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PatSeg

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9. What was even worse

Reply to canetoad (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:09 PM

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were his many connections to the Russian mafia. It went on for many years. Among other things they used his properties to launder money and "loaned" him money when U.S. banks no longer would.

The Russian mafia almost makes the Italian mafia look like Boy Scouts.

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Just What Were Donald Trump's Ties to the Mob??? [View all] ultralite001 Friday OP

Lock him up. Not in a nice jail. Small dark cell. Bread and water diet. Make him do hard time. Trueblue1968 Friday #1

I'd drink to that... ultralite001 Friday #5

How about a long Island Ice Tea !!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 10 hrs ago #15

I've asked myself the same question canetoad Friday #2

Wayne Barrett had the goods... ultralite001 Friday #6

What was even worse PatSeg Friday #9

With trump canetoad Friday #10

That is true PatSeg Friday #11

He bankrupted his casinos when the feds The Wizard Friday #3

Remember that U.S. Attorney Giuliani aggressively went after the Italian American mafia, tanyev Friday #4

Rudy + the Russians... ultralite001 Friday #7

I Think Roy Cohn Was A Mob Lawyer WiVoter Friday #8

+ so much more... ultralite001 Friday #12

I think he's like Bruno Tatalia, the guy Vito Corleone dismissed as a "pimp" in the Godfather maxrandb Friday #13

It's suspected Trump was an FBI confidential informant Zorro Friday #14