Matthew Calamari in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan. (Undated photo.)| | | quote | | According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump Organization executive Matthew Calamari is being scrutinized by the New York City District Attorney’s Office as part of their wide-ranging probe into whether the company and/or executives there committed fraud. Here, the apparent focus is on whether the Trump Organization and top brass skirted tax laws by providing employees with fringe benefits that were never accounted for in tax filings. |
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Part of a "blockbuster" report from Colin Kalmbacher for "legal eagle" Dan Abrams' Law & Crime website; June 21, 2021.
https://lawandcrime.com/hig...-lawyered-up-report/The "Kraken" conspiracy (theory, idea . . . what have you) is linked most directly with lawyer Sydney Powell, who seems to get the most credit for the "Kraken" word coinage.
| | | quote | The Kraken is a gigantic sea monster from Scandinavian folklore that rises up from the ocean to devour its enemies.
It's also become an internet meme representing a sprawling, unsubstantiated set of claims that purport to outline the case for widespread fraud in the US presidential election.
Pro-Trump groups including QAnon conspiracy theorists have amplified the idea under the hashtag #ReleaseTheKraken, and it's being widely shared by those supporting the legal campaign to challenge the election results. . . . |
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"The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?"
Shayan Sardarizadeh, Jake Horton, Chris Giles and Alistair Coleman for BBC News; November 28, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55090145Barbara Res--say
hello to Barbara Res--recounts that Matthew Calamari was known (informally) as the "Big Squid" when she worked for Trump on some of his biggest real estate development projects.
Dimensionally-speaking, Matthew Calamari is to "Kraken" as a rainbow trout is to a fully grown blue whale.
Depending on what the definition of "Kraken" is.
[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 06-22-2021).]
