1997—Trump seeks to erect a huge statue within viewing distance of the Statue of Liberty; it would have stood forty-five-feet taller than the beloved Mother of Exiles. The gift would be from Russia by an artist Trump assured everyone was "major and legit" and would literally overshadow Lady Liberty, with an enormous likeness of the polar opposite of everything that the Statue of Liberty represents: Christopher "Genocidal Maniac" Columbus.
2003-06—Donald Trump Jr. travels extensively to Russia.
2007—Trump visits Russia again.
2008—Donald Trump Jr. tells a real-estate conference, in reference to the Trump business empire: "Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets.” He added, “We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.”
2013—Donald Trump brags about an after-party that was held when he brought the Miss Universe contest to Moscow, saying, “The Russian market is attracted to me. Almost all of the oligarchs were in the room.”
December 2015—Vladimir Putin compliments "talented" Trump and says he is "absolutely the leader in the presidential race." Trump responds, "It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond."
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