2. Last month, a handful of Trump loyalists launched a new non-profit and super PAC called Defending The Republic. It's a convenient tool for dark money donors.
3. Today in 1986, a mob member was arrested at Trump Tower for ordering an assassination. The story unfolds with ties to Fred Trump, Roy Cohn, and Rudy Giuliani. Earlier thread below. ⬇️
5. In 1999, Bob Levinson warned that the most dangerous people on Earth have reached the United States, and Semion Mogilevich is the worst of all. trumpfile.org/bob-levinson-t…
6. In 1995, the FBI found Russian mafia boss Vyacheslav Ivankov living in Trump Tower. In his address book was a phone number for a Trump Tower residence owned by the Trump Organization. Could it have been Donald Trump's? (Post Updated)
2. In January 2000, Trump released a new book. He wrote none of it, but that's not the point.
In the book, "Trump" warned that Osama Bin Laden is dangerous and that a terrorist attack is coming to U.S. soil. (However, he did not connect the two.) trumpfile.org/donald-trump-r…
3. In June 2001, Donald Trump sold the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower to the government of Saudi Arabia.... Three months before 9/11. trumpfile.org/donald-trump-s…
Mother Jones: The gun group’s advertising blitzes on behalf of GOP candidates Josh Hawley, Matt Rosendale, and Richard Burr were authorized by the very same media consultant that the candidates themselves used. motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
St. Louis Public Radio: "Dark Money from anonymous sources—on both sides of the political spectrum—is corrupting our elections and replacing substantive policy debates with gutter politics... Candidates can’t control it, but we can speak out against it."
Today in 1986, a Trump Tower gambling ring leader was arrested for ordering the murder of a rival gambling criminal. The story doesn't end with Trump Tower, though. trumpfile.org/criminal-gambl…
On March 13, 1986, Robert Hopkins was arrested for ordering the murder of one of his rivals. Hopkins was a mob member leading New York City’s largest criminal gambling ring. He owned two condos in Trump Tower and at least 100 illegal gambling locations.
Trump Tower wasn't Hopkins' only connection to Donald Trump. He was a member of the Lucchese crime family, which often shared membership and work with the Gambino and Genovese families.
Gambino & Genovese members also worked with Fred Trump and Roy Cohn.
1. The former daughter-in-law of Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg says that Donald Trump used apartments to "own" his employees. trumpfile.org/jennifer-weiss…
2. In April 2016, Ted Cruz warned that Donald Trump would threaten anyone who doesn't support him.
"I don’t know if the next thing we’re going to see is voters or delegates waking up with horses’ heads in their bed."
3. Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion sold for over $50 million earlier this week. The buyer's identity remains a secret. trumpfile.org/jeffrey-epstei…
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1. When Trump started teasing a presidential campaign in 1987, a friend told Newsweek that Trump would never run unless, somehow, "he were appointed." And that's just a fraction of the story. (UPDATED POST) trumpfile.org/friend-tells-n…
Normally I wait until I have three links to share before starting this thread.
Posts are taking extra time today because I'm updating some old drafts with full context from long articles and passages in books. So there's more on the way, but I wanted to get that top link up.
2. July 4, 1987: Donald Trump meets the KGB in Moscow & decides to run for president.
This is the most detailed, time consuming, and important post added to Trump File in weeks.