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How Close Was Donald Trump To The Mob?
The Federalist ^ | 07/28/2015 | David Marcus

Posted on 07/28/2015 12:10:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Donald Trump is running for president. Many believed or hoped that the Donald’s latest foray into national politics was nothing more than a public-relations move, not a serious attempt to reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

But now that Trump holds the lead in national polls, as well as polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, it’s time to take his campaign seriously. Media outlets like Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal, which are covering Trump’s run as an entertainment story, not a news story, are making a mistake. If Trump wants to be a serious candidate for president, and has the numbers to back it up, he must be vetted like a serious candidate for president. A good place to start is to take a hard look at Trump’s ties to Philadelphia and New York organized-crime families.

Donald Trump’s Connections to Organized Crime

Trump was building his eponymous empire of hotels, casinos, and high rises in the early 1980s in New York City and Atlantic City. In both places, the construction industry was firmly under the thumb of the mafia. And in both places there are literally concrete connections between La Cosa Nostra and Trump’s lavish projects. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump for decades, has written a very useful list of questions for Trump. Many focus on his ties to the mob. In addition in his 1992 book, “Trump, The Deals and the Downfall,” author Wayne Barrett lays out a slew of suspicious dealings and associations.

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; lacosanostra; mafia; mob; trumphiresillegals
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To: hoosiermama

Think she made it worse. She should step down from the debate


221 posted on 07/28/2015 6:09:51 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: Jane Long

Tried to report both sides and ended up.looking foolish


222 posted on 07/28/2015 6:12:03 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: hoosiermama

We need to suggest that to Trump, Fox, etc.


224 posted on 07/28/2015 6:39:15 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: sf4dubya
Despite the fact that the Left, the Democrats, the GOPe, the nation's media, guys like McCain, Graham, Boehner, McConnell, Jeb Bush, Cristie, Rubio, and others are against Trump, you think he's a Democrat?

LINK

225 posted on 07/28/2015 6:59:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Now remember honey, if you can't remember your name, just tell the police JEB. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush)
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To: Jane Long; onyx

Tag would indicate might be a kid....add this to his scattered posts would indicate as well.


226 posted on 07/28/2015 7:51:08 PM PDT by caww
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To: dragnet2
"Trump is a racist, hates illegals, hates big government, is insensitive, mean, has raped his wife, rode with the Hells Angles, has ISIS agents working for him and now we find he’s also a Mafia Chieftain."

OK, I'm still looking for the negatives, here... Really. If all this comes out before he's elected, Trump is STILL the most honest man to run for the office in 100 years.

Think about it.

227 posted on 07/28/2015 7:58:13 PM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted...)
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To: caww

What is it about dykes that dictate that they resemble out of shape line backers, right down to the clothes and hair cuts?


228 posted on 07/28/2015 8:08:19 PM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted...)
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