Posted on 03/07/2016 12:24:26 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump had a long relationship with a reputed New Jersey mobster, who gambled at the real estate billionaire's Atlantic City casino, flew on Trump's helicopter, and partied on his yacht, the gangster's daughter reportedly claims.
Trump has denied having a personal relationship with Robert LiButti, who was banned in 1991 from New Jersey casinos for his ties to the late Mafia boss John Gotti, Michael Isikoff, chief investigative correspondent at Yahoo News reports.
That same year, Trump's hotel casino in Atlantic City, the Trump Plaza, was fined $200,000 by New Jersey regulators for violating anti-discrimination laws involving complaints linked to LiButti's racist behavior inside the casino. Trump wasn't held personally liable for the discrimination violations, and there's no indication he was ever questioned in the 1991 investigation, Isikoff notes.
"I have heard he is a high roller, but if he was standing here in front of me, I wouldn't know what he looked like," Trump told the Philadelphia Inquirer in February 1991.
But Edith Creamer, the daughter of the late LiButti, who died in 2014, refutes that.
"He's a liar," she told Yahoo News in the course of two telephone interviews.
"Of course he knew him. I flew in the [Trump] helicopter with [Trump's then wife] Ivana and the kids. My dad flew it up and down [to Atlantic City]. My 35th birthday party was at the Plaza and Donald was there. After the party, we went on his boat, his big yacht. I like Trump, but it pisses me off that he denies knowing my father. That hurts me."
Yet she said she's still a Trump supporter in his White House bid.
"I'm voting for Trump," she tells Yahoo News. "He'll change the world — I think we need that."
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Ben Shapiro: Donald Trump Is A Liar
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Trump ran a helicopter service between Atlantic City and NYC. I’m sure a lot of people who could afford to used it.
I know that. That’s why I keep asking “why his personal helicopter if not someone he knows?”
I know casinos have corporate aircraft. I also know Trump has personal aircraft. I get the subtle difference. And LiButti’s daughter said “HIS helicopter”.
But feel free to ignore and keep insulting...
I thought he just cheated on her. ;)
Why dignify this crap with a response? Did DT even actually respond?
Now I read stupid article...
Why do I dignify it with a click? £
Who has a worse memory? Hillary or Trump?
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Once I was on the street in NYC and John Gotti was in his car waiting for the light to change. Thus I have a connection to the mob also.
Ted Cruz - Glenn Beck. Enough said about birds.
Well, Cruz can’t deny Glenn Beck or Godlman Sachs or that gay hating guy who endorsed him. What’s your point?
Let’s talk about the Clinton connections, shall we?
Trump has casinos and hotels all over the world. He probably has ten helicopters in his corporate name,do you think he has the time to schedule the use of those helicopters. I have a hard time believing you’re serious. excuse me I don’t mean to insult. But in the gambling world “Whales” are always treated like royalty.
Isikoff says, RIGHT IN THE ARTICLE, there was no connection - then why post the damn story?
She said personal. Why is that part ignored and corporate assumed?
Aren’t you sweet. How’s talking down to people working for ya?
Obviously you’re not serious. Your just playing silly gotcha games.That’s all I’m done
Don't be silly, of course not. But he does attend all of his customers' daughters' birthday parties and then invites them onto his yacht. That is standard New York and New Jersey hospitality as you well know.
Are you blind of just dumb. He has, over and over. Fool
The mainstream media totally ignored the connection between Obama and Sheikh Mabouti.
Why are they making a big deal out of this???
LiButti. Not quite Buttafuoco on the comedy score, but it’ll do.
Actually, isn’t that Trump’s pet name for Christie?
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