‘a million miles per hour’: inside trump’s campaign when his son met with russian lawyer

by Dr. Jeramie Hilpert IV 7 min read

Are there any tapes of Donald Trump's trips to Russia?

Jul 12, 2017 · As the emails reverberated across the political world, Trump Jr. defended his actions in an interview with Fox News, blaming the decision to take the meeting on the "million miles per hour" pace ...

How much did Donald Trump spend on Mar-a-Lago?

That was June 3, 2016, a week after Trump clinched the GOP nomination for president. " Things are going a million miles per hour," Trump Jr. told Hannity. "In retrospect I …

Is Donald Trump's private jet too much for his finances?

Jul 11, 2017 · “I love it,” Trump Jr. said in one email response. As the emails reverberated across the political world, Trump Jr. defended his actions in an interview with Fox News, blaming the decision to take the meeting on the “million miles per hour” pace of a presidential campaign and his suspicion that the lawyer might have information about “underreported” scandals involving …

Why did Donald Trump visit Moscow in 1987?

Aug 16, 2020 · Though Parscale has declined to make clear what portion of his bills to the campaign amount to his personal salary, the New York Times reported in March that Trump had imposed a salary cap on ...

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U.S. President tweets that Russian investigation is the 'greatest witch hunt in political history'

Donald Trump Jr. is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on his Fox News program in New York on Tuesday. The U.S. president is defending his son's decision to accept help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid the elder Trump's election campaign. (Richard Drew/Associated Press)

Son is 'a high quality person' says Trump

Trump Jr., who was deeply involved in his father's presidential campaign, portrayed his decision to release the emails as an effort "to be totally transparent." In fact, they had already been obtained by The New York Times.

Who replaced Parscale as campaign manager?

On the evening of July 15, Trump announced his decision: Parscale would be demoted and replaced as campaign manager by Bill Stepien, his former White House political director.

How much does Scavino make?

Scavino, one of Trump’s longest-serving aides, is the White House social-media director, earning a government salary of $183,000 (the maximum for West Wing aides). Parscale, as the Lincoln Project so effectively noted in its ad, owns a Range Rover (starting at $90,000) and a Ferrari (starting at $200,000).

How much debt is Donald Trump liable for?

Trump is personally liable for debts and loans totaling $421 million, according to the New York Times reporting. Most of that debt comes due in the next four years. Some of his best-known business ventures report losing millions, if not tens of millions, of dollars year after year, according to the Times.

How much does it cost to fly a 757?

The cost to fly a Boeing 757 is about $15,000 to $18,000 per hour, according to CNN aviation analyst David Soucie. But that's when the plane can actually fly. Trump's 757 is nowhere near flight ready, according to an experienced pilot who saw it this week. The source declined to be identified.

What is the 757?

When he hit the campaign trail in earnest, the 757, aka "Trump Force One," became as much a promotional ploy as billboards or TV ads. Look how successful I am-- was the message Trump was sending to voters, sometimes parking it behind the stage at his rallies.

Who is Oleg Kalugin?

Read More. Oleg Kalugin, the former head of counterintelligence for the KGB, told author Craig Unger that Trump would have had 'many young ladies at his disposal' - and Russia would have been watching. he had been officially invited by a senior diplomat to discuss possible property developments.

Who is Tamir Sapir?

Links: Tamir Sapir, who died in 2014, was a Soviet emigre who Trump knew Trump since the 1970s and who put him together with Bayrock Capital. Unger says the company was a shell set up to allow Russians to launder money under Kremlin supervision.

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