If true, I think the answer is yes.
“If true.” These are the words that Lawrence O’Donnell used over and over again tonight. And he emphasizes that it’s only a single source so far. But he cites the source as being with the Deutsche Bank.
And his source tells him that the reason that Trump was able to get those Deutsche Bank loans is b/c he had two co-signers. And they were–Russian oligarchs with close ties to Putin.
If the documents, which are currently being litigated in court, confirm this, I see no way that even Rethuglicans can give him cover. In fact, I think their survival instincts will tell them that they have to jettison him ASAP. BTW, the documents also reportedly show that Trump paid virtually no taxes for several years. But that’s the dog bites man story.
When you think about it, the story makes total sense. Trump’s financial and political survival depend on keeping his ties to financial oligarchs from Russia secret. If true, I think he’s toast.
