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Donald Trump's Mafia-Style Leadership and Organized Crime Connections

The Majority Report w/ Sam SederSeptember 27, 202526 min30,342 views
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Trump's Mafia Parallels

  • 💡 Donald Trump's leadership style is frequently compared to mafia tactics, drawing parallels from his father's construction business dealings with organized crime in the 1950s.
  • 🔗 Direct links between the mafia and Donald Trump are evident, including Roy Cohn's role as Trump's lawyer and an emissary from the underworld, with Cohn also serving as chief counsel to Joseph McCarthy.
  • 🏗️ Trump's construction of Trump Tower using concrete, a material controlled by the mafia's "concrete club," and alleged meetings with mob boss Fat Tony Salerno, highlight these connections.

Financial Dealings and International Crime

  • 💰 Trump's reliance on Deutsche Bank in the 1990s is scrutinized, as the bank has a reputation for handling money from questionable sources, including alleged Russian gangsters and oligarchs.
  • 🌐 Projects like the Trump Panama deal, involving Brazilian and Colombian partners linked to drug trafficking and money laundering, alongside Russian gangsters, demonstrate international criminal financial markets.
  • 🤝 The dynamic of awarding government contracts and favors to those who are
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