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> Why don't you just say Donald Trump? Oh, I didn't mean him. I mean, surely if this is so routine, it must happen a lot, right? > the property was bought

> Why don't you just say Donald Trump? Oh, I didn't mean him. I mean, surely if this is so routine, it must happen a lot, right? > the property was bought, renovated by Trump, and then sold 4 years later Except the buyer immediately tore down most of the renovations. > Secondly, the Russian that bought it subdivided the lot and is set to make a few tens of millions That's funny, the link you provided says he hasn't yet turned a profit. Where did you get the number you specifically cited? Here's an article explaining in detail exactly why this was so shady: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/why-did-a-russian-pay-95m-to-buy-trumps-palm-beach-mansion/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/why-did-a-russian-...

oh_sigh 9y ago
> Oh, I didn't mean him. I mean, surely if this is so routine, it must happen a lot, right? It's pretty routine for 'real estate moguls' to do real estate deals. > Except the buyer immediately tore down most of the renovations. So if this was a bribe, why did Trump even bother renovating? Why not just let it sit for 4 years? > That's funny, the link you provided says he hasn't yet turned a profit. Where did you get the number you specifically cited? From the article I linked. He hasn't turned profit because he is still sitting on 1/3rd of the subdivisions - the estimated profit was based on previous sales prices and current market conditions. This is only shady because people, like you, hate Trump and basically think that he is guilty of everything he is accused of.
- Iv 9y ago
  > So if this was a bribe, why did Trump even bother renovating? Why not just let it sit for 4 years? Could be because the asset was not conceived as a bribe vehicle at first. Actually it is pretty dumb to use real estate goods for that as their values can be more objectively evaluated than paintings.

oh_sigh 9y ago

> Oh, I didn't mean him. I mean, surely if this is so routine, it must happen a lot, right? It's pretty routine for 'real estate moguls' to do real estate deals. > Except the buyer immediately tore down most of the renovations. So if this was a bribe, why did Trump even bother renovating? Why not just let it sit for 4 years? > That's funny, the link you provided says he hasn't yet turned a profit. Where did you get the number you specifically cited? From the article I linked. He hasn't turned profit because he is still sitting on 1/3rd of the subdivisions - the estimated profit was based on previous sales prices and current market conditions. This is only shady because people, like you, hate Trump and basically think that he is guilty of everything he is accused of.

Iv 9y ago
> So if this was a bribe, why did Trump even bother renovating? Why not just let it sit for 4 years? Could be because the asset was not conceived as a bribe vehicle at first. Actually it is pretty dumb to use real estate goods for that as their values can be more objectively evaluated than paintings.