An October surprise would see his numbers rise 5 points.
Everything about Trump is baked in. A guy that’s been a household name for 40 years running for president just doesn’t happen very often.
“Sure, he took money from Russian mobsters, but he never paid them back! That’s like making them pay a massive fine! Isn’t the President of the United States supposed to fine criminals for their crimes? Why are you on the side of the Russian Mobsters? Hey, everyone, the Democrats support Russian criminals, did you see that?!?”
That story boggled my mind, too. Don’t know whether it would upset trump devotees if all of it came out (probably not), but it would get a lot of other people’s attention.
Is this a good link for the story you’re talking about?
That’s it. Worth the 35 minutes, IMHO.
If something is “tied up in court”, that means there was some sort of filing with the court, right? Are all court filings public? If so, then no, there is no smoking gun in the courts as of now. Someone would have discovered it.
The release of the documents is what’s tied up in court. We can’t see those documents until the cases involving them have been resolved. The documents are the potential smoking gun, not the cases themselves.
Exactly. Everyone is now desensitized. It’s like a toilet overflowing - you don’t pay attention to a specific turd, you just want the water to stop.
Got it, thanks.
So then to answer, I would not think Pelosi is deliberately holding back anything. Remember back in the Kavanaugh hearings, when Sen. Feinstein was given so much grief for holding onto a letter from Christine Blasey Ford? Pelosi would get the same kind of criticism, and would make the impeachment look even more political that some on the right already are sure it was. I don’t think Pelosi would risk that, or would have left something out during impeachment if it was huge.
I think the Dems shot their bolt with the impeachment. If they had had anything, they would have brought it out during the hearings. If they find anything genuinely new, they can try impeachment again, but rehashing the last three years isn’t new.
Maybe they will try something like the Bush National Guard memos, but that didn’t work out so well last time.
Regards,
Shodan
So … maybe … if Deutsche Bank is finally allowed to release the subpeonaed records, investigators will be able to demonstrate that Trump and Kushner allowed Russians to launder money to move through their accounts?
Assuming that’s true, it comes out in time, and can be coherently described, does it make a story that will move any needles in this election?
Who the fuck am I kidding?
Not me, as I don’t believe Trump was ever involved in money laundering. 
But since you asked, I thought I’d answer.
Oh, I believe he (or whoever actually handles his money) was involved. I just don’t hold out hope that enough people will understand the issue (or give a shit) to impact the election.
That’s the crux of the biscuit right there. Some shady dealings? Breaking some financial rules? No one is going to care or probably even understand the issue enough for it to make a difference.
I have heard that Hunter Biden also had laundry and money. Why is no one looking into that? It’s a disgrace.
Trump has 100% without a doubt been involved in money laundering.
There’s probably more stuff out there that we haven’t seen, but it is a stone cold fact that Trump has been involved in money laundering.
No, they are not. Certain filings are made under seal, and not available to the public unless the judge rules otherwise. This is pretty common with financial details, documents dealing with abuse of children, medical information, etc.
Do you have a cite to that effect? That is, that Trump himself was involved in money laundering.
Your cite is from 2015 and doesn’t mention anything that Trump himself did. TIA.
Regards,
Shodan
To be clear, I was referring to Trump and Kushner and Deutsche Bank as mentioned by Akaj being involved in some kind of money laundering scheme. And I don’t agree that Trump was found to be involved as to the link you gave.
Thanks for the info. So to add to my previous answer, I don’t think there is anything in such documents as you mention that Pelosi held back for an October surprise.