes with two Trump justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, voting with the majority and against Trump.Įventually the decisions announced today may help explain Trump’s love affair with Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin. Trump, keeps Congress away from Trump’s records but only until they can make a better case on the separation of powers issues. ![]() At any time, they could use the information to accuse his children or his associates of crimes. Once Trump is no longer president, prosecutors could use the information to accuse him of crimes. Vance, the ruling means that Trump’s accounting firm will have to hand over financial records to the New York County District Attorney’s office. The information on Trump’s finances may not come out in time to impact his re-election campaign but it will have a profound impact on his legacy. Is Donald Trump a brilliant businessman and a visionary statesman or is he a bogus billionaire who has been propped up by Russian money? This week’s Supreme Court decisions on Donald Trump’s finances and tax returns will allow us to finally answer the question that has hung over his presidency from the earliest days: ![]()
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