Don’t leave Chris Christie out of the mix. Remember he was part of the team that took out the NY NJ mob. He may be quietly working behind the scene.
Have always suspected that DJT with his intimate knowledge of who controlled which trades in the region gave both valuable information without be suspected. Remember he used the same people his father used because he knew who to payoff.
I agree Christie should be considered as being in the mix. Yes, he’s pulled some real boners and at times seem to have stuck his fingers in our eyes. However, when he was on his game (our game) he was in my top five who didn’t take any schitt.
As to Trump having that street information with respect to the trade unions, around here we call that data “tribal knowledge”. And you cannot assign a $$ value to it...actually priceless or invaluable. Remember Rodney Dangerfield in Back To School where Rodney was sitting in class busting the uppity professor about the real world...knowing what skids you had to grease to get things done? That is also priceless. Reminds me of what the Trumps had to do. Been around a few union business agents in my day. “Interesting” types they were.