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[chadskin]

There, indeed, was an FBI wiretap involving Russians at Trump Tower.

But it was not placed at the behest of Barack Obama, and the target was not the Trump campaign of 2016. For two years ending in 2013, the FBI had a court-approved warrant to eavesdrop on a sophisticated Russian organized crime money-laundering network that operated out of unit 63A in Trump Tower in New York.

The FBI investigation led to a federal grand jury indictment of more than 30 people, including one of the world’s most notorious Russian mafia bosses, Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov. Known as the “Little Taiwanese,” he was the only target to slip away, and he remains a fugitive from American justice.

Seven months after the April 2013 indictment and after Interpol issued a red notice for Tokhtakhounov, he appeared near Donald Trump in the VIP section of the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. Trump had sold the Russian rights for Miss Universe to a billionaire Russian shopping mall developer.

The FBI investigation did not implicate Trump. But Trump Tower was under close watch. Some of the Russian mafia figures worked out of unit 63A in the iconic skyscraper — just three floors below Trump’s penthouse residence — running what prosecutors called an “international money-laundering, sports gambling and extortion ring.”

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story-fbi-wiretap-russians-trump-tower/story?id=46266198

Trump was right!!!

 

[FZZ]

LMAO what the fuck

 

[Jintor]

Oh my god

Just keeps coming back to Russia

 

[Slayer-33]

RUSSIA AND TRUMP IN TRUMP TOWER

MONEY LAUNDERING!

HAHAHAHAHAHA

"just three floors below Trump’s penthouse residence — running what prosecutors called an “international money-laundering, sports gambling and extortion ring.”

Ayyyyyyyyyy

 

[Neptonic]

He literally is turning America into a giant reality TV show.

 

[reKon]

LMAO what the fuck

.

 

[Tecnniqe]

Wot

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

....Why is the Russian Mafia boss called "Little Taiwanese"?

 

[Surfinn]

Some of the Russian mafia figures worked out of unit 63A in the iconic skyscraper — just three floors below Trump’s penthouse residence — running what prosecutors called an “international money-laundering, sports gambling and extortion ring.”

Wait is this as big of a deal as I think it is?

 

[Kvik]

This stuff really reads like John le Carre novels.

There's probably a cottage in Mar-a-lago set exclusively for dead drops.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Y'all know trump was paid to provide shelter and look the other way for this shit....

 

[RedAssedApe]

but obama

 

[Gin-Shiio]

It's just a coincidence, guys.

 

[PantherLotus]

it's all so obvious.

 

[The Silver]

but obama

he's secrectly in charge of the Russian mafia

 

[Tommy DJ]

I'm looking forward to a Coen Brothers movie about a day in the life of Donald Trump.

 

[Zekes!]

What is even going on down south

 

[Drkirby]

....Why is the Russian Mafia boss called "Little Taiwanese"?

Reminds me of a character from The Wire. Went by the name 'The Greek', was not actually greek. The idea is that its an intentional misdirection.

I'm guessing this bit of Wiretapping is what fed Trump's fear that he was being Wiretapped in 2016.

 

[Vilix]

Anyone else tired of this shit yet?

 

[MIMIC]

Seven months after the April 2013 indictment and after Interpol issued a red notice for Tokhtakhounov, he appeared near Donald Trump in the VIP section of the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

lol what? I mean.....how??

 

[Buckle]

You have to be fucking kidding me.

 

[Permanently A]

YO WHAT

 

[Slayer-33]

lol what? I mean.....how??

Nothing going on AT ALL.

 

[WrenchNinja]

The FBI investigation did not implicate Trump. But Trump Tower was under close watch. Some of the Russian mafia figures worked out of unit 63A in the iconic skyscraper — just three floors below Trump’s penthouse residence — running what prosecutors called an “international money-laundering, sports gambling and extortion ring.”

how does this make any sense at all

 

[UberTag]

This stuff really reads like John le Carre novels.

There's probably a cottage in Mar-a-lago set exclusively for dead drops.

Do they really need a cottage? Can't they just exchange money during one of Trump's golf games while the media is locked inside their little duct tape prison?

 

[EatinOlives]

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEEEAR

 

[Surfinn]

how does this make any sense at all

Lol exactly what I was thinking.

That doesn't mean they aren't including it in their current investigation though

 

[Kvik]

LOL totally forgot about that duct-taped room.

 

[Timedog]

Republicans lost their minds when they thought the black man was this bad, but now that their guy actually is this bad, it's mums the word.

Keep on fuckin that chicken.

 

[aspiegamer]

The only way this could get goofier is if Trump is revealed to have been the sports betting bookie. He's doesn't use computers... an oldschool physical ledger sounds right up his alley.

I eagerly await his morning tweets about how his tower was bugged and just conveniently not mentioning that it was regarding Russian organized crime.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Reminds me of a character from The Wire. Went by the name 'The Greek', was not actually greek. The idea is that its an intentional misdirection.

I'm guessing this bit of Wiretapping is what fed Trump's fear that he was being Wiretapped in 2016.

I guess it makes sense for TV, didn't think it would be used in real life.

Alternatively maybe he just really likes Taiwanese food and drama?

 

[How About No]

Hey now Trump Tower's a big place you can't know everything that's going in-

just three floors below Trump’s penthouse residence

oh

 

[plasmasd]

When does GTA come back to NYC? The next game in Liberty City has the potential to be amazing

 

[Slayer-33]

Russian buyers were particularly drawn to Trump licensed condo towers in Hollywood, Florida, and Sunny Isles. Local real estate agents credited the Russian migration for turning the coastal Miami-area community into what they called Little Moscow.

lol.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

I can't even muster a response I'm so baffled

 

[Cagey]

Get the fuck out of here.

The Tyson Zone Presidency.

When does GTA come back to NYC? The next game in Liberty City has the potential to be amazing

Any story Rockstar could tell would be boring compared to reality.

 

[Surfinn]

lol.

Can we refer to Trump Tower as Little Moscow now?

 

[kess]

Ruh roh

 

[Xe4]

The FBI investigation did not implicate Trump. But Trump Tower was under close watch. Some of the Russian mafia figures worked out of unit 63A in the iconic skyscraper — just three floors below Trump's penthouse residence — running what prosecutors called an ”international money-laundering, sports gambling and extortion ring."

Seven months after the April 2013 indictment and after Interpol issued a red notice for Tokhtakhounov, he appeared near Donald Trump in the VIP section of the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

Fucking WHAT?!?
Damn, even if it doesn't come back to Trump (probably won't, given FBI investigation not implicating him), that's a helluva coincidence, lol.

 

[Timedog]

So maybe Trump wasn't lying. Maybe he had dealing with this guy, and was actually wiretapped.

 

[JohnTinker]

....Why is the Russian Mafia boss called "Little Taiwanese"?

Because he looks like this

And, because, of course, here he is with Sepp Blatter

 

[Buckle]

Great job bringing attention to wiretapping in your tower, dumbass.

 

[rokkerkory]

Dirty dirty dirty

 

[Kickz]

Fake News! Sad!

 

[theultimo]

Fits the dossier alligations that Russian influence has been going on for 5 yrs.

Its insane how much is becoming ture.

 

[cdyhybrid]

What a coincidence! :thinking:

 

[Premium Quality]

Wait... what?!
This can't be real life.

 

[Mr Swine]

Sadly enough I can see Trump deflecting this and pin it down on Obama

 

[Slayer-33]

I'm currently lmao at work

 

[ElRenoRaven]

So basically Trump has been dirty for many years and in bed with Russian scumbags for years. Nice. Good job voting him in power republicans.