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Scrivener7

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10. I think all the accolades for 9/11 made him think he was invincible, and his RICO mob

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 07:49 AM

Aug 2023

prosecutions made him think he was a king-maker. I don't think he could have taken down the mafia families he did without the cooperation of other mafia families. So he chose which of them lived or died.

I think all of that combined to make him think he could pull the strings of power and it all made him an insane megalomaniac.

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Rudy Giuliani, who pioneered the use of RICO when he was a US attorney, just got indicted on RICO ch [View all] riversedge Aug 2023 OP

America's Mayor Roy Rolling Aug 2023 #1

Sometimes the symmetry is breath-taking... hlthe2b Aug 2023 #2

Karma is very real folks.. LiberalArkie Aug 2023 #22

The family of John Gotti must be drinking champagne for breakfast no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 #3

Not too much alcohol, I heard it kills brain cells! Dustlawyer Aug 2023 #19

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Yep. "Trial by combat" he said... Justice matters. Aug 2023 #27

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He must've forgot. 2naSalit Aug 2023 #6

I wonder if Fani studied his old cases while learning RICO law. What karma. Vinca Aug 2023 #7

Giuliani, even used 9/11 for his partisan bullshit. Shortly afterward on the view he said something 2live is 2fly Aug 2023 #8

A spectacular fall from grace. Irish_Dem Aug 2023 #9

Yep Traildogbob Aug 2023 #13

I think all the accolades for 9/11 made him think he was invincible, and his RICO mob Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #10

I don't know if it is true or not but I have heard the story that Rudy chased the Italian Mafia from Botany Aug 2023 #11

If I recall correctly there was a time lapse between the two events, but given all the Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #12

As people age, they tend to become more of who they really are dlk Aug 2023 #14

Was he always close to Trump? tanyev Aug 2023 #15

Karma's a b!tch, isn't she Rudy? onetexan Aug 2023 #16

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #17

I have had nothing but contempt for him since his divorce from his second niyad Aug 2023 #18

He knows RICO so well, he knows the next step: The guy who flips first gets the best deal ... marble falls Aug 2023 #20

Giuliani is a disgusting person-- remember he's being sued for gross sexual harassment by his former LymphocyteLover Aug 2023 #21

Not too unlike a tragic figure from Ancient Greece dripping hair paint. Kid Berwyn Aug 2023 #23

Make Attorneys Get Attorneys IronLionZion Aug 2023 #24

Gee, maybe the cause was what people were saying ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #25

A theory - Rudy took down the Mafia in NY to open it for the Russian Mob nt csziggy Aug 2023 #26

Rudy's mistake was assuming that SDNY would always protect him FakeNoose Aug 2023 #28

He made the fatal mistake of believing his own press releases. marybourg Aug 2023 #29

Tsk Tsk, Rudy. republianmushroom Aug 2023 #30