An Investigation

THE RECEIPTS

How Russia Bought an American President in Ten Acts

by Rachel Hurley · rachelandthecity.com

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This series traces the documented financial and intelligence connections between Donald Trump and Russia from 1977 to today - KGB recruitment patterns, mob-owned condos in Trump Tower, hundreds of millions in laundered casino cash, Deutsche Bank lifelines, and the shell companies that tied it all together. Ten essays. Exposed with receipts.

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Criminal Charges Filed
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Felony Convictions
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Bankruptcies
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Failed Businesses
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Lawsuits
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Shell Company Purchases
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Money Laundering Violations
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Russian Mob Figures in His Properties
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Suspicious Cash Transactions
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Years of Receipts
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The Evidence

Ten Acts. Forty-Nine Years. One Story.

Prologue
I Can Prove Trump's Russia Problem Goes Back to 1977 and I Will
Where it all begins.
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The Mark - KGB recruitment patterns
Act I - The Mark
The KGB Had a Checklist for Picking Targets and Trump Checked Every Box
1977 - 1986. The setup.
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The Test - Trump Tower and Russian money
Act II - The Test
Trump Tower Was Open for Business and the Mob Came Shopping
1983 - 1986. The proof of concept.
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The Invitation - Trump's 1987 Moscow trip
Act III - The Invitation
How the Soviet Union Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Donald Trump
1987. The recruitment.
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Brighton Beach
Act IV - Brighton Beach
How the Russian Mob Set Up Shop in Trump's Buildings
1986 - 1993. The operation.
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The Laundromat - Trump Atlantic City casinos
Act V - The Laundromat
How Trump's Atlantic City Casinos Became Money Laundering Machines
1990 - 2016. The infrastructure.
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The Lifeline - Deutsche Bank
Act VI - The Lifeline
Deutsche Bank, Russian Money, and Trump's Only Option
1998 - 2016. The pipeline.
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The Front Company - Bayrock Group
Act VII - The Front Company
How Russian Intelligence Built a Business Inside Trump Tower
2001 - 2015. The KGB playbook with expensive suits.
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The International Pipeline
Act VIII - The International Pipeline
How the Network Took Trump's Brand Global
2006 - 2015. The franchise.
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The Deal - Trump Tower Moscow
Act IX - The Deal
Trump Tower Moscow and the Biggest Lie of the Campaign
2013 - 2016. Going steady.
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From Asset to Authoritarian - Part 10A
Act X - Part A
From Asset to Authoritarian
2016-2020. The operation, the receipts, the cover-up.
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The Playbook - Part 10B
Act X - Part B
The Playbook
A century-old Russian operation finally caught America.
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