Great investigation by the New York Times.
It’s too bad that all of the information on Trump’s sleazy dealings, payoffs to women and tax avoidance wasn’t known before the election.
This is the inside story of how Deutsche Bank officials – including 2 CEOs – were so eager to do business with @realDonaldTrump that they ignored years of internal warnings about the risks.
— David Enrich (@davidenrich) March 18, 2019
Based on interviews with 20+ bank execs w/ direct knowledge. https://t.co/5kD4vCXm7y
Trump’s History With Deutsche Bank: how their symbiotic bond was born of necessity &ambition on both sides: a real estate mogul made toxic by polarizing rhetoric &a pattern of defaults, and a bank w. intractable financial problems & a history of misconduct https://t.co/hEETrw3biY
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) March 19, 2019
If true, @realDonaldTrump lied to Deutsche Bank to get a loan. That constitutes bank fraud.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 19, 2019
In fact, one reason Michael Cohen is going to prison is because he lied to a bank to get a loan. https://t.co/2h4VxJgmms
Trump reportedly lied about assets, worth to get Deutsche Bank loans https://t.co/qLaxH4XOfU
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 19, 2019
At the end of 2017, Trump waived punishment for Deutsche Bank.
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 16, 2019
Trump owes Deutsche Bank over $100 million. #flashbackfridayhttps://t.co/XuxMaJ4OmC
This is what Deutsche Bank now fears, on top of everything else: That @POTUS will decide to stop making payments on the loans he took out—and the bank will have to sort it out in public. https://t.co/xUzK6AhL46 pic.twitter.com/W46sEInrHd
— Emily Flitter (@FlitterOnFraud) March 18, 2019
According to the new NYTimes report, if Donald Trump was inflating his assets in order to persuade Deutsche Bank to give him a loan, Deutsche Bank apparently didn't mind. pic.twitter.com/t4CEVA501P
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) March 19, 2019
When my lawyers inquired about how Trump calculated his net worth, he said his self-assessment went “up and down with markets and with attitudes and with feelings, even my own feelings.” He noted later that “even my own feelings affect my value to myself.” https://t.co/lQPxxS7okm
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 19, 2019
"Deutsche Bank, George Conway, and the gravitational pull of Trump's corruption." Some thoughts on what new revelations about Deutsche and @gtconway3d's relationship with Trump tell us about the orbit of corruption around him, from @paulwaldman1 and me:https://t.co/FnJFp2OkIo
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 19, 2019
Sad! 