Connect the Dots
Trace the associations between the Trump administration & the Kremlin to discover where - or whom - they lead to.
For the past several years, the press has been regularly reporting new discoveries about Trump’s ties to Russia, and with Mueller’s investigation resulting in multiple indictments and convictions, it felt impossible to keep track of it all. Secret agents, suspicious lies, politicians mysteriously dying by “suicide." I swear we’re living in a John Grisham novel (Susan / Julia / Denzel, please save us anytime now.)
What really are these “ties to Russia?" Who are all of these people? And what were Cohen and Manafort really up to?
(Forget hush money and Stormy Daniels - let’s talk tax fraud and Ukraine.)
I started this project to motivate myself to learn about all of these connections. I’d have to research every single one to ensure it was grounded in truth. I thought there’d be 22 or 23 - sweet, I'd be done reading about this in a week. Then I followed Deep Throat’s advice: “follow the money.”
And... the money goes everywhere.
This minute-long animation is the culmination of over two months of research. Did I fall into a rabbit hole? I did.
Disclaimer: these connections are based on meetings, communications, and/or associations, and do not always imply cooperation or collusion. Additionally, the final connections to Putin are based on the fact that Putin, as President of an infamously corrupt oligarchy, controls and directs all politicians and state-owned entities and practically all prominent businessmen in Russia. Thus, by proxy, any political or financial deals made with influential politicians and businessmen in Russia are made with Putin. Again, these connections may not all be inherently damning, but they do reveal a vast, complex, and seriously shady web.
What really are these “ties to Russia?" Who are all of these people? And what were Cohen and Manafort really up to?
(Forget hush money and Stormy Daniels - let’s talk tax fraud and Ukraine.)
I started this project to motivate myself to learn about all of these connections. I’d have to research every single one to ensure it was grounded in truth. I thought there’d be 22 or 23 - sweet, I'd be done reading about this in a week. Then I followed Deep Throat’s advice: “follow the money.”
And... the money goes everywhere.
This minute-long animation is the culmination of over two months of research. Did I fall into a rabbit hole? I did.
Disclaimer: these connections are based on meetings, communications, and/or associations, and do not always imply cooperation or collusion. Additionally, the final connections to Putin are based on the fact that Putin, as President of an infamously corrupt oligarchy, controls and directs all politicians and state-owned entities and practically all prominent businessmen in Russia. Thus, by proxy, any political or financial deals made with influential politicians and businessmen in Russia are made with Putin. Again, these connections may not all be inherently damning, but they do reveal a vast, complex, and seriously shady web.