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Mar 9Liked by Asha Rangappa

Chubb insurance was acquired by Zurich-based ACE in 2015. They maintained the Chubb name because of the branding power, but they are not the former Chub Insurance and are in no sense a New Jersey company. Chubb insures oil and gas extraction and transport in Russia, calling Russian oil and gas “one of the most promising activities.” The insurer backed Nord Stream 2 built by Gazprom, the world’s largest producer of gas and a majority Russian state-owned fossil fuel company. When my company did business with Gazprom in the 2000’s the company was majority-owned on paper at least by Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya, Vladamir Putin’s then wife. Now Chubb’s business with Putin doesn’t prove that the Russians encouraged the company to take on Trump, but we know Russia was involved in getting Trump the billions he got from Deutschebank despite that Trump has been the poster child for bad business risk since 1990. So I’m suspicious.

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Ron, thank you for posting this comment. I caught the Chubb story from some reporting done by Glenn Kirschner, but I didn't know these details. When I realized that it wasn't some rinky-dink NJ bond shop but actually Chubb Group, I knew it was worth scratching the surface, and trust there are plenty of decent people out there in government, law enforcement, and the bonafide media who will scrutinize this development. Of course it is our duty to pay close attention to these stories so that the news cycle of genuine stories (combined with pure fluff) do not distract the public from sleight-of-hand artist / pickpocket Trump. You are so right in being suspicious.

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Mar 9Liked by Asha Rangappa

Hah! "Vladdy Daddy". Perfect! It seems as if he really can't get financing from nebulous sources because A) the NY AG (and presumably others) have all his financials and are on to his tricks; and B) any sudden ability to pay will be scrutinized completely. I trust President Biden implicitly to allow the legal system to carry out its work unfettered, but that in the event something rather shady occurs ("Oh, I suddenly have $450,000,000 that I found behind a washing machine in the Trump tower basement!), it will be scrutinized under the most powerful microscopes known to man. Thanks for the update and explanation regarding E. Jean Carroll Payment, Asha!

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A follow up to my previous comment on the source of the funds that Trump paid to put up bond for the E J Carroll appeal. There was a YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner who described some of the background behind the money. The bond cam from Chubb Insurance Group, and the CEO is named Evan G Greenburg. Greenburg is a Trump buddy who was appointed to a White House advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations as reported in "The New Republic". Glenn's video is intriguing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv3VVlVqk_s

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Let him embarrass himself AGAIN. I can't wait to cast a vote against him.

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Asha, sadly, Bob Barker passed away in August 2023 at age 99.

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