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5/18 Wayne Barrett: Donald Trump: Mob Connected Trust Fund Baby

May 18, 2016

Journalist, legendary Trump biographer and author of the new Kindle book Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, explains why and how Donald Trump didn’t run in 2012. Trump’s Mob connections. Why Trump’s race baiting is all that matters in a Republican primary. Why Donald Trump would be nowhere without his dad’s money. The corruption of Fred Trump. Trump family history of crony capitalism. How Donald Trump triad to pay off Wayne Barrett. Roy Cohn and the Trump history of racism. Trump’s “remote connection” to the truth and how to expose Trump.

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