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NJCher

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30. and that is why

Reply to AntiFascist (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:14 PM

Mar 2022

this morning a radio show on our local public radio, WNYC, featured Borough President Mark Levine who says they are working to sanction oligarch properties in NY.

https://www.worldnewsday.com/2022/03/01/calls-for-wider-sanctions-seizure-of-russian-oligarchs-nyc-luxury-real-estate/

The problem is our own Treasury Department has not responded to NYC's inquiries:

But so far, the U.S. Treasury Department, which implements the sanctions, has not taken any formal steps against oligarch-owned real estate. The agency did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

I liked this, the last paragraph, of the story:

American officials have warned that they plan to go further to target wealthy oligarchs “to take their yachts, their luxury apartments, their money, their ability to send their kids to college abroad.”

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Can Trump survive without $ from Russian oligarchs? [View all] Cyrano Mar 2022 OP

It's gonna close the walls in a little tighter. Mar A Guano will need a bigger toilet. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #1

Mar a Guano underpants Mar 2022 #7

Mar A Guano Celerity Mar 2022 #17

Mar-a-Guano !!!! calimary Mar 2022 #29

We're about to find out and the bloated tic isn't the only one. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #2

With any luck the whole T family will take off pwb Mar 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2022 #4

true ownership of LLC's need to be disclosed dixiegrrrrl Mar 2022 #24

No. H2O Man Mar 2022 #5

I think Russian money got him into office... NCDem47 Mar 2022 #6

Russian money got a lot of republicans into office. n/t Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #11

Recall how Russian money was cycled through the NRA? PufPuf23 Mar 2022 #27

Wouldn't surprise me. Russians have probably infiltrated MANY targets here. calimary Mar 2022 #31

Too Easy, Hell No! Emile Mar 2022 #8

He's not screwing them. He's cleaning their money. underpants Mar 2022 #9

It will be interesting to watch what happens when Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #10

I've seen mention of a few condos and other pcs of real estate owned by oligarchs... AntiFascist Mar 2022 #12

and that is why NJCher Mar 2022 #30

And one the first foreign policy changes Trump did in 2015 was applegrove Mar 2022 #13

If he still has that much real estate holdings fescuerescue Mar 2022 #14

Most of the wealthy steer clear of the rabid. Cyrano Mar 2022 #15

They do. But they don't walk away from making money either fescuerescue Mar 2022 #16

He will be extracting money from the Saudis Tadpole Raisin Mar 2022 #18

Another reason he keeps open the option to run for president again. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #19

Not just trump. The same goes for un-American republican Govs, Congressmen and Senators. rockfordfile Mar 2022 #20

As Eric the tooth said, they get most of their funding from Russia world wide wally Mar 2022 #21

I bet not even TDFG himself has an actual balance sheet of debts and liabilities bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #22

How much of what #FailedCoupGuy was paid was hidden in Russia to evade US taxes? L. Coyote Mar 2022 #23

Survive? Yes. Prosper? well...... getagrip_already Mar 2022 #25

Plus leftieNanner Mar 2022 #28

Kick MatthewHatesTrump2 Mar 2022 #26