NYT article- Pay Us, Play Along With Twitler, Or Else

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By ELIZABETH WILLIAJSON

Attention: corporate America.

For a fee, Corey Lewandowski, President Trump’s pugilistic former campaign manager, and Barry Bennett, a former Trump senior adviser, will protect you from “tweet risk” — what happens to the stock price and reputation of your company when the president tells his 26 million Twitter followers that you’re killing factory jobs or refusing to sell Ivanka Trump handbags.

“If he’s gonna come after you, there’s nothing we can do to stop it,” Mr. Bennett said of Avenue Strategies, the firm he and Mr. Lewandowski opened in offices overlooking Mr. Trump’s White House bedroom window. “But if you want to figure out how to win in this environment, we can help you.

“We’re your sherpa through turbulent times.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/opinion/want-to-keep-the-president-at-bay-two-consultants-have-an-inside-track.html?ref=opinion

Sounds like the Mob

[madaboutharry]

1. Sounds like a shakedown.

Come up with "protection money" or you'll be ruined.

They're punks.

[Nitram]

3. Thugs.

[Dustlawyer]

6. What is Trump's cut?

[Maru Kitteh]

2. They're just running the smaller version of Trump's shakedown attempt on the UN

How many times has he intimated that the US may not fulfill its contracted obligation to render assistance to member states who don't "pay up."

[Ligyron]

4. "Nice business you got here - be a shame if something happened to it."

[smirkymonkey]

14. No kidding.

This is no better than the mob. I can't believe they are getting away with this shit.

[SunSeeker]

5. I just can't get over the fact that these horrible people have such power now.

[BainsBane]

7. Pay for play

[world wide wally]

8. Good job, Mr. Law and Order Prez

[dalton99a]

9. RICO?

[Tanuki]

10. I believe the term of art is "influence peddling".

[Blue_Tires]

11. Mafia presidency...

[gordianot]

12. Is this for real?

Sometimes it is hard to tell.

[littlemissmartypants]

13. Sounds like the mob.

Because it is the mob. Kick.

[BSdetect]

15. Intimidation, threats, blackmail

Better than outright confiscation?

Protection money skirting the law - perhaps not - but will anyone prosecute now?

[KittyWampus]

16. RICO- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

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