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Citizens United

This much we know:

  • The Russians interfered in our election.
  • Primary motivation seems to be getting the sanctions lifted.
  • The sanctions put the brakes on the trillion dollar deal between
    • Exxon and Gazprom.
  • Rex Tillerson was awarded some medal by Putin for having done
    • that deal between Exxon and Gazprom/Rosneft.
  • Sometime in 2016 about 19.5% of Gazprom/Rosneft stock was sold to
    • an unidentified third party.

If you've been keeping up to date with news, then you also know this:

  • The billionaire Mercer family backed Bannon via Brietbart.
  • Mercer owned significant interest in Cambridge Analytica.
  • Dmitry Rybolovlev and Mercers have been yachting together.
  • Dmitry Rybolovlev is a significant investor in Bank of Cyprus.
  • Wilbur Ross is a significant investor in Bank of Cyprus.
  • Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort has had dealings with Bank
    • Of Cyprus.
  • Gazprom has been very active in Cyprus. Google Gazprombank and
    • Cyprus.

In short, all roads lead to Cyprus. Then to Gazprom. And the roads are paved with money. And it's not just money - in the words of a wise wayfarer - it's a shitload of money.

Here's what I think happened: Putin and his cohorts have been looting Russia and its people to enrich themselves. The oligarchy is humming there. They found a massive oil reserve worth trillions of dollars. Trouble was, they needed technology/know-how that only Exxon had. So they made a deal with Exxon. But the bipartisan Magnitsky Act that was signed into law by Obama put a kibash on the Black Sea oil drilling deal between Exxon and Gazprom/Rosneft.

Now, if you're Putin - who could stand to gain billions if Exxon and Gazprom could drill that oil - wouldn't you shell out some money and influence to get that deal to go ahead? In the least, you would try to make sure that Hillary - who would most likely continue Obama's policies regarding Russia, and indeed, she was the Secratary of State under Obama - wouldn't get into position of power where it hurt your chances of getting the sanctions lifted.

If you're Putin, aren't you lucky that not only is the guy running against Hillary a neutral party but someone who's actively tried to court you in the hopes of getting some real-estate deals done in Moscow?

Might you, then, put some money into this horse race? With the oligarchy firmly in place I'm sure you can move a few millions via cutouts, say, through Cyprus, into the hands of Americans. And, again, luck is on your side - not only do you have cutouts to hand out the money, the Americans recieving the money have already been doing the 'recieving' part of the money transfers for years! Via real-estate deals that defies any explanation! So, you have all your pieces in place.

But, you say, foreign money in our elections would certainly raise flags! Well, that's where you can thank Citizens United.

Putin makes a few calls, Rex Tillerson is in, Manafort is in, Carter Page is in, Wilbur Ross is in, Bannon/Mercer is in, Betsy DeVos (via Eric Prince) is in. Trump figured Jeff Sessions would block any investigation and he was home free.

(I mean, think about it, how did Rex Tillerson become Sec. Of State? Out of nowhere.. Where did Manafort parachute in from?)

All was going according to plan. Except, Sessions recused himself. No wonder Trump was furious! If there was no there there, why would Trump be furious if Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation. After all, there's no there there. Right?

What's in it for Trump? Why would he risk his orange neck? I wouldn't be surprised if that mysterious 19.5% sale of Gazprom/Rosneft was part of the package. Remember, it's not just money - it's a shitload of money.

With the way campaign finance works now with Citizens United, it's insane for anyone with Gazprom kinda money to not place bets on their favored horse in the US elections. Pick some shady organization like the NRA and pour your money in to tip the scale in your favor. Why wouldn't you do it? If you promise the controlling party in the House/Senate some of that action too. The way Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes, Rohrabacher have been going to bat to derail the investigation says they're all in on the take.

Obama called it - the US Supreme Court fucked it all up.