AFP, FEER news veteran. Author of 'The King Never Smiles' bio of Thai king. American U SIS. Clarinet,tenor in DC. Less noise more signal @phand1.bsky.social

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Joined August 2012
Serious power move from GOP in Congress 🤷‍♂️ Sure Trump is concerned.
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How Corrupt is the Trump administration and all his circle? ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Two Trump insiders. A $17.6 million transfer reportedly traced to a Congolese government-linked bank account. A $5.6 million Kennedy Center donation that apparently never arrived. And now Alina Habba and Ric Grenell are at war. Habba accuses Grenell of directing a transaction in which money intended for the Kennedy Center never made it there. Grenell denies wrongdoing and says he never received any money. Here’s the part that deserves more than MAGA gossip: the money supposedly went to TX-AT, a Texas defense and security firm Grenell previously consulted for. The purpose of the transaction remains unclear. So does the money’s ultimate destination. Trump says the White House is investigating. Really? Who sent the money? What was the business deal? Where did the $17.6 million go? And was any of it ever intended for the Kennedy Center? Why is the DRC sending money to the Kennedy center through a 3rd party? There’s a “laundry” list of questions about where this money is.
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Q: If it wasn't you, then who gave the order for Starlink to go down in Ukraine? TRUMP: I don't know
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