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Leghorn21

(13,523 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2020, 12:25 PM Mar 2020

Bill Browder: Putin freezes Alexey Navalny's bank accounts and his parents' and daughter's as well

Putin is getting scared and vindictive. He’s just frozen all the bank accounts of Alexey Navalny, his elderly parents and even his children. Alexey’s daughter who is a freshman at Stanford now can’t pay for anything.

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Bill Browder: Putin freezes Alexey Navalny's bank accounts and his parents' and daughter's as well (Original Post) Leghorn21 Mar 2020 OP

This is what Trump wants the power to do. Go directly after political opponents and hurt them. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #1

He kept Navalny's brother in prison for several years on bogus charges. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2020 #2

Gawd, I would love to see Putin fail or fall pandr32 Mar 2020 #3

Yikes😳...yet not completely a shock. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #4

Caliman73

(11,726 posts)

1. This is what Trump wants the power to do. Go directly after political opponents and hurt them.

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 12:27 PM

Mar 2020

The Democratic Candidates all need to point this out continually. Make Trump respond to those actions or link those actions to trump's desires to emulate Putin.