Comments by "Above Ground" (@Above-Ground) on "Trump's First Round Of Nominees Is INSANE" video.

  1. The Felon bought land from associates of Philadelphia mob boss “Little Nicky” Scarfo for $500,000 more than it was worth. This and other ties persuaded police in Australia to block The Felon’s bid to build a casino in Sydney in 1987, citing his “Mafia connections.”
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  2. 2013: Federal prosecutors indicted Russian mob boss Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov and 33 others on charges related to a gambling ring, operating from two Trump Tower condos that laundered more than $100 million. A few months later, the same Mr. Tokhtakhounov, a fugitive from U.S. justice, was seen on the red carpet at Trump’s Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.
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  3. In 1988, Vincent “the Fish” Cafaro of the Genovese crime family testified before a U.S. Senate committee concerning the Mafia’s control of building projects in New York. Construction unions and concrete contractors were deeply dirty, Cafaro confirmed, and four of the city’s five crime families worked cooperatively to keep it that way. This would not have been news to Trump, whose political mentor and personal lawyer was Roy Cohn, consigliere to dons such as Fat Tony Salerno and Carmine Galante.
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  4. Vincent Cafaro of the Genovese crime family testified before the U.S. Senate on the Mafia’s control of building projects in New York. Construction contractors were deeply dirty, Cafaro confirmed. Trump Plaza and Trump Tower built with concrete rather than steel, bought at inflated prices from S&A Concrete. Co-owned by Tony Salerno and Paul Castellano, boss of the Gambino family.
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  5. Oct.19 2018: The finance chief of Russia's leading troll farm Project Lakhta. was indicted by the US Justice Department for interfering with US elections. Project Lakhta had an operating budget of more than $35 million for all of its operations directed at the United States.
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  6. 1987 : Russian mobster David Bogatin pleads guilty to “evading millions of dollars in state fuel taxes" in what state officials called one of the largest gasoline bootlegging operations in the nation.” Five Trump Tower condos are seized by the government, claiming that he had used the purchase to launder money.
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  7. “Putin’s great political machine is only gaining momentum and gearing up for a long, difficult, and interesting job,” Vladislav Surkov, adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin
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  8. 1984: Russian mobster David Bogatin bought five condos in Trump Tower with $6 million in cash. At least 1,300 of Trump condos in the United States have been sold similarly.  All cash purchases through anonymous sources.
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  9. "I literally controlled Manhattan. When I see the lights and everything about it. I think of Donald Trump and everyone else who couldn’t build a building if I didn’t want them to build it." Serial killer Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, underboss of the Gambino crime family.
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  10. Oct.19 2018: The finance chief of Russia's leading troll farm indicted by the US Justice Department for interfering with US elections.  The conspirators made it appear that they were ordinary American political activists, by setting up 1000’s of accounts made to appear to be owned by Americans. The accounts were used "to create and amplify divisive social and political content targeting US audiences.” And they are here. Daily.
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  11. Project Lakhta (The Internet Research Agency) is controlled by close ally of Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin through his Concord group. "Today's charges allege that Russian national Elena Khusyaynova conspired with others who were part of a Russian influence campaign to interfere with US democracy," said Assistant Attorney General John Demers.
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  12. 2/12/19: “Foreign politicians talk about Russia’s interference in elections and referendums around the world. In fact, the matter is even more serious: Russia interferes in your brains, we change your conscience, and there is nothing you can do about it.” -Vladislav Surkov, adviser to Vladimir Putin.
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