The core problem with Trump Media is obvious - Trump. Contrary to the carefully cultivated lie that he is a great businessman, Trump has never been more than a conman and a fraud good at one thing, getting rubes (no matter how wealthy) to give him money. Since they never seem to learn, we must assume that the "investments" are better labelled as what they are "bribes" or "extortion".
I'm especially interested in knowing more about exactly how Trump is bribed by people, businesses and countries that purchase his crypto tokens, and other digital products that are financially opaque.
My understanding of crypto, is that it can be very difficult to trace sales info--which is presumably why it's the primary medium of exchange for transnational criminals. It would be great to get more info on who's bribing Trump via crypto; and for how much.
You just said it is very difficult to trace - thus the perfect vehicle for bribing thus no real way to know who is bribing him - - though at this point it should be obvious that anyone who does 'anything' with him is probably paying a bribe to do so.
That's my understanding. Donations and "gifts" that utilize the US banking system are closely scrutinized with strict limits per FY. Donations to PAC's are unlimited; but are also recorded.
But purchase of $30million of $TRUMP memecoins from a crypto exchange in Abu Dhabi? Is it even reported to US authoroties? And if so, where and how? Or what about, say, some of Putin's Russian Oligarchs buying $TRUMP through an overseas exchange? Is there even a paper trail?
This is good. But we need more information. Lots more.
There will ABSOLUTELY be a serious House bribery commission empaneled after we win in November. The more avenues of inquiry that are already opened into who's been buying him off and by how much is imperative.
Again Judd Legum and Popular Information demonstrate their value to public political discourse by the extent and quality of their reporting. An amazing effort by a superb team of genuine journalists.
Like every criminal organization, the trump crime family needs ways to lander money. Money it receives from the sale of presidential power. DJT is just one. The inaugural fund, ballroom fund, trump coin, and staying at trump hotels are just a few more. Oligarchs corrupted the supreme court with RV's and vacation. Then the supreme court gave the Oligarchs the citizens united ruling. This allowed them to corrupt the congress with campaign contributions and the promise of high paid "jobs" after congress. The presidency was the final piece of the trifecta. Not everybody in government is "on the take" corrupt, but enough are so the Oligarchs can get the important things they want, while the people are tricked into debating about trans kids, gay marriage, abortion, and DEI, all things the oligarchs don't care about, while they get tax cuts, relaxed regulations, and government contracts the things they do care about.
This is the bare bones of the corruption schemes being run by the Twump family. What they dress it with attracts those interested in shiny objects that could mean big wealth, BIG MONEY, a seat at the adults' (in diapers) table. When the floor falls through I hope innocents adjacent to this crime scheme don't get pulled into the black hole that it will leave.'
Joseph H. Thompson worked for the federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota for almost seventeen years. He resigned in January 2026 and is now defending Don Lemon. A lot of federal prosecutors are leaving the DOJ to avoid doing illegal tasks that would jeopardize their law license. Some people in the federal government are taking steps to avoid the “black hole “.
Trump does not allow enforcement of federal laws adopted to protect us from harm. He loves harm- it is always his true motive. Everything about him is the equivalent of an anti-Christ. He doesn't even hide in sheep's clothing. He shows us who he is.
You have stated the issue of corruption and loss of integrity quite succinctly. And bribing the courts was truly unheard of until Thomas and this current court.
were out on the media circuit (CNBC)this week touting how successful they are at “financial stuff…” 🙄 “We’re at the top of the Ponzi scheme that is the banking industry…” Sounds like a confession to me.
link for Kronos, also spelled Cronus, the Greek God who devoured his children so he would not be overthrown. Zeus, his son, was spared by his mother’s trickery and Cronus was eventually cut into many pieces and thrown into the sea.
You put Devin Nunes in charge of any business (TMTG, his family dairy, or a lemonade stand) and you can be sure it's going to fail. Another great hire by Trump.
2 peas in a pod. Remember how Nunes would sue a lot? He sued the Cow? He sued Esquire and reporters? Remember how the article he was irate about let the farm cat out of the bag on using undocumented immigrants on the family’s Iowa farm? - While publicly calling for Congress to pass a law that required employers to use E-Verify.
He & the family sued and appealed at least 2x. The last time (2024) claimed something like there was no proof he knew so it was malice. Loser, loser, loser.
He & the family would have been better off taking the initial loss and shutting up.
—This Court ordered the SSA to verify the SSNs of all disclosed NuStar Farms employees,” Williams said. “Of those employees who NuStar plaintiffs employed on or before September 30, 2018, 243 of 319 employees’ names, dates of birth, and SSNs did not match SSA records.”— (The defendants subpoenaed a few employees who took the 5th.)
"Whatever trump touches dies"..... he must not touch our constitution and all that flows from it.... he's trying his damndest and he has project 2025, heritage ,federalists and the 6 supremes to help out... we need an insider to just release the rest of the epstein files yesterday... andrew's arrest has triggered this pedo predator to threaten a war ......
I’m sure the losses that get to be claimed during taxes help connect dots to the other loop holes exploited in the tax code for people with wealth.
This is the grand scale of it, but every day business people do stuff like this all the time. Not excusing Trump-but he’s well aware of what he can and can’t exploit, hence his rise from each failed business.
Not sure how that could or would be fixed, but it would be another bloody system change.
He made it clear while campaigning before and during T1, he loves “OPM” = Other People’s Money. Bankruptcy didn’t phase him because it was the investors who lost their money.
The difference between whatever businesses typically do re: conflicts of interest and this, is he’s the president. Everything he’s giving away is ours — From the rule of law to Billions$ to buy a friend in Argentina (and bail out Bessent’s pals) ✔️ to opening public land for oil & gas permits.✔️
He has his thumb on the scale as he openly promised the deep pockets: they would get the policies they wanted if they donated enough ($1B was suggested). He sells military equipment to the Saudis that other administrations held back so its inner workings would wind up in China. But they pay cash - or buy his crypto. ✔️ He threatens our allies if they don’t do what he wants he puts tariffs on their goods. We pick up the tab. And so it goes.
He gets land, infrastructure etc for development; investments & he provides pardons for all shysters & crooks. His promise to the crypto guys was a pardon for the Silk Road, drug market creator, Ross Ulbricht. ✔️Justin Sun, crypto billionaire, being investigated by the SEC. He invested $75Million in World Liberty Finance (a trump family endeavor) which raised it high enough to release a few Million to the trumps. On other occasions Sun plunked down Million$. The SEC ended their investigations. ✔️
Maybe TMTG is just another one of those "legitimate businesses" that end up being money laundering and/or bribery schemes. Merging a failing social media company with a company focused on speculative technology? I smell fish...
I'm astounded that there could be investor conviction that TMTG, given its relationship with Trump, will find a way to succeed. It flies in the face of Trump's having driven business after business, and now America itself, into bankruptcy. The only investor conviction I'd be able to understand would be for conspiracy and racketeering.
Nevertheless, there are people out there who believe "The Apprentice" was real, that Trump is the second coming of Jesus, and who drool out of the corner of their mouths every time he serves up a new temptation. God, help us.
The core problem with Trump Media is obvious - Trump. Contrary to the carefully cultivated lie that he is a great businessman, Trump has never been more than a conman and a fraud good at one thing, getting rubes (no matter how wealthy) to give him money. Since they never seem to learn, we must assume that the "investments" are better labelled as what they are "bribes" or "extortion".
I'm especially interested in knowing more about exactly how Trump is bribed by people, businesses and countries that purchase his crypto tokens, and other digital products that are financially opaque.
My understanding of crypto, is that it can be very difficult to trace sales info--which is presumably why it's the primary medium of exchange for transnational criminals. It would be great to get more info on who's bribing Trump via crypto; and for how much.
You just said it is very difficult to trace - thus the perfect vehicle for bribing thus no real way to know who is bribing him - - though at this point it should be obvious that anyone who does 'anything' with him is probably paying a bribe to do so.
That's my understanding. Donations and "gifts" that utilize the US banking system are closely scrutinized with strict limits per FY. Donations to PAC's are unlimited; but are also recorded.
But purchase of $30million of $TRUMP memecoins from a crypto exchange in Abu Dhabi? Is it even reported to US authoroties? And if so, where and how? Or what about, say, some of Putin's Russian Oligarchs buying $TRUMP through an overseas exchange? Is there even a paper trail?
There’s one story here about the oil sheikhs.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/spy-sheikh-secret-stake-trump-crypto-tahnoon-ea4d97e8
This is good. But we need more information. Lots more.
There will ABSOLUTELY be a serious House bribery commission empaneled after we win in November. The more avenues of inquiry that are already opened into who's been buying him off and by how much is imperative.
Some of it we don’t know about. The WSJ story happened last year but is only coming out now.
Crypto is a good way to obscure money transfers.
OMG- truly sickening what he is doing on all fronts and all levels.
Indeed!
"The fundamentals of the business are poor."
Who could have foreseen this? Absolutely stunning coming from the same brilliant mind behind Trump Steaks and Trump University.
Again Judd Legum and Popular Information demonstrate their value to public political discourse by the extent and quality of their reporting. An amazing effort by a superb team of genuine journalists.
Like every criminal organization, the trump crime family needs ways to lander money. Money it receives from the sale of presidential power. DJT is just one. The inaugural fund, ballroom fund, trump coin, and staying at trump hotels are just a few more. Oligarchs corrupted the supreme court with RV's and vacation. Then the supreme court gave the Oligarchs the citizens united ruling. This allowed them to corrupt the congress with campaign contributions and the promise of high paid "jobs" after congress. The presidency was the final piece of the trifecta. Not everybody in government is "on the take" corrupt, but enough are so the Oligarchs can get the important things they want, while the people are tricked into debating about trans kids, gay marriage, abortion, and DEI, all things the oligarchs don't care about, while they get tax cuts, relaxed regulations, and government contracts the things they do care about.
This is the bare bones of the corruption schemes being run by the Twump family. What they dress it with attracts those interested in shiny objects that could mean big wealth, BIG MONEY, a seat at the adults' (in diapers) table. When the floor falls through I hope innocents adjacent to this crime scheme don't get pulled into the black hole that it will leave.'
Joseph H. Thompson worked for the federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota for almost seventeen years. He resigned in January 2026 and is now defending Don Lemon. A lot of federal prosecutors are leaving the DOJ to avoid doing illegal tasks that would jeopardize their law license. Some people in the federal government are taking steps to avoid the “black hole “.
Trump does not allow enforcement of federal laws adopted to protect us from harm. He loves harm- it is always his true motive. Everything about him is the equivalent of an anti-Christ. He doesn't even hide in sheep's clothing. He shows us who he is.
You have stated the issue of corruption and loss of integrity quite succinctly. And bribing the courts was truly unheard of until Thomas and this current court.
#ETTD
“Everything Trump Touches Dies”
-Rick Wilson
Came here to say this…
Yet Dumb & Dumber
were out on the media circuit (CNBC)this week touting how successful they are at “financial stuff…” 🙄 “We’re at the top of the Ponzi scheme that is the banking industry…” Sounds like a confession to me.
Everything he touches, he destroys. He’s wreaking havoc on our country’s resources, using it as a personal slush fund.
Six trump bankruptcies. No one should be surprised. ETTD.
We can have a race to see if TMTG or America will be Trump’s seventh bankruptcy.
link for Kronos, also spelled Cronus, the Greek God who devoured his children so he would not be overthrown. Zeus, his son, was spared by his mother’s trickery and Cronus was eventually cut into many pieces and thrown into the sea.
Huh. Funny thing to name a business.
Thanks for the story behind Cronus. How perfect...
With Trump's stellar business record, I don't know how anyone could have predicted this (sarcasm of course.)
You put Devin Nunes in charge of any business (TMTG, his family dairy, or a lemonade stand) and you can be sure it's going to fail. Another great hire by Trump.
2 peas in a pod. Remember how Nunes would sue a lot? He sued the Cow? He sued Esquire and reporters? Remember how the article he was irate about let the farm cat out of the bag on using undocumented immigrants on the family’s Iowa farm? - While publicly calling for Congress to pass a law that required employers to use E-Verify.
He & the family sued and appealed at least 2x. The last time (2024) claimed something like there was no proof he knew so it was malice. Loser, loser, loser.
He & the family would have been better off taking the initial loss and shutting up.
—This Court ordered the SSA to verify the SSNs of all disclosed NuStar Farms employees,” Williams said. “Of those employees who NuStar plaintiffs employed on or before September 30, 2018, 243 of 319 employees’ names, dates of birth, and SSNs did not match SSA records.”— (The defendants subpoenaed a few employees who took the 5th.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/25/devin-nunes-libel-suit-esquire-hearst-00093844
"Whatever trump touches dies"..... he must not touch our constitution and all that flows from it.... he's trying his damndest and he has project 2025, heritage ,federalists and the 6 supremes to help out... we need an insider to just release the rest of the epstein files yesterday... andrew's arrest has triggered this pedo predator to threaten a war ......
I’m sure the losses that get to be claimed during taxes help connect dots to the other loop holes exploited in the tax code for people with wealth.
This is the grand scale of it, but every day business people do stuff like this all the time. Not excusing Trump-but he’s well aware of what he can and can’t exploit, hence his rise from each failed business.
Not sure how that could or would be fixed, but it would be another bloody system change.
He made it clear while campaigning before and during T1, he loves “OPM” = Other People’s Money. Bankruptcy didn’t phase him because it was the investors who lost their money.
The difference between whatever businesses typically do re: conflicts of interest and this, is he’s the president. Everything he’s giving away is ours — From the rule of law to Billions$ to buy a friend in Argentina (and bail out Bessent’s pals) ✔️ to opening public land for oil & gas permits.✔️
He has his thumb on the scale as he openly promised the deep pockets: they would get the policies they wanted if they donated enough ($1B was suggested). He sells military equipment to the Saudis that other administrations held back so its inner workings would wind up in China. But they pay cash - or buy his crypto. ✔️ He threatens our allies if they don’t do what he wants he puts tariffs on their goods. We pick up the tab. And so it goes.
He gets land, infrastructure etc for development; investments & he provides pardons for all shysters & crooks. His promise to the crypto guys was a pardon for the Silk Road, drug market creator, Ross Ulbricht. ✔️Justin Sun, crypto billionaire, being investigated by the SEC. He invested $75Million in World Liberty Finance (a trump family endeavor) which raised it high enough to release a few Million to the trumps. On other occasions Sun plunked down Million$. The SEC ended their investigations. ✔️
OMG to DJT and his TMTG.
FYI to the QREMBSAP (Queens Real Estate Mob Boss Sundowning As President) your Truth.Fi with its ETFs and SMAs is DOA.
Thank you, Mr. Blundell.
Legum
Maybe TMTG is just another one of those "legitimate businesses" that end up being money laundering and/or bribery schemes. Merging a failing social media company with a company focused on speculative technology? I smell fish...
I'm astounded that there could be investor conviction that TMTG, given its relationship with Trump, will find a way to succeed. It flies in the face of Trump's having driven business after business, and now America itself, into bankruptcy. The only investor conviction I'd be able to understand would be for conspiracy and racketeering.
Nevertheless, there are people out there who believe "The Apprentice" was real, that Trump is the second coming of Jesus, and who drool out of the corner of their mouths every time he serves up a new temptation. God, help us.