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global1

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2. Has Organized Crime Taken Over Our Government?.....

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2017, 10:48 AM

Jan 2017

Has the mob gone legit and gone into politics? Has the mob slowly infiltrated the Repug Party? Is the Repug Party just a new name for the mob and organized crime?

What a better way to control things and look like everything is above board.

Could it be that Trump is the new 'godfather'?

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The Donald Trump Story You're Not Hearing: He has done business with major organized-crime figures [View all] CousinIT Jan 2017 OP

Roy Cohn introduced Trump to some of his other clients. no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 #1

Has Organized Crime Taken Over Our Government?..... global1 Jan 2017 #2

I remember reading about his mob ties in Atlantic City some time ago. femmocrat Jan 2017 #3

I'm sharing that. At this point it's clear the media is CHOOSING CousinIT Jan 2017 #8

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