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Jim Lane

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12. I think what's different now is the cumulative impact.

Reply to Jersey Devil (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:18 PM

Oct 2018

It's not just a one-off shady transaction, but part of a years-long pattern of fraud by the Trump family.

As you say, people had heard the story of the poker chips. As one of those people, I can say that I had not heard about most of the stuff reported in the recent Times story.

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How would you dispose of $3.5 million in poker chips? [View all] sagesnow Oct 2018 OP

According to Rachel, each chip was $5,000 BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #1

I will have to watch that in full. sagesnow Oct 2018 #5

Well she had her own 10-year aniversary "poker chips" for props for that segment. BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #7

There used to be a famous radio host named Paul Harvey. Dave Starsky Oct 2018 #9

Hmm. we use poker chips in a jar to count "stars" for our granddaughter she can cash later... haele Oct 2018 #10

That's a cute idea! BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #11

this was also covered in Netflix Dirty Money series. Kurt V. Oct 2018 #2

Thanks sagesnow Oct 2018 #3

This story was reported in the news years ago Jersey Devil Oct 2018 #4

Good question. sagesnow Oct 2018 #6

I think what's different now is the cumulative impact. Jim Lane Oct 2018 #12

I'm sure that right before Trump's casino failed, he cashed in those chips to get money out of it. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #8