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mia

(8,481 posts) Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:44 PM Mar 2018

"No, this isn't a joke." [View all]

So the Miami company behind the bridge that collapsed (Munilla Construction Management) has alleged connections to Paul Manafort. No, this isn't a joke. Manafort was apparently helping his client Yan Jiehe find U.S. construction firms ripe for acquisition.
https://therealdeal.com/2017/08/31/meet-paul-manaforts-real-estate-fixer/ …

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"No, this isn't a joke." [View all] mia Mar 2018 OP

....... dhol82 Mar 2018 #1

Yikes. K&R n/t rzemanfl Mar 2018 #2

K&R... spanone Mar 2018 #3

Oh my! backtoblue Mar 2018 #4

And there was a malaise Mar 2018 #5

Lock her up! sheshe2 Mar 2018 #8

... Lucinda Mar 2018 #6

Groan.. question everything Mar 2018 #7

K and R BadgerMom Mar 2018 #9

Oh brother... calimary Mar 2018 #10

...and who is REALLY surprised by this new info? BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #11

Just another day in the Trump Universe Puzzler Mar 2018 #12

Good Lord, Literally EVERYTHING These Guys Touch....... ChoppinBroccoli Mar 2018 #13