Thought for the day

“For the record, I have ZERO investments in Russia.”
Donald Trump first starts denying any business ties to Russia, July 26, 2016
“I mean I have nothing to do with Russia. I don’t have any jobs in Russia. I’m all over the world but we’re not involved in Russia.”
Donald Trump, July 27, 2016
“I know nothing about Russia. I know — I know about Russia, but I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. I don’t deal there. I have no businesses there. I have no loans from Russia”
Donald Trump, October 10, 2016. His sons had already admitted taking loans from Russia.
“Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!”
Donald Trump, January 11, 2017.
“I don't know Putin, have no deals in Russia, and the haters are going crazy - yet Obama can make a deal with Iran, #1 in terror, no problem!”
Donald Trump, February 7, 2017
“I had nothing to do with it. I have nothing to do with Russia. I told you, I have no deals there. I have no anything.”
Donald Trump, February 16, 2017
“Russia talk is FAKE NEWS put out by the Dems, and played up by the media, in order to mask the big election defeat and the illegal leaks!”
Donald Trump, blaming Hillary and the media, February 26, 2017
“I have had dealings over the years where I sold a house to a very wealthy Russian many years ago. I had the Miss Universe pageant — which I owned for quite a while — I had it in Moscow a long time ago. But other than that, I have nothing to do with Russia,”
Donald Trump, perhaps in a slip, admits that he did have some deals going on in Russia, May 11, 2017
“I have nothing to do with Russia. I never did.”
Donald Trump goes back to firm denial, July 20, 2018
“I have nothing to do with Russia.”
Donald Trump, October 29, 2018
“There was a good chance that I wouldn’t have won, in which case I would have gotten back into the business, and why should I lose lots of opportunities? We decided — I decided ultimately — not to do it. There would have been nothing wrong if I did do it.”
Donald Trump on the deal he denied existed, November 29, 2018
“Oh, I get it! I am a very good developer, happily living my life, when I see our Country going in the wrong direction (to put it mildly). Against all odds, I decide to run for President & continue to run my business-very legal & very cool, talked about it on the campaign trail. Lightly looked at doing a building somewhere in Russia. Put up zero money, zero guarantees and didn’t do the project. Witch Hunt!”

Donald Trump admits he was working on a “very legal and very cool” deal in Russia at a time when he was denying he had any deals in Russia. November 30, 2018