The Trump-Russia Connection
1999-12-01 07:29:27
Future Sec State Rex Tillerson & Putin meet
Meeting takes place at Sakahlin Island, some point after Putin becomes Prime Minister in Aug 1999 & Exxon merges with Mobile. Exxon operates Sakahlin oil fields along with Rosneft.
2000-01-01 11:34:07
Vladimir Putin assumes power
With the surprise retirement of Boris Yeltsin, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes acting president of Russia.
2000-03-19 11:34:07
Simpsons predicts Trump presidency
In "Bart to the Future," The Simpsons predicts a Donald Trump presidency
2000-03-27 08:37:42
Putin elected president
Putin officially elected after serving as acting president for four months. Per The Atlantic: "Putin ran for office in 2000 promising a diktatura zakona (“dictatorship of the law”) based on the restoration of the Russian state—a winning slogan among a people laid low by a decade of corruption, mafia banditry, and what they saw as humiliation by the West. "
2000-06-01 00:36:13
Dmitry Medvedev named Chair of Gazprom
Putin's chief of staff named Chairman of Gazprom, state-owned natural gas monopoly. He will remain part of Gazprom through (at least) 2014.
2002-01-01 21:37:05
Felix Sater joins Bayrock Partners
Sometime in 2002, Sater joins Bayrock, located in Trump Tower in NYC.
2004-01-01 00:00:00
Felix Sater & Trump Tower Ft. Lauderdal
Some time in 2004 Felix Sater & Trump launched what would be a failed hotel-condo complex in Florida, leading to a billion dollar lawsuit.
2004-01-01 15:16:40
Future alleged Trump advisor Carter Page moves to Moscow
Some time in 2004 Page opened the Moscow bureau for Merrill Lynch, where he claims to have advised on deals involving GazProm and other Russian oil firms.
2004-01-08 11:34:07
The Apprentice Debuts
Trump's debut as a reality TV star
2004-03-11 05:23:23
Putin re-elected president
Putin wins in a landslide. Per CBS News: "All Russian television stations are now back under state control, and Putin's former KGB colleagues sit in key government positions. "
2004-10-22 13:13:36
Tillerson meets with Gazprom chief
Tillerson & Gazprom chair Alexey Miller meet in London
2004-11-22 11:34:07
Trump Casinos files for bankruptcy protection
It would be Trump's 3rd bankruptcy filing in 15 years.
2004-12-01 07:31:34
Paul Manafort works for Pro-Russian candidate in Ukraine
This is the first time Manafort consults with pro russia Viktor Yanukovych. Manafort is described as a protege of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
2005-01-01 08:56:14
Deutsche Bank loans Trump $640 million
Some time in 2005 DB made loan to finance Chicago Trump Tower
2005-01-01 11:26:21
Trump hires Bayrock to explore deal in Moscow
Per Forbes: "Donald Trump gave Sater and Bayrock an exclusive deal to develop a project in Russia, according to Sater's 2008 deposition."
2006-01-01 10:38:59
Felix Sater, Ivanka & Donald Trump Jr visit Moscow
Some time in 2006, the three traveled to Moscow to explore potential business deals
2007-08-01 17:33:59
Felix Sater & Bayrock invest in Trump project
Key partners are Russian emigre Sater and his company; Sater is convicted felon, mob-associated, & FBI informant.
2007-09-01 17:23:31
Trump SoHo Tower's Russian investors
Trump licensed his name and management services to a Russian and a Kazakhstanian financed tower in NYC.
2007-12-19 09:46:24
Putin named Time Person of the Year
Defeating Al Gore, Gen. David Petraeus, and JK Rowling.
2008-05-07 05:41:31
Dmitry Medvedev elected president of Russia
Term limits prevent Putin from running again; his chief of staff wins election and appoints Putin prime minister.
2008-06-09 03:26:16
Tillerson attends St Petersburg economic forum
Russia's answer to Davos.
2008-07-15 17:09:31
Trump sells property to Russian billionaire for $95 million
CNN: "The official deed on that deal says that Trump Properties sold the property to County Road Property LLC. But that's just a front. The real buyer of the property was Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev."
2008-09-15 12:16:12
Donald Jr boasts of Russian investments
At a manhattan real estate conference, Trump Jr. said: "Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia."
2008-11-28 08:56:14
Deutsche Bank sues Trump for $40 million
Money Trump personally guaranteed toward the $640 million loan. Instead of paying, he countersued for $3 billion. The case was settled.
2010-01-01 02:21:22
Felix Sater becomes snr advisor to Trump Org
Per TPM: "Sater's stint as a "Senior Advisor" to Donald Trump at the Trump Organization began in January of January 2010 and lasted roughly a year. "
2010-02-08 01:36:30
Victor Yanukovych elected President of Ukraine
With Paul Manafort's help. He would be driven from office and go into exile in Russia in 2014.
2011-05-26 10:38:59
Trump's mob connections revealed
In an article in the Daily Beast, Trump biographer Wayne Barrett details the many connections between Trump & members of organized crime families, including Felix Sater
2011-08-30 15:16:41
ExxonMobile partners w/ Rosneft
Two companies sign $3.2 billion deal to drill in Arctic. Signed by Tillerson, Igor Sechin, & Putin
2012-03-04 12:36:01
Putin elected president a 3rd time
Putin and Medvedev switch places.
2012-04-13 07:55:20
Julian Assange's Russia Today show
Wikileaks founder launches short lived TV program on Russian propaganda vehicle RT from his exile in London.
2012-06-15 03:26:16
Tillerson & Putin sign new oil deal
Yet another Exxon Rosneft deal
2013-06-01 09:37:10
Trump claims relationship w/ Putin
In a video interview, Trump claimed to have a good relationship with Putin. He later denied this.
2013-06-21 15:16:41
Tillerson awarded "Order of Friendship" by Putin
Apparently for his work securing the Arctic oil deal in August 2011.
2013-11-09 13:38:16
Trump brings Miss Universe to Moscow
Trump said: “Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant,” he tweeted later that day. “[I]f so, will he become my new best friend?”
2013-11-22 04:26:56
Roger Stone appears on Voice of Russia
Former Nixon protege/future Trump advisor appears on Voice of Russia radio, now known as Sputnik News.
2015-11-04 00:44:39
Mikhail Lesin dies in hotel room
Founder of Russia Today, former head of Gazprom Media, former Putin ally. Cause of death: blunt trauma, ascribed to excessive alcohol intake a year later. Friends with Alfa Bank executives.
2015-12-10 01:59:25
Mike Flynn appears on Russia Today TV
Flynn accepts paid speaking engagement to honor 10 year anniversary of RT, a propaganda arm of the Putin regime.
2016-03-21 15:16:40
Trump names Carter Page as foreign policy advisor
In a video interview with the Washington Post, Trump named Carter Page, PhD, as one of his top five foreign policy advisors.
2016-04-01 08:58:53
Michael Caputo joins Team Trump
PR specialist Caputo (& Roger Stone crony) joins Trump campaign for NY primary. He lived in Russia in the 1990s and did PR for Gazprom Media in the 2000s, a subsidiary of the state run oil company.
2016-04-07 04:26:56
Trump hires Paul Manafort
As new campaign manafort. Trump was introduced to Manafort by his former business partner, Roger Stone.
2016-06-15 06:55:19
Crowdstrike confirms Russians hacked DNC
Private security firm traces hack to 'Cozy Bear', a group of Russian hackers likely working for Putin's govt.
2016-06-16 11:34:36
'Guccifer 2.0' claims responsibility for DNC hacks
Claims to be lone hacker, not affiliated with Russia. These claims are refuted later by intel agencies & private security firms, who identify Guccifer as Russian intel.
2016-06-16 12:16:12
Tillerson attends St Petersberg forum
"In a gesture of solidarity with Russia, Tillerson attended the 2016 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum—in defiance of sanctions and an unofficial U.S. business boycott of the Kremlin-sponsored investors’ jamboree."
2016-06-20 08:58:53
Caputo quits Team Trump
Following a nasty tweet about corey lewandowski
2016-06-22 17:09:31
DNC breached by Russian hackers
Bloomberg: "The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation was among the organizations breached by suspected Russian hackers in a dragnet of the U.S. political apparatus ahead of the November election, according to three people familiar with the matter."
2016-06-30 22:44:08
Russian oil magnate donates $150K to Trump campaign
Per MoJo: "Simon Grigorievich Kukes, a Russian-American oil magnate who has headed a number of Russian oil companies, has given more than $150,000 to the Trump campaign and Trump Victory, the campaign's joint fundraising committee"
2016-07-08 00:18:56
Carter Page meets w/ Russian officials[?]
Per Steel Dossier: Page met w/ Igor Sechin, head of Russian state oil company Rosneft, & Putin chief of staff Sergei Ivanov, to discuss Page brokering sale of 19% of Rosneft in exchange for lifting of US sanctions, a deal worth potentially tens of millions in commissions. Page later denied meeting wth Sechin. On Dec 7, 2016, Rosneft sold 19.5% of the company to private investors.
2016-07-08 02:49:18
Carter Page speaks at Moscow school
Page gave commencement speech at New Economics School in Moscow
2016-07-21 06:55:19
Team Trump softens RNC stance on Ukraine
At RNC convention, Trump campaign officials soften stance on Russia's annexation of Crimea. Trump team later denies this.
2016-07-22 01:59:25
Wikileaks releases DNC emails
Timed for max exposure before DNC convention the next week