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empedocles

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7. Should have mentioned
Sat Jun 30, 2018, 07:54 PM
Jun 2018

Gotti was head of the strongest of the mafia families, with operations from NY and the eastern seaboard to California. In addition to money laundering, fraud, prostitution, etc. he was especially strong in - construction [suppliers, permits, labor, politics, etc.]. Gotti was 'the boss' when the very, very ambitious trump in his 40's was tremendously , ridiculously needy for money, permits, political help, publicity and status. Seems like trump certainly knew of gotti, very likely had to deal with gotti at some level, had access to some of the social circles gotti had, may well have met with Gotti.

Gotti had more of those things that trump could only envy. And, Gotti had more power and more physical power. He could not only stop trump just about anywhere, but abduct, maim or kill any trump he wanted.

Gotti was better known, better respected in many ways - and was much more successful.

This could come out. Mueller investigated and convicted Gotti. Mueller would certainly be aware of trump in the Gotti era, and could well be curious.

Colorful stuff. Some of this could well come out.

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