Is it time to ask everyone to take a step back and ponder something? As we speak Paul Manafort is being charged with money laundering. Just today, Trump’s first congressional supporter is being indicted for insider trading. It seems that Trump supporters will follow him in a cult-like faction even though he insults basically everyone but Vladimir Putin.
I have come to understand Trump not as the President but as the Don of the Trump Crime Family. Trump's rise in his criminal empire actually predates any sort of politics. It even predates his days as a reality TV star.
Donald Trump first lawyer and mentor was the infamous mob consigliere, Roy Cohn ( famous for being the close advisor to Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy) cut a deal with mafia leaders Anthony Salerno and Paul Castellano to use illegal polish immigrants to build Trump Tower through a mob-controlled construction company. (1)
Trump has declared bankruptcy on a handful of casinos and hotels. One of his most famous ones was Trump’s Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal was fined $10 million for money laundering protection violations. TTM was a Limited Liability Corporation which means if the casino went bankrupt. Trump would not be held liable. (1)
Mafia 101 tells me that casino’s, restaurants and other shell companies were used to launder money. Trump’s latest financial disclosure tells us that he owned over 500 LLCs. I am almost certain that Trump used all of his defunct businesses as shell companies to launder money. The one thread of evidence is a $10 million fine against the Taj Mahal not including Trump University or the laundry list of failed businesses but that's a story for a different day.
We all know that Trump’s gang are guilty of conspiracy, espionage and other treasonous crimes. However, Mueller has learned from history. Espionage may be hard to prove but tax fraud isn't. Bank fraud isn't or insider trading. Criminal empires always fall apart from the inside. Al Capone was convicted for tax evasion. Gotti’s underboss turned on him and cut a deal with U.S. Attorney Robert Mueller.
Trump supporters like him because he is not a politician. I’m down with that. How about we think of it as the mafia instead. I have heard him be referred to as The Donald lets cut that down to The Don, The Don expects loyalty regardless of what the situation is. Manafort is the Underboss, Rick Gates (has broken Omerta) is the Caporegime. Like the mob, he has family that will take over his enterprise. My money is on Kushner or Don Jr.
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