I like to flatter myself. Btw thanks for keeping it short. You’re still my hero.

One of the fallacies and mistruths spread by the MAGAs is that Trump was being persecuted in the courts as a result of his running for President; a long, long history of lawsuits on municipal, county, and state levels belie the claim, proving Trump and his misdeeds have long been on the radar of the governmental authorities and those authorities have acted on those issues long before the Great Cheeto took his slow escalator ride down to the lobby of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for President in 2015; the main difference now is that Trump has placed himself in the very public eye and can no longer finagle his way out of criminal responsibility as had been accustomed; his usual game of plea bargaining a charge down to a fine or other financial penalty was taken away from him once he got into the glaring spotlight of politics...

Let's look at a case against Trump that may tell why Trump felt he had to run for the cover of being a Presidential candidate; everyone knows that Trump once owned three (3) gambling casinos/hotels in Atlantic City, NJ and that he managed, in his own patented Trumpian fashion, to bankrupt all three of his casinos, which is a startling feat since casino ownership for virtually everyone else is a surefire money making venture; so Trump tanked his casinos, as he had/has done with so very, very many of his business ventures, but a lot of people are unaware of a particular issue that pushed Trump to run for cover...

Casinos are a hotbed of potential criminal activity; the continuous flow of vast sums of money in and out of the casinos offer tempting cover for things like money laundering, financial crime, etc.; there is little wonder that organized crime took a very strong interest in the big casino business; the Mafia, through puppet management, held strong control over the legal gambling business in places like Las Vegas; I once worked at a law firm that represented the Teamster's Union Central States Pension Fund (TUCSPF), which was also being used by the Mafia to launder money and, in fact, the Mafia was 'investing' Pension Fund money into the construction and/or purchase of casino properties in places like Las Vegas; I noticed that the TUCSPF cases would originate in other states and jurisdictions, but the law firm would seek and almost always get a change in trial venue to Nevada, specifically Las Vegas, and when I asked one of the lead attorneys why that seemed to be happening so consistently, he just sort of sighed and said, "Well, Las Vegas has the best judges money can buy"; the Mob held sway in Vegas then...

Money laundering was such a problem in casinos, a Federal agency, within the Department of the Treasury, was formed in 1990 to seek out and prosecute financial crimes, with a major focus on money laundering...




Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financ...cement_Network

Agency Website: https://www.fincen.gov/


When FinCen was founded in 1990, they rapidly sought out and commenced to shut down money laundering in the casino industry; the Mob took note and quietly and expeditiously moved away from using the casinos as cover for money laundering; they were wise and only a fool would seek to try and buck FinCen...


Enter the Fool, in the form of Trump; he opened his three casinos in 1995 and immediately sought out as customers some of the shadiest persons and entities one could imagine; Trump had always wanted to be seen as some sort of mob boss or Don (the actual Mafia was approached by Trump to partner with him but they rejected him as he was viewed by the bosses as unreliable and untrustworthy), so he tried to fashion his casino business in the mold of the old Vegas casinos in the Mob days; shady financiers, criminal outfits, foreigners seeking to 'sanitize' their ill-gotten loot (including a large number of Russian bigwigs) all came to the Trump casinos; while the Mob was busy getting out of the business as quickly as possible, Trump was diving into money laundering with glee; however, FinCen was keeping an eagle eye on the casinos in Atalatic City and it wasn't long before FinCen took action against Trump:


FinCEN ANNOUNCES PENALTY AGAINST TRUMP TAJ MAHAL ASSOCIATES (Jan 28 1998) --

Source: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-rel...hal-associates


Now, one would think a nearly half-a-million dollar fine would wake up the offender and cause him to reconsider reoffending; but not Little Donnie, since this happened seven years later:


FinCEN Fines Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort $10 Million for Significant and Long Standing Anti-Money Laundering Violations (Mar 06 2015) --




Source: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-rel...icant-and-long


The law under which FinCen operates mandates a fine of USD $5,000 per violation, which means, at a total of USD $10 Million, there were at least five thousand (5,000) violations of the money laundering law committed by Trump, and, remember, this is a settlementt amount, not a per offense penalty; the government opted to settle with Trump and thus he avoided being criminally charged (as he should have been for such flagrant flaunting of the law), something he had relied on over and over again in his legal battles, seeking to settle out of court to avoid that orange jumpsuit (one does wonder how it would be possible to discern the orange suit from Trumps usual tinge)...

Trump knew he had probably taken too great a risk and, with FinCen looking over his shoulders, he probably knew FinCen's sister agency, the IRS, would like likely come knocking soon and they weren't known for being inclined to settle easily, which may explain why trump was so desperate to keep his tax returns hidden...


So, on March 06, 2015, Trump gets a USD $10 Million face slap and he needs cover against being prosecuted; 102 days after being fined by FinCen, on June 16, 2015, Trump takes that slow ride on the escalator into the 'haven' of being 'untouchable' because he is now a Presidential candidate and later shielded as president, and, once he no longer is shielded by being in the Oval Office, he runs again as his new shield...

When Trump first announced his candidacy, I really didn't know much about him other than he was on reality TV and some sort of media fame whore; I decided to do research on him to see what he was all about and I was surprised to see an awful lot of articles and news reports pre-dating his announced candidacy and they did not paint a very appealing picture; the above information was just a bit of what I found on Trump's dealings and failings prior to him becoming the Giant Cheeto; once he is no longer shielded by being a candidate, I have the feeling an awful lot of entities in the government and not a few private, civil entities are gonna line up and take their swing at Trump and his 'empire' over long-delayed issues and crimes...

Trump is not the unjustly persecuted victim he sells to the MAGA rubes and bobbleheads, he actually has a very long and disgraceful record of criminality, deceit, and avoidance of personal responsibility; all in all, there is little to nothing to commend him as someone fit to sit in the Oval Office (or even take a White House visitor's tour)...


That said, it wouldn't be too surprising after Trump loses on Election Day, and, of course, declaring "I was robbed!!", to see very shortly after Nov 05 2024, Trump declaring his run for the Presidency in 2028...



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Well, as least you have at least one person to flatter you; maybe you can scare up some other besides yourself... :D

...and, I am my own hero... :03:



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According to news reports, and the US agency handling voter registration inquiries, the link posted by Taylor Swift for her fans to seek voter registration info has garnered over 377,000 inquiries; I am not at all knowledgeable about Swift or her career, but, damn, that's an awful lot of pull for just one person...


Maybe Trump can...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM


Hey, I'm sure if Kid Rock mobilizes his fans he can get a couple of dozen responders...



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Trump is not up for a second debate. Just as well. He'll never walk back eating cats and dogs. I mean seriously. He earned his losing this election. His handlers helped.

Tulsi Gabbard is a known Russian agent and can safely be ignored.

It does look good in terms of entertainment value though :)

No doubt!!!

Sadder still, is if Harris’s performance this past three and half years and last debate wins her this election.

Trump's lack of being smart and staying on point wins Harris the election.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zWU7w6...hlbiBjb2xiZXJ0

...the Biden MAGA hat bit might be amusing to you...




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And apparently Harris’s past three and a half years and her ability to deflect questions related to the border and economy is what will get her elected. People just love it the way it is.


6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other.

Over 30 lawmakers sign bipartisan pledge to uphold 2024 election results — including 6 Republicans

Another inane article. I live here and I can tell you that every four to eight years the losing party always piss and moan, protest and even go to court over presidential election results.

And unless its a landslide win, it’s not going to stop.

Wanted to add something else here. Just before the debate started I heard two callers. One was a registered Republican from North Carolina stating he was open to voting for Harris but wanted to hear what her policies were before making a choice.

The second was a Democrat when asked what he wanted out of the debate. He said he wanted Trump to apologize.


I might be sticking my neck out by saying this. I think it’s safe to say neither of them got what they wanted out that debate.