The Daily Grift | April 24, 2026

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Good morning. Essay #8 of The Receipts: How Russia Bought an American President is live today.

The network went global — Toronto, Panama, three continents, same Russian money. All the sourced names and dollar amounts below.

#8 The International Pipeline

The Receipts · Essay #8 · New Today

#8 The International Pipeline: How the Network Took Trump’s Brand Global

Putin’s state bank financed Trump Toronto through a chain of KGB-linked companies. A broker for Trump Panama admitted half his buyers were Russian mafia. Kushner bought property from a Putin-allied oligarch and financed it through Deutsche Bank. Same network, three continents.

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#7 The Front Company

The Receipts · Essay #7

#7 The Front Company: How Russian Intelligence Built a Business Inside Trump Tower

Bayrock Group set up shop in Trump Tower, staffed by a Soviet commerce official and a convicted felon turned FBI informant, funded by Kazakh oligarchs, and designed to move Russian money through luxury real estate. 77% of Trump SoHo units were bought with cash by shell companies formed days before purchase.

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#6 The Lifeline

The Receipts · Essay #6

#6 The Lifeline: Deutsche Bank, Russian Money, and Trump’s Only Option

After every major American bank cut Trump off following his Atlantic City bankruptcies, Deutsche Bank stepped in — and kept lending even after he defaulted and sued them. Deutsche Bank’s Moscow office was simultaneously running a $10 billion Russian money laundering scheme. The overlap is not a coincidence.

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