Dancing Oligarchs: Trump, Florida and the Russians

For more on Felix Sater and Trump SoHo New York Times: Donald Trump settled a real estate lawsuit and a criminal case was closed [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/us/politics/donald-trump-soho-settlement.html?_r=0] Los Angeles Times: Trump business associate led double life as FBI informant — and more, he says [https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sater-trump-20170223-story.html] [https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sater-trump-20170223-story.html]BuzzFeed News: How a player In the Trump-Russia scandal led a double life as an American spy [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonycormier/felix-sater-trump-russia-undercover-us-spy] NPR: Trump SoHo: A shiny hotel wrapped in glass, but hiding mysteries [https://www.npr.org/2017/11/07/560849787/trump-soho-a-shiny-hotel-wrapped-in-glass-but-hiding-mysteries] Harvard Political Review: A tale of two Russias [https://harvardpolitics.com/world/a-tale-of-two-russias/] For more on Iceland condo hotel money, Russians and jailed bankers Bloomberg: Hey, Mueller, you should check out Iceland [https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-06-23/hey-mueller-you-should-check-out-iceland] Time: Why Russia is bailing out Iceland [http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849705,00.html] The Telegraph (Britain): Donald Trump signed off deal designed to deprive US of tens of millions of dollars in tax [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/25/exclusive-donald-trump-signed-off-deal-designed-to-deprive-us-of/%20 ] Sigrún Davíðsdóttir Icelog: Iceland, Russia and Bayrock – some facts, less fiction [http://uti.is/2017/05/iceland-russia-and-bayrock-some-facts-less-fiction/] For more on the failed Trump Fort Lauderdale condo project: Miami Herald: Failed Donald Trump tower thrust into GOP campaign for presidency (with video and portion of 2013 Trump deposition) [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article65709332.html] Lawsuit brought by prospective buyers: Second amended complaint [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5761086-XXX-Construction-Suit-v-Trump-Hollywoodl-Signed.html] YouTube: Wyclef Jean entertains at announcement of Fort Lauderdale project [https://youtu.be/iSaB332qX_Y?t=115] [https://youtu.be/iSaB332qX_Y?t=115] Looking for book-length reading? Craig Unger: “House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia” https://www.amazon.com/House-Trump-Putin-Untold-Russian/dp/152474350X [https://www.amazon.com/House-Trump-Putin-Untold-Russian/dp/152474350X] David Cay Johnston: “The Making of Donald Trump” https://www.amazon.com/Making-Donald-Trump-David-Johnston/dp/1612196322 [https://www.amazon.com/Making-Donald-Trump-David-Johnston/dp/1612196322] Salvatore Lauria: “The Scorpion and the Frog” https://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-Frog-High-Times-Crimes/dp/1893224260 [https://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-Frog-High-Times-Crimes/dp/1893224260]

For more on Felix Sater and Trump SoHo New York Times: Donald Trump settled a real estate lawsuit and a criminal case was closed [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/us/politics/donald-trump-soho-settlement.html?_r=0] Los Angeles Times: Trump business associate led double life as FBI informant — and more, he says [https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sater-trump-20170223-story.html] [https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sater-trump-20170223-story.html]BuzzFeed News: How a player In the Trump-Russia scandal led a double life as an American spy [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonycormier/felix-sater-trump-russia-undercover-us-spy] NPR: Trump SoHo: A shiny hotel wrapped in glass, but hiding mysteries [https://www.npr.org/2017/11/07/560849787/trump-soho-a-shiny-hotel-wrapped-in-glass-but-hiding-mysteries] Harvard Political Review: A tale of two Russias [https://harvardpolitics.com/world/a-tale-of-two-russias/] For more on Iceland condo hotel money, Russians and jailed bankers Bloomberg: Hey, Mueller, you should check out Iceland [https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-06-23/hey-mueller-you-should-check-out-iceland] Time: Why Russia is bailing out Iceland [http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849705,00.html] The Telegraph (Britain): Donald Trump signed off deal designed to deprive US of tens of millions of dollars in tax [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/25/exclusive-donald-trump-signed-off-deal-designed-to-deprive-us-of/%20 ] Sigrún Davíðsdóttir Icelog: Iceland, Russia and Bayrock – some facts, less fiction [http://uti.is/2017/05/iceland-russia-and-bayrock-some-facts-less-fiction/] For more on the failed Trump Fort Lauderdale condo project: Miami Herald: Failed Donald Trump tower thrust into GOP campaign for presidency (with video and portion of 2013 Trump deposition) [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article65709332.html] Lawsuit brought by prospective buyers: Second amended complaint [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5761086-XXX-Construction-Suit-v-Trump-Hollywoodl-Signed.html] YouTube: Wyclef Jean entertains at announcement of Fort Lauderdale project [https://youtu.be/iSaB332qX_Y?t=115] [https://youtu.be/iSaB332qX_Y?t=115] Looking for book-length reading? Craig Unger: “House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia” https://www.amazon.com/House-Trump-Putin-Untold-Russian/dp/152474350X [https://www.amazon.com/House-Trump-Putin-Untold-Russian/dp/152474350X] David Cay Johnston: “The Making of Donald Trump” https://www.amazon.com/Making-Donald-Trump-David-Johnston/dp/1612196322 [https://www.amazon.com/Making-Donald-Trump-David-Johnston/dp/1612196322] Salvatore Lauria: “The Scorpion and the Frog” https://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-Frog-High-Times-Crimes/dp/1893224260 [https://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-Frog-High-Times-Crimes/dp/1893224260]

For more on Mar a Lago Palm Beach Post: Mar-a-Lago through the years in photos [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/photogallery/LK/20190214/NEWS/214009998/PH/1] Palm Beach Post: Trump's Mar-a-Lago tax deal veiled from IRS review [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20171221/exclusive-trumps-mar-a-lago-tax-deal-veiled-from-irs-review] Vanity Fair: How Donald Trump beat Palm Beach society and won the fight for Mar-a-Lago [https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/12/how-donald-trump-beat-palm-beach-society-and-won-the-fight-for-mar-a-lago] [https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/12/how-donald-trump-beat-palm-beach-society-and-won-the-fight-for-mar-a-lago] For more on Tamir Sapir: Georgian Journal: Georgian businessman's Hollywood story from taxi driver to billionaire [https://www.georgianjournal.ge/society/27190-georgian-businessmans-hollywood-story-from-taxi-driver-to-billionaire.html] The New York Times: $40 Million buys ex-cabby his own corner of 5th Avenue [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/nyregion/40-million-buys-excabby-his-own-corner-of-5th-avenue.html%20 ] [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/nyregion/40-million-buys-excabby-his-own-corner-of-5th-avenue.html] The New York Times: Brass knuckles over 2 Broadway: MTA and landlord fight it out over rent and renovations [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/09/nyregion/brass-knuckles-over-2-broadway-mta-landlord-are-fighting-it-over-rent.html] [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/09/nyregion/brass-knuckles-over-2-broadway-mta-landlord-are-fighting-it-over-rent.html] The Observer: Billionaire Tamir Sapir failed to notice that $200,000 worth of silver champagne buckets had been stolen from his Long Island mansion [https://observer.com/2013/04/billionaire-tamir-sapir-failed-to-notice-theft-of-200000-silver-champagne-buckets-from-his-long-island-mansion/] The New York Post: The Crass Menagerie [https://nypost.com/2009/05/15/the-crass-menagerie/] [https://nypost.com/2009/05/15/the-crass-menagerie/] For more on Sam Kislin: The Moscow Times: The case of the vanishing chicken [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5754714-Kislin-chicken-press-report-The-Case-of-the.html] The New York Times: Same chicken in every plot? Two accused of reselling poultry [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5754713-Kislin-Chicken-Florida-warehouse-press-report.html] The Associated Press: Giuliani contributor denies mob ties [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5761004-Kislin-Giuliani-Contributor-Denies-Mob-Ties-the.html] Forum Daily.com: American associated with Trump will sue Ukraine [https://www.forumdaily.com/en/svyazannyj-s-trampom-ukrainskij-amerikanec-budet-suditsya-s-ukrainoj-iz-za-deneg-yanukovicha/] New York Post: Pols hail mob-tied Russian [https://nypost.com/2003/06/30/pols-hail-mob-tied-russian/] Moscow News: Snowflakes the size of human heads [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5761011-Kislin-SNOWFLAKES-the-SIZE-of-HUMAN-HEADS-Moscow.html] [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5761011-Kislin-SNOWFLAKES-the-SIZE-of-HUMAN-HEADS-Moscow.html]

For more on Lev Leviev and Afrika Israel The Times of Israel: Diamond smuggling scandal spotlights shadowy Israeli tycoon Lev Leviev [https://www.timesofisrael.com/diamond-smuggling-scandal-spotlights-shadowy-israeli-tycoon-lev-leviev/] [https://www.timesofisrael.com/diamond-smuggling-scandal-spotlights-shadowy-israeli-tycoon-lev-leviev/]Haaretz: Who is Lev Leviev, the Israeli billionaire with ties to Jared Kushner and Putin? [https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/who-is-the-israeli-billionaire-with-ties-to-kushner-and-putin-1.5435007] [https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/who-is-the-israeli-billionaire-with-ties-to-kushner-and-putin-1.5435007]For more on the Moscow hotel Yahoo Finance: 'Country bumpkins:' Five business problems with Trump’s Russia project [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-business-problems-with-trumps-russia-project-192326918.html] The Mueller report: Special counsel's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, Trump Tower Moscow project, Pages 67-76 [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5983308-Redacted-Mueller-Report-Vol-I-and-II.html#document/p75/a498095] For viewpoints on the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting The Guardian:Rob Goldstone on Trump: 'I think he likes Russia because Russia liked him' [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/29/rob-goldstone-donald-trump-jr-russia-interview] The Observer: Emin Agalarov gets candid about geopolitical trolling and Trump Tower Moscow [https://observer.com/2019/01/emin-agalarov-trump-tower-moscow-geopolitical-trolling/] For more on the Magnitsky Act The Atlantic: Why does the Kremlin care so much about the Magnitsky Act? [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/07/magnitsky-act-kremlin/535044/] [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/07/magnitsky-act-kremlin/535044/]NPR: What really irritates Vladimir Putin? The Magnitsky Act [https://www.npr.org/2017/07/14/537247838/what-really-irritates-vladimir-putin-the-magnitsky-act] [https://www.npr.org/2017/07/14/537247838/what-really-irritates-vladimir-putin-the-magnitsky-act]

For more on Dmitry Rybololev, the Donald Trump mansion, flight paths and a disappeared da Vinci Palm Beach Post: Trump in Palm Beach: Did Russian mansion buyer make money? [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190217/trump-in-palm-beach-did-russian-mansion-buyer-make-money] [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190217/trump-in-palm-beach-did-russian-mansion-buyer-make-money]Trump in Palm Beach: Why did Russian pay so much for his mansion? [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/trump-palm-beach-why-did-russian-pay-much-for-his-mansion/IjTzoMcu12Tp9H02L6RimO/] Russian oligarch responds to Trump airport connection [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/russian-oligarch-responds-trump-airport-connection/CcEXuaeizkE7B3wwInYRVN/] [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/russian-oligarch-responds-trump-airport-connection/CcEXuaeizkE7B3wwInYRVN/]Yachts of Trump financial backer, Russian oligarch seen close together [https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/yachts-trump-financial-backer-russian-oligarch-seen-close-together/gI074W3JLqvEYrQ0hm9zlN/] McClatchyDC: Trump, Russian billionaire say they’ve never met, but their jets did — in Charlotte [https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article136939868.html] Russian billionaire says it was ‘pure coincidence’ his jet twice shadowed Trump’s [https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article137873438.html] New York Times: In hard times, Russia tries to reclaim industries [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/europe/08kremlin.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=E8D80F95A08DD9385FFB946DDDA017A9&gwt=pay] Fox News: Leonardo Da Vinci’s $450M painting of Jesus Christ set for Abu Dhabi museum missing: report [https://www.foxnews.com/world/leonardo-da-vincis-450m-painting-of-jesus-christ-set-for-abu-dhabi-museum-missing-report] [https://www.foxnews.com/world/leonardo-da-vincis-450m-painting-of-jesus-christ-set-for-abu-dhabi-museum-missing-report]