"For a long time there have been rumors that the Kremlin holds Donald Trump in his hands. Evidence? None. Craig Unger does not have them either, but his new book on Trump's intricate connections with Russia makes these rumors very believable, "writes Niels Kruse on the pages of Stern.
At the end of the book "Trump in the hands of Putin. The true story of Donald Trump and the Russian mafia "New York journalist Unger carefully lists 59 names (most of which are Russian) connected in any way with Trump and his family. Among them there are famous people such as Putin's billionaire and trusted man Roman Abramovich, as well as, for example, less known but influential personalities like the former USSR representative to the UN Yuri Dubinin, the author of the article.
In his book, Unger shows Trump as "an unscrupulous businessman who without batting an eyelash gives the Russian Mafiosi the opportunity to turn their illegal money into legitimate money," comments Kruze.
"So, he sold several apartments in his first skyscraper" Trump Tower "to people like David Bogatin, who at one time purchased five apartments worth 6 million dollars, at today's cost - almost $ 15 million. This man, having Russian roots, got rich thanks to frauds with taxes on gasoline. Trump, as Unger writes, even personally handed the keys to Bogatin to the apartments. "According to the New York State Prosecutor's Office, this means that Trump, having entered into a deal with David Bogatin, helped the Russian mafia launder money, whether intentionally or unintentionally," reads the article.
"According to the author of the book, this deal" could be the first attempt of the Soviet special services to establish contact "with the purpose of understanding whether Trump would approach as an" agent that can influence public opinion, "consciously or in the role of a useful idiot," writes Kruze.
"In any case, the eye rises to how often on the way of the king of real estate appeared Russians," the journalist continues.. "For example, Felix Suter, who later boasted that he was an important adviser to Donald Trump".
"Sater, who was born in Russia, was once a boy in errands with Semyon Mogilevich, a native of Ukraine, who is considered the most sinister boss of organized crime," tells Kruze. - Felix's father allegedly collaborated with the Italian mafia, his friend from the kindergarten is Michael Cohen, who later became a lawyer and "cleaner" Trump.
) Uncle Cohen owned a cafe in Brooklyn, in which Italian and Russian gangsters were constantly replacing each other. Due to some degree of suspicious transactions Cohen also managed to earn so much money that he also bought himself apartments in tramp skyscrapers for almost $ 18 million ".
"After reading Unger's book The True Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia, everything seems possible. Especially the idea that the American president is really just a puppet of the Kremlin, "concludes Kruze.