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jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
3/9/2017 3:30:52 PM
Thomas Jr., Landon
Re: Small biz and Trump
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foot off the brake
On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Thomas Jr., Landon < - wrote:
It's getting better
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I was in Toledo Ohio yesterday drilling down on small business animal spirits: amazing how bullish
they are there -- for all of DJT's craziness, his ability to present himself as a small biz owner pissed
off about regulations/health care/anti-business sentiment in White House was a brilliant stroke.
They really dig him down there....
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
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Lawrence Krauss________________________________
Re:
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you told me you were worried about space and i told you not to worry, he will decimate climate change. and
support, verifiable projects.
On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Lawrence Krauss < > wrote:
All shoe. This is not supporting science. It is all about the size of the rocket for him. All this will do is give him
glory and not contribute to science.
Lawrence M. Krauss
Director, The Origins Project at ASU
Foundation Professor
School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department
Arizona State Universit, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 4/10/2017 10:41:00 AM
To: Joshua Cooper Ramo
Subject: Re:
Very
On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:29 AM Joshua Cooper Ramo <______________
In Europe. You well?
On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 00:46 jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote:
are you playing a part in the xi trump. fun
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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 4/29/2017 6:57:28 PM
To: Weingarten, Reid
Subject: Re: Re:
new york fun your girl is in the DR. i have no idea
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:56 PM, Weingarten, Reid < > wrote:
2-3 weeks but Not sure how it will roll....supposed to be serious riots here may 1....lefties are pissed and trump said p.r.
can fuck iself....what's with you?
From: Jeffrey E. [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2017 2:46 PM
To: Weingarten, Reid
Subject: Re:
for how long, you can hop to my island with your friend if you like, just give me 24 hrs notice otherwsie i
ill be htre around the 19th
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Weingarten, Reid <__________________________> wrote:
San juan...pick the jury monday
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Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2017 2:44 PM
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where are you / PR or new york
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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 5/8/2017 3:19:07 PM
To: Jonathan Farkas
Subject: Re:
careful she is nottrustworthy at ALLL
On Mon, Ma.017 at 10:43 AM, Jonathan Farkas_________________wrote:
I am seeing a little bit I don't think it will turn into romance I am a bit old and not tall enough but she
seems intelligent and kind Somers got an appointment from Trump she is on The White House Fellowship
Commison it came through Woody and because she bundled best Jonathan
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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 5/10/2017 2:29:16 AM
To: Kathy Ruemmler
http://www.foxnews.com/real-estate/20 1 7/05/0 8/trump -lo oking-to-unlo ad-caribb ean-b each-estate.html
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Trump looking to unload Caribbean beach estate
by Beckie Strum
Fox News
Published May 08, 2017
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President Donald Trump is looking for a millionaire to buy his luxurious French St. Martin beachfront estate, which he has used primarily as a rental property since purchasing it in 2013.

Le Château des Palmiers, a walled compound on the northwestern tip of the Caribbean island on the Rue de la Falaise, recently hit the market with Sotheby’s Realty International. Sotheby’s lists the price as “upon request,” but another listings aggregator in St. Martin, 7th Heaven Properties, says the asking price is $28 million.

Mr. Trump has marketed the tropical refuge and claimed the asset in financial disclosures filed in July 2015 before his presidential bid.

“Greetings from Donald J. Trump. Escape to a place no other,” reads a brochure for the property.

The sprawling 4.8-acre estate on St. Martin’s Plum Bay encompasses two villas, one five-bedroom and another four-bedroom and a number of other red-tile-roofed structures, from pool cabanas to a house for the estate manager, according to the listing with Lesley Reed, who could not immediately be reached for comment.

In total, the compound contains 11 bedrooms and 12 full bathrooms. The larger villa has a two-story master bedroom with a Jacuzzi bath tub and two private balconies. The smaller villa has a number of themed bedrooms, including the “Jungle Room” with a king-size bed.

The whole property is enclosed by an eight-foot boundary wall, according to the listing.

Rental packages for the president’s tropical refuge start at $6,000 per night in the low season for the smaller of two villas and top off at $28,000 during the winter holidays, according to Sotheby’s St. Martin office.

Disclosures sent to the federal Office of Government Ethics indicate that Mr. Trump owns the St. Martin property under two limited liability companies, Excel Venture I LLC and Excel Venture Corp II, for which he owns a 100 percent share.

He’s collected between $100,000 and $1 million annually through rental income, according to the 2015 disclosure, which values the asset between $5 million and $25 million.

Mr. Trump has owned the rental since 2013, when he bought Le Château des Palmiers for an undisclosed amount. It was reportedly listed at the time for $19.7 million, meaning the U.S. president is looking to turn a 40 percent profit on the sale after only four years of ownership.

The White House press office and a publicist for the Trump Organization did not immediately return requests for comment.

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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 5/17/2017 8:07:22 AM
To: Melanie Walker, MD
Importance: High
told you http://www.foxnews.com/politics/20 1 7/05/ 1 5/trump -exp ands-b an-on-ab ortion-funding-overs eas. html
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Trump expands ban on funding abortions overseas
by Fox News
Published May 15, 2017 6:58pm EDT | Updated May 24, 2017 2:29pm EDT
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump- ... s-overseas

President Donald Trump speaks during the 36th annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service, Monday, May 15, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Trump has moved to broaden a ban on federal dollars going to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information, senior administration officials said Monday.

The so-called "Mexico City Policy" would apply broadly to organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance, compared with past versions of the ban which specifically targeted international family planning groups.

In all, about $8.8 billion in funding could be impacted, far more than the $600,000 covered under the previous version of the ban, which critics call the Global Gag Rule. The expanded policy is being dubbed "Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance." The officials, who requested anonymity and were not authorized to speak on the record, said the ban would apply to groups working on HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, reproductive issues and global health.

Officials said the new policy would be applied immediately to new funding issued and then to existing arrangements as they are amended. To receive funding, health organizations must pledge not to provide abortions or abortion information or provide support to any groups that do. There is an exemption in cases of rape, incest or when the woman's life is at risk.

Aid to national and local governments will be exempted, as is humanitarian assistance, migration aid and disaster relief. The Secretary of State could also authorize exemptions on a case-by-case basis.

Officials said there will be a comprehensive review of the impact of the changes over the next six months.

Trump reinstated the policy — a political football instituted by Republican administrations and rescinded by Democratic ones since 1984 — days after he took office, promising to expand the scope. Former President Barack Obama had lifted the ban when he took office in 2009.

Just how many groups will be impacted in the short term was not clear. Administration officials declined to speculate on how many organizations would not meet the new criteria. Health experts noted that in many areas, groups partner with each other to provide more services, so those relationships could come under scrutiny.

Jen Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation, said the policy was a significant expansion compared with past Republican administrations.

"Right now there's a lot of unknowns," she said. "This is a much bigger expansion. And the U.S. role in global health has increased over time. The U.S. footprint right now is quite big in global health."

Suzanne Ehlers, president of Washington-based Population Action International which lobbies in the U.S. and developing countries for women's reproductive health, said in a statement that the change would "cause unspeakable damage to integrated care efforts across all health sectors."

"Despite the Trump administration's ludicrous rebranding of the policy, the Global Gag Rule is unmistakably deadlier than ever," said Ehlers.

Anti-abortion leader Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, welcomed the news, saying in a statement that "with the implementation of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance, we have officially ceased exporting abortion to foreign nations."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 5/21/2017 3:51:09 PM
To: anasalrasheed
Subject: Re:
Yes. His time at home more difficult
On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 11:07 AM <anasalrasheed1111> wrote:
just finished watching trump speech, he did well
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On May 16, 2017, at 1:42 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote:
very complex. I passed your message. . in addition Im not sure what role you and your boss would like to
play in the yemen issue moving forward. . I think to progress what you and terje have spoken about, the
rebel leaders are ready to propose a document they woudl like a cease fire , and halt. If you like I can pass
on their proposal. THIS IS NOT WHAT I DO. my expertise is only money. . but it seems like your part of
the world would like advice, very complex for me.
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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 5/22/2017 9:52:07 AM
To: Alireza Ittihadieh
Subject: Re: Iran and Trump Speech.
i told you this would happen. its going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 2:58 AM, Alireza Ittihadieh <
> wrote:
Mr. Rouhani's supporters also expect his victory, with 57 percent of the vote, to bolster his
outreach efforts to the West and the pursuit of more foreign investment to lift Iran's ailing
economy.
For those who voted for Mr. Rouhani, there was a feeling of tremendous relief that his
challenger, the hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who criticized the nuclear deal with the United
States and other Western powers, had lost.
"Bye-bye, Raisi," the crowds chanted during the street gatherings.
"He faces a difficult task," Fazel Meybodi, a Shiite Muslim cleric from the city of Qum, said of Mr.
Rouhani. "Now he must provide more freedoms, break the hard-line monopoly on the state-run
radio and television, and increase freedom of press."
To achieve all that, Mr. Rouhani must persuade the hard-line-dominated judiciary and security
forces to change their outlook, Mr. Meybodi said. "If he fails to deliver on at least 70 percent of
those promises, his future is dark," he added.
For decades, Saudi Arabia and Iran have competed for religious leadership and political
influence across the Muslim world and beyond.
Trump is correct, however, Rouhani needs a chance to act.
V-BR
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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Sent: 5/30/2017 7:53:28 PM
To: Landon Thomas
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Close friend of Trump investigated over alleged €170m tax evasion. Real estate mogul Thomas Barrack, under investigation in Italy, played a critical role in Trump’s 2016 US presidential campaign
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Lorenzo Tondo in Olbia
Mon 29 May 2017 10.32 EDT
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A close friend and major fundraiser for Donald Trump is under investigation in Italy for allegedly evading €170m (£147m, $190m) in taxes after the sale of a luxury resort on Sardinia’s Emerald Coast, the beach playground frequented by Gulf Arabs and Russian oligarchs.

Thomas Barrack played a critical role in Trump’s 2016 election campaign and inauguration and has been described as one of the president’s key advisers outside the West Wing.

At the heart of allegations against Barrack in Italy are claims that he and associates in his private equity firm, Colony Capital, orchestrated a complicated scheme involving Luxembourg-based companies to shield tens of millions of euros from Italian tax authorities after Colony’s 2012 sale of the Costa Smeralda resort to Qatar for €600m ($670m).

Barrack and other executives have not formally been charged with wrongdoing. A spokesman for Colony Capital declined to comment on the allegations against the company and its executives. According to a legal document that was prepared by a prosecutor in Sardinia and obtained by the Guardian, investigators used wiretaps in their inquiry, which is a fairly common practice in Italy.

Last year, Barrack helped to recruit his longtime close friend, the former lobbyist Paul Manafort, who had a history of lobbying on behalf of Russian and Ukrainian interests close to Vladimir Putin, to join Trump’s campaign. Manafort served as the campaign’s chairman before he resigned. Manafort, who went yachting on the Mediterranean with Barrack after his departure from the campaign, is now a key figure in the FBI’s investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

Barrack, who saved Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch from foreclosure while the singer was still alive, was the first major business figure to lend Trump his stamp of approval, calling the Republican candidate “intrinsically and academically first class” and “kind, compassionate, empathetic”.

A recent profile described the real estate mogul as “impeccably fit at 69”. His close friend and business partner, the actor Rob Lowe – with whom Barrack and others bought Hollywood studio Miramax before selling it in 2016 to a Qatari media group – told the LA Times that Barrack used his private plane the way his own children used Uber.

“When I get him on the phone, he’s as likely to be in Riyadh or Paris as he is to be in LA,” Lowe told the newspaper. The fact that Barrack is sitting at the table with Trump “should make everybody happy”, he said.

In the run-up to the election, few endorsements of Trump seemed as personal as those delivered by Barrack.

“Donald’s natural alliance is with the little guy,” Barrack told Charlie Rose during the Republican National Convention last year. “He is a disruptor … a man who can step into the middle of the fray and take the heat.”

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Barrack at the Republican National Convention last year. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Italian investigation into Barrack’s financial activities in Sardinia is unrelated to Trump and Manafort. But it relates to Barrack’s dealings with Qatar, and Barrack – who speaks Arabic and began his career working for the Saudi royal family – is seen as having influence over Trump’s Middle East policy.

Shortly before the US election, Barrack called for a “radical historic shift in [the US] outreach towards the Arab world”, singling out “brilliant young leaders” in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia who he claimed represented the region’s best hope. Writing in Fortune, he also said that “the only solution [to the Syrian war] is one that works with Russia and not against them”.

Barrack’s business ties to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund, and its 2012 purchase of four luxury hotels and acres of undeveloped land in Sardinia, which were acquired through a subsidiary of QIA, are now under intense scrutiny.

Details of the allegations are complex and involve several entities that are based in Luxembourg, a tax haven, and the US state of Delaware, where many shell companies are incorporated. Deutsche Bank, which also serves as a private bank for Trump and his close family and has been mired in legal troubles in the US, advised Colony on the deal.

The Costa Smeralda, as it is known, was established by the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, in the early 1960s. He wanted to develop the 35-mile patch of northern coast for his close friends. Decades later it became a hotspot known for attracting the world’s richest playboys and their yachts.

A prosecutor in Sardinia, who declined to comment on the case, is examining whether the Los Angeles businessman and his associates purposely sought to load an entity linked to the Sardinian resort with artificial debts in the years before it was sold in order to structure the sale as a tax-free transaction. As part of the alleged scheme, a Colony-linked entity sold bonds to a major hedge fund called TPG Axon.

Details of the alleged tax dodge are contained in a legal document prepared by a prosecutor that outlines the charges that are expected to be filed against Barrack and other Colony Capital executives, among others.

According to the document, a Luxembourg-based unit of TPG Axon, along with various Colony Capital entities, are under investigation for being part of a criminal conspiracy to create a tax scheme that defrauded the Italian treasury.

Under Italian rules, a prosecutor must first formally notify individuals that they are under investigation before charges can be filed, a process that a person familiar with the inquiry said has begun.

A spokesman for TPG Axon said it loaned money to a Colony Capital entity but its role was passive. “The allegation as made is completely without merit,” the TPG Axon spokesman said.

Barrack is not the only individual named in the legal document. The alleged conspiracy, which also involved alleged public corruption, names 23 individuals, including an Italian senator for Forza Italia, Franco Carraro, and Aleksandra Dubrova, Barrack’s Russian-born associate who was once listed on Colony’s website as a vice-president in charge of managing the company’s European investments.

A lawyer for Carraro declined to comment.

A lawyer for Dubrova, who resides in Rome, criticised the investigation, which he said had involved “wiretaps, seizures and searches” and was “very complicated”.

“The investigation is full of problems, full of issues, full of defects. For what it concerns my client, the Russian lady Aleksandra Dubrova, she is absolutely innocent and not involved in any of the allegations moved against her,” the lawyer Emilio Riccio, said. He said her position at Colony had changed.

Six of the executives named in the legal document who are connected to Colony Capital – though not Barrack himself – are being represented by Paola Severino, a Rome-based lawyer and former justice minister. Severino declined to comment.

The Qatar Investment Authority did not respond to several requests for comment.

Last year, Italian media outlets reported that Barrack’s company paid €22m ($25m) to settle legal questions over the tax treatment of the property sale to Qatar. But that did not end the investigation into the transaction. A spokesman for Colony said the firm could not verify whether it made the payment.

Colony Capital is merging with two other companies to create a new company, Colony NorthStar, which will have more than $58bn (€52bn) in assets under management.