Donald Trump and the mob

CNN ^ | July 31, 2015 | Chris Frates

[beejaa]

Donald Trump's glittering empire of New York skyscrapers and Atlantic City casinos have long had a darker side, allegations that the mob helped build them.

Trump's alleged ties to New York and Philadelphia crime families go back decades and have been recounted in a book, newspapers and government records.

"The mob connections of Donald are extraordinarily extensive," New York investigative journalist Wayne Barrett told CNN in an interview.

Barrett, the author of the 1992 unauthorized biography "Trump: The Deals and the Downfall," wrote that Trump's life "intertwines with the underworld."

[beejaa]

Fire away.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

CNN is endorsing Trump AGAIN!

Surely they know the definition of insanity?

[20yearsofinternet]

These attacks didn’t work last July and they still won’t. They just make the people who continue to post them look kind of desperate.

[grania]

If he can deal with the mob, he might be able to deal with the DC sewage.

Don't those writing these hit pieces get it? It's Trump's journey through life that makes him uniquely qualified to be President!

[The Iceman Cometh]

Posting a seven month old story that has been beaten like a dead horse around here is supposed to accomplish what, exactly?

Sheesh, at least keep to 2016 FFS.

[ClearCase_guy]

We need a man who can deal with the organized criminals in Washington DC.

I’m all in.

[ought-six]

Which Mob? The old Sicilian Mafiosi or the more recent Mexican drug cartels?

[Sasparilla]

Desperation from last summer.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

More on mob ties:

How I Came To My Opinion On Donald Trump

[Leto]

Wait till the Dems unload a billion in negative ads and the media jumps on the pig pile.

[theoilpainter]

I don’t like Trump, BUT, if CNN goes after him for mob connections, I want to see a similar piece on Clinton and the connections between speaking fees for her family and countries/businesses/individuals doing business with the USA.

Ironically, Trump will be one of those connections. Small world.

[jmaroneps37]

Yes in the old days Trump was known as “Donnie doo.”

[digger48]

This author must live in Fantasyland

"First of all you're going to have to grease the local politicians for the sudden zoning problems that always come up. Then there's the kickbacks to the carpenters, and if you plan on using any cement in this building I'm sure the teamsters would like to have a little chat with ya, and that'll cost ya."

"Oh and don't forget a little something for the building inspectors. Then there's long term costs such as waste disposal. I don't know if you're familiar with who runs that business but I assure you it's not the boyscouts."

[BobL]

Tag line.

[JBW1949]

I have to wonder if the writer was humming “The Godfather” theme while typing?

[Fai Mao]

The democrats are the mob - Teamsters, UAW, SIEU and so forth. They are not going to say anything about this. All Trump has to do is point this out that the mob owns the unions and they overwhelmingly support demodogs

[stocksthatgoup]

CNN - Clinton New Network

[MichaelCorleone]

It’s long been known that the unions and the ‘wiseguys’ run NYC. And these days it’s not just the Italian mafia either.

As is often said: If you want to hear music, ya gotta pay the band. And don’t think the politicians don’t have their hand out as well.

Just a fact of life. Mr. Trump doesn’t make the rules.

[huldah1776]

Does the mob have an eminent domain policy or a territorial policy? I was just wondering if that isn’t where DT got his philosophy on where and how to build.

I wonder if the mob has permitted him to build the wall?

[Doogle]

...you don’t sell pencils from a paper cup in NY without the
Mob knowing about it....SO YOUZ GOTTA PROBLIM WIT DAT?