Tim O'Brien, author of "TrumpNation," tells Lawrence O'Donnell that Donald Trump's reported Chinese bank account is leverage that the Chinese government and Chinese businesses could use over the president of the United States. Aired on 10/20/2020.
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Tim O'Brien: Trump's Reported Chinese Bank Account Is A National Security Threat | The Last Word
Donald Trump is killing this country
KeyFrame11Media They literally have been disproven. I think you have a problem with the American judicial system. When it comes to investigations.
@Danny J Sooo, you aren’t going to prove your case?
You can just say it, it’s ok. You can say, “I would rather not take the time out of my day to research each and every claim and accusation against Trump because aside from having a short attention span, I’d really rather not risk questioning my own narrative.”
It’s alright, go on. Say it. I won’t judge.
KeyFrame11Media I have faith in the judicial system. If the judicial system tells me that the claims against Trump are false I’ll believe it. We have a judicial system for a reason. The FBI did numerous investigations into Trump. Spent millions of dollars and couldn’t find it to be false so it’s not false get over it
@Danny J They haven’t told you that and I’m not sure why you would think it. XD
KeyFrame11Media the judicial system found trump not guilty
Donald Trump sold out to Russia and China
I imagine he has money from Saudi and Turkey too.
Yes he has.
He is definitely a security liability.
And Saudi Arabia, and Philippines, and Turkey, etc.
Yes. He certainly did.
The mob is more transparent than Trump.
@Clinton Marsh they benefit more with trump in office since he owes them money
@mateowey yeah but why they want biden as president
@Clinton Marsh idk
I wish Trump was transparent. I’m tired of looking at him. 🙂
@Clinton Marshkind of like the Taliban endorsing Trump?
Now we know why Trump praised “president” Xi Jinping.
Danny J the president has a responsibility to disseminate accurate information about this.. he is in the highest leadership position in the world..
It’s been well documented that he likes and admires men of power such as : Putin, Xi Jin Ping, Kim Jong Un, Erdogan, Assad, Pol Pot, Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler…
China is technologically and economically way ahead of America.
We already know why biden does .
Payoffs
faye mahed Go live there then
When are people going to realize that everything Trump says about Biden is really the things he himself is involved in. He just keeps “projecting” himself on to Biden.
If Joe Biden knew about Burisma and his son’s business dealings why did Joe say on camera that he never talked with his son about his dealings? Why lie about it? Why didn’t he just say yes of course I have spoken with my son about his work? He just bold faced lied because he knows that it’s shady and he was making tons of money through his son. No one here can deny this. There’s 100% clear evidence he did. Period. And how can Joe Biden be worth 15 million dollars when his tax records say he only makes 400k a year? He would have to save for 30+ years without spending a dime to accumulate that much.
@TheIrie One And?
@Virgo 69 It’s the same thing. Accuse your enemies of what you’re doing.
@TheIrie One I don’t claim to have all the answers – there are things I “doubt” and I usually leave room for doubt. Unlike most who are always right – and on the right – repeating the same mistakes of yesterday over and over.
“The human spirit glows from that small inner light of doubt whether we are right, while those who believe with certainty that they possess the right are dark inside and darken the world outside with cruelty, pain, and injustice.” ~ Saul Alinsky
@Virgo 69 Rules for radicals, that’s what I was talking about. It’s the same thing, not sure what you’re saying but we agree.
That’s why he is trying to pin Joe Biden to China in other to distract Americans from focusing on his corruption.
@Zachary Salas as a non political,it is no match,more militias and trumpers!
reagan davidson I take that as you agreeing with what I just said?
jason heard Seriously though, they think he’s a saint. A dirty politician is 100x more corrupt than an opportunistic businessman. Businessmen are in it for themselves by definition. They never claim to have your best interests at heart, but politicians like Joe Biden do. In all his 47 years of Politics his most notable contributions was the 94 Crime bill, aiding inthe passing of the atrocious Obama care, his subpar at best Foreign diplomacy, and his horrible pandemic response to the swine flu. Honorable mentions include his extreme gaffes and wonderful moments like “that, that, that that turn blonde in the sun”
My previous response detailed how Democrats are the real fascist yet they’ll ignore that and claim I’m deranged.
@Zachary Salas YOU DO NEED ? HELP!!🙇🏿♀️
Vv Darling Saying “You need help” after only listing complaints when everything I listed is a historical fact and easily researchable when looking at Democratic policies and propaganda; Makes you the one who looks like they need help.
“You need help” is not an argument. And it is certainly not a sign of you being educated.
🤧 Try again when you’ve obtained some sort of intellect.
Trump is a national security threat, as well as a national disgrace.
@Alena E.V. NO……your brainwashed from watching too much Democrat Propaganda main stream news.
@Len Smittey what country does muzak live lol
@MyrnaMinkoff MyrnaMindless, Xi Jinping 🇨🇳favorite Bot 🤖
Time for u to feed your 13 cats 🐈😂😅🤣😅😅😂
He said haha i voted for trump today! I said atleast he has One vote😄
@Tony Mcclain and ?if your a democrat you have 3 votes……………….lol
Every republican president has given a recession but this takes the cake 🤕
When will Americans learn ?
@N N Russian trolls can’t vote.
Never. Trump is a racist who puts kids in cages and America loves this 🐕
@Bubbles McGee sorry but NOPE only 7th best good try just repeating BS though
@Tom Troller real Americans aren’t for that disaster.
If the US hasn’t learned by now, they never will. Doomed
I can’t understand why a journalist hasn’t gone after Ivanka about all her Chinese trademarks. I can guarantee they didn’t just give them away for free.
@Chasmal Body bags, I read somewhere
@Michelle Carter Time to show the Trump family what a REAL mob can do, democracy is just a civil way of executing mob rule. I voted, have you?
just curious…why did Ivanka have to “touch up” her lipstick right after the negotiations to get her patents…?
Theres gotvto be more to the story, really! Why would Ivanka Trumpvtrademark Chinese made coffins? Voting machines?
@Brian Holmes Mob or the majority? Of course voting is the best way of stopping the corrupt minority from ruining it for the vast majority. Good time for some systemic changes to make it harder for corruption to operate under the radar.
They were chanting “Superman” at his rally. I never imagined that so many morons live amongst us
Unfortunately, they do. That’s why Trump must go, RIGHT NOW !!! https://youtu.be/4k2tXk5AbRs
@Brandon Henderson First, it’s “their” job, not there job. What will republicans do in January that they aren’t doing now? This isn’t a new problem. And do you really think Covid has a preference??? Last week, the white house had more active cases than New Zealand, Australia and Taiwan.
@MsAli0 🤣 yes, that was so pathetic. Little Donnie Coward wanted to play the Superhero.
Dont even believe those at his rally’s are AMERCAN CITIZENS
( most of them) only a fraction are
It’s a cult. Might as well send in the ATF right now.
And you can just bet your last dollar that this Chinese trade deal he’s pushing will benefit him more than us
And yet his Uneducated fawning SYCOPHANTS and cult of Ignorance will still VOTE for this coward pitchman in chief.
Nothing surprises me when it comes to this LIER..
It American or trump PEOPLE.
Vote early for change.
Election will be won by the margins.
No time to be complacent.
Everyone needs to Vote.
VOTE…
He was attempting to bring manufacturing back to the US. Such a shame that all of you zombies are CNN bots.
Our states economy is still booming because of his policies. The so-called virus hit our area over a year ago. Nobody died or got real sick. Was just the normal flu that we get every year.
Y’all need to get in touch with reality.
@John Galt Biden has been investigated and found without Merit.
Continuing to parroting WH misinformation and lies speaks volumes about your character…
@Chris Buck only bot is you who’s afraid to look themselves in the mirror and admit that he’s a fraud lying unfit unqualified con man tv celebrity who is a terrible businessman and owes hundreds and hundreds of millions in debt..FACTS!
@Jason Koster right-on!
Everywhere you look in the Trump administration there’s nothing but corruption and incompetence.
@Volta Kubrick – I believe that.
Hes bad
@MrSpeedDemon72 he’s a foreign agitator with a new account, flag and ignore the crook
@Len Smittey You are supposed to wear the tin foil hat not eat it.
@Len Smittey Here are some articles about the Trump University scam to start. Try actually READING them, followed by your own fact checking of their proven claims (as I have) instead of defaulting to your obviously programmed response of “Marxist!”, “Demtard!”, or any other typical ‘lack of an educated and informed’ response which so many of you delusional Trump supporters generally rant. This scam is but one of the many that the POTUS has committed and settled out of court before his ‘presidency’. I won’t even get started on the current one mentioned in the video above. I am an independent who pays attention to the good and bad on both sides of partisanship. Something you obviously haven’t done in the last four years at least. Open your eyes, and let go of the denial. Good luck…
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-university-bogus-curriculum-real-scandal-article-1.2678867
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/04/10/trump-university-settlement-judge-finalized/502387002/
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-university-scam/
Now wonder he accuses Joe Biden of being in the pocket of China. He is projecting as per usual.
Joe Biden is in China’s pocket, you should know that. Kerry/Biden Chinese deal.
@John Galt yes, that’s far more troubling than the president having undisclosed Chinese bank accounts showing evidence of money laundering… oh wait, no it’s not at all. Why are you so desperate to deflect?
easy answer. “money laundering”. ask Steve Bannon and his rich Chinese friend.
Those so-called ”patriots”are in fact traitors to the USA and need to be hauled before court.
Trump; you know what ”we” used to do to traitors, right??
Ask hunter biden about his and why he got 10 million
@Walk Away You got half of that, didn’t you?
@Mr. Keyman You got the kids Hunter Biden was done screwing didn’t you? Stop covering for pedos
https://www.google.com/amp/s/justthenews.com/government/courts-law/rudy-giuliani-reports-evidence-alleged-child-endangerment-delaware-police%3famp
Bannon and his Wall builders.
I like President that don’t have secret bank accounts in China.
@Isaac B guilty of what? Tell me what he has been convicted of.
@Riccardo B the payroll tax funds social security, this is a backdoor way of destroying Social Security and you tout it like he’s doing a good thing?
@Oliver OO you mentioned it in response to the President’s undisclosed Chinese bank account. Which do you honestly think is the greater threat to national security?
@FAQX _ considering his business pursuits were prior to 2015 and that he has not closed on any foreign business deals in any country since he became president… I would say that Biden’s son and his knowledge and relationship with Ukraine, china, and Russian billionaires is much more concerned considering it happened when he was VP. Also, look at how much Biden’s income changed as soon as he left office. He was bought and sold, and then repaid for his favors after he was out of office.
@Oliver OO the thing about a secret bank account is you don’t know what money is going into it, from who, and in exchange for what. We all remember the impeachment trial, if the DoJ actually had any evidence of Biden committing crimes they would have announced something immediately. There is no evidence of Biden acting against US interests, unlike the Trump org
First the Russians now the Chinese our enemies own this clown and all these MAGA PEOPLE too blind to see it because he’s their SAVIOR!!!!!
Your ALL Wrong about RUSSIA, propaganda we’ve all heard all our lives has worked, blaming Russia was the true distraction, from the real culprits who are in the middle east,
So let’s get this straight: there’s a sudden spike in revenue: more than the previous 5 years revenue combined. And Trump walks away with $15 million. That sounds a lot like the corruption Rudy Giuliani was trying to find in Ukraine.
Andrew Mitchell – in my opinion it sounds alot like money laundering.
yeshttps://youtu.be/zFJ2AN_CZH8
Bingo.
Trump is pimping ouT America
to the highest bidders!
@rene reyes there is no comparison of the Coward in Chief family tax violations, emoluments clause violations and selling out of our service men and women to the Biden family.
@rene reyes Hello Russian troll.
Sold.
B
yeshttps://youtu.be/zFJ2AN_CZH8
@Ba Doai WTF was that. It doesn’t look like it has any relevance to anything. At the very least you could have subtitled what this young person was saying IF you wanted it to have any relevance.
So the china virus really is TRUMPVIRUS… now makes sense 🤔
yeshttps://youtu.be/zFJ2AN_CZH8
what’s scarier than trump? The people who vote for him.
@Al Tischler Your joking… you know nothing about history… I have been in lockdown two weeks before my own state closed. Do you really think your forefather are referring to a global pandemic..No, they were not… If your freedom cost other American’s their lives… that makes you UNAMERICAN to me.. Your freedom above others makes you selfish. People who feel this way also refuse to wear a mask. Again, at this point you’re a murderer.
@Dee Cee says who you .you sound like a socialist… Its you that has no clue
What part of life liberty and pursuit of happiness are you experiencing…in a free society all they should do is give advise .. i dont need big government to protect me from me..
tRump voters are traitors to the country!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
@Al Tischler I’ve been a republican for over 30 years.. nice try
@Al Tischler lol… I’m a republican. I know it throws you off but I have learned… that the majority of Trump supporters are white and uneducated… My words may have been difficult for you to follow. lol. But, thanks for the compliment. Just being on a different side than you makes me all fuzzy