And it sits where in the list of Trump issues that would have ended Obama?A scandal like this would've pretty much ended the Obama presidency.
How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?bosoxs45 said:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/florida-massage-parlor-owner-may-have-sold-chinese-executives-access-to-trumpYang sold her massage parlor in 2013, years before Kraft was arrested for soliciting prostitution.
Well.....they tried. Again.How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/florida-massage-parlor-owner-may-have-sold-chinese-executives-access-to-trump
I agree with this.How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/florida-massage-parlor-owner-may-have-sold-chinese-executives-access-to-trumpYang sold her massage parlor in 2013, years before Kraft was arrested for soliciting prostitution.
People cared a lot. In fact Congress conditioned Hillary Clinton's confirmation as Secretary of State on the Clinton Foundation providing and posting all members and contributors (though as we know there were some glitches to that).Stealthycat said:sounds like Clinton Foundation and nobody cared about that so .....
- I actually don't think you think it's funny that a woman of this ilk can set up a front shop and sell direct access for Chinese executives - and maybe intelligence assets - to the Trump family at his private business and home for a mere $48,000....Yang sold her massage parlor in 2013, years before Kraft was arrested for soliciting prostitution. (He denies the charge.) In 2017, she founded a firm called GY US Investments LLC. An exposé from Mother Jones published Saturday reports that Yang’s company advertises itself as an “international business consulting firm that provides public relations services to assist businesses in America to establish and expand their brand image in the modern Chinese marketplace,” and also promises “the opportunity to interact with the president, the [American] Minister of Commerce and other political figures.”
The firm’s website evidently stopped functioning sometime after Yang spoke with the Miami Herald, but reportedly featured photos of Yang and alleged clients at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s club in Palm Beach. As previously reported, Yang’s now-defunct Facebook page also featured shots of her with Donald Trump Jr., Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, Sarah Palin, and other influential conservative figures. Yang is said to have donated $42,000 to a Trump political action committee, as well as upwards of $16,000 to Trump’s campaign.
The GY US Investments website also allegedly featured a number of upcoming Mar-a-Lago events, presumably advertising access to various members of the Trump circle. According to Mother Jones, one section showed photos of Chinese executives and a Chinese movie star with Donald Trump Jr. Even stranger: while GY is said to have offices in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Wuhan, China, the Washington address apparently matches that of a UPS store.
No one involved—Yang, her business partners listed on the website, or press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders—has responded with any comment on the matter.
It was mentioned in the first paragraph.How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?bosoxs45 said:
How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/florida-massage-parlor-owner-may-have-sold-chinese-executives-access-to-trump
Did you guys even read the article before you went to the emojis?Well.....they tried. Again.
How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?
- Mother Jones.Though Yang no longer owns the spa Kraft allegedly visited...
Do you think there were no happy endings at this Asian massage parlor prior to 2013?How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/florida-massage-parlor-owner-may-have-sold-chinese-executives-access-to-trump
Yes, yes they do...It was mentioned in the first paragraph.
Also, she hired and trained many of the employees at this place, she and her family still own several similar "day spas", and she founded the "school" where many of the employees at these various "spas" were "trained".
So, do you really want to hang your hat on "Trump hangs out with sex trafficker who sold one of her parlors"?
The place still has many of the same employees who worked for Yang, many of when went to her specialized training school.Do you think there were no happy endings at this Asian massage parlor prior to 2013?How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/florida-massage-parlor-owner-may-have-sold-chinese-executives-access-to-trump
Did you? Glancing through the first couple paragraphs, it seems a previous owner attended the same party as Trump. Is that really the bar for establishing a link between Trump and human trafficking. Seems like a very sensationalized headline which is more worthy of the Enquirer than a legitimate news organization.Did you guys even read the article before you went to the emojis?
Yes I didDid you? Glancing through the first couple paragraphs, it seems a previous owner attended the same party as Trump. Is that really the bar for establishing a link between Trump and human trafficking. Seems like a very sensationalized headline which is more worthy of the Enquirer than a legitimate news organization.
Why in the world is that fishing? You think every candidate needs to be held accountable for the actions of everyone in a room he/she enters or that donated to their campaign? Nice echo chamber response.
The more interesting point is why would anyone condemn Trump for this at this point. This is just guilt by some distant/remote connection. There is no substance to the story.At this point it seems like there is a lot we don't know but why would anyone jump up to defend Trump here? His track record isn't great when it comes to sex and money, we should probably all want to learn more about this before we make a final call.
By the Enquirer, you mean David Pecker would buy the rights to the story and never publish it?Did you? Glancing through the first couple paragraphs, it seems a previous owner attended the same party as Trump. Is that really the bar for establishing a link between Trump and human trafficking. Seems like a very sensationalized headline which is more worthy of the Enquirer than a legitimate news organization.
Also plenty of people bashed Hillary and gave such things as reasons they wouldn’t vote for herPeople cared a lot. In fact Congress conditioned Hillary Clinton's confirmation as Secretary of State on the Clinton Foundation providing and posting all members and contributors (though as we know there were some glitches to that).
Are Trump supporters on board with Trump doing the same with Mar-A-Lago?
Should end Trumps too..get this guy impeached!Bucky86 said:A scandal like this would've pretty much ended the Obama presidency.
Who is condemning Trump?The more interesting point is why would anyone condemn Trump for this at this point. This is just guilt by some distant/remote connection. There is no substance to the story.
And so what did you find which implicates Trump in any wrong doing? Having someone contribute to your campaign does not link them to criminal activity.Yes I did
That is easy to explain. It is because Trump has been proven to be involved in scandals involving money and/or sex in the past.The more interesting point is why would anyone condemn Trump for this at this point. This is just guilt by some distant/remote connection. There is no substance to the story.
Kind of depends on the campaign, doesn't it?And so what did you find which implicates Trump in any wrong doing? Having someone contribute to your campaign does not link them to criminal activity.
The headline is pretty condemning. Suggesting this would end the Obama presidency is pretty condemning in addition to being absolutely absurd. Obama had plenty of shady associates who donated and supported him.Who is condemning Trump?
there is nothing here to see - its a bunch of what if's and trying to tie stuff together that isn't there in the name of anti-Trump hatredPeople cared a lot. In fact Congress conditioned Hillary Clinton's confirmation as Secretary of State on the Clinton Foundation providing and posting all members and contributors (though as we know there were some glitches to that).
Are Trump supporters on board with Trump doing the same with Mar-A-Lago?
? I wasn't the one laughing and making fun trying to prove some gotcha point and being wrong, when that point was clearly in the article.And so what did you find which implicates Trump in any wrong doing? Having someone contribute to your campaign does not link them to criminal activity.
Then they should stick to using the 'proven' cases than to use this one which seems a very huge stretch and diminishes the credibility of other claims.That is easy to explain. It is because Trump has been proven to be involved in scandals involving money and/or sex in the past.
I'm just asking you if you're in favor of calling for Trump to reveal the names of Maralago members and contributors who go through there. Are you?there is nothing here to see - its a bunch of what if's and trying to tie stuff together that isn't there in the name of anti-Trump hatred
sure -look into it a bit ..... but to suggest Trump is involved in sex trafficking? good gawd
That Trump is friendly to Chinese immigrants? Seems like the left should be cheering such an act by Trump.? I wasn't the one laughing and making fun trying to prove some gotcha point and being wrong, when that point was clearly in the article.
People shouldn't discuss anything unless it is totally proven first? How does something get proven without talking about it?Then they should stick to using the 'proven' cases than to use this one which seems a very huge stretch and diminishes the credibility of other claims.
Sure, maybe we should talk about Trump's cabinet member Sec. of Labor Alex Acosta, who gave Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart deal, or Trump's lawyer, Allen Dershowitz, who also represented Epstein.For the love of God people. Next!!
A link suggests a direct connection and even implies perhaps even an ownership or a customer relationship. The headline is misleading.A Florida Massage Parlor Owner Has Been Selling Chinese Execs Access to Trump at Mar-a-Lago
What exactly is inaccurate about that headline? She owned massage parlors as recently as 2013. Her family continues to own them. She had a website selling access to the President?
while that's very true, you have to realize that the ones defending Trump year have still never admitted he's had any issues with sex or money. He's our awesome Bible signing president.At this point it seems like there is a lot we don't know but why would anyone jump up to defend Trump here? His track record isn't great when it comes to sex and money, we should probably all want to learn more about this before we make a final call.
Jon, you can't genuinely believe any of this. I get it is fun to argue and stir the pot but can't we be honest at some point?That Trump is friendly to Chinese immigrants? Seems like the left should be cheering such an act by Trump.
Sometimes a man digs a hole so deep that the only way he can see to get himself out is to keep digging till he reaches the bottom.while that's very true, you have to realize that the ones defending Trump year have still never admitted he's had any issues with sex or money. He's our awesome Bible signing president.
No problem with discussion of facts. But rightfully pointing out a sensationalized headline should also be permitted, correct?People shouldn't discuss anything unless it is totally proven first? How does something get proven without talking about it?
Also, is it a lie that this woman is selling access to Trump to Chinese business people/
Is reading the first paragraph before jumping in to reflexively defend Trump from yet another shady associate with ties to a foreign government too much to ask?Well.....they tried. Again. How does the Mother Jones article not mention she sold this place in 2013?
Eh, not exactly, amigo.Foreign people love to buy access to Presidents. Rightfully or not, it seems to be perfectly legal.
I genuinely believe there is a whole lot of nothing here. If you want to debate if this should be legal, fine. But this is a fact of life in politics. People sell access all the time. I genuinely think it is humorous that this is even a thread as it distracts from much better arguments against Trump.Jon, you can't genuinely believe any of this. I get it is fun to argue and stir the pot but can't we be honest at some point?