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The_jackalope

(1,660 posts) Fri Nov 17, 2017, 04:14 PM Nov 2017

It sure looks to me like "l'affaire Franken" was timed to distract from the Trump Ocean Club story. [View all]

A Panama tower carries Trump’s name and ties to organized crime

This is a major, major story, and handily explains the desperation steaming from Trump's tweets.

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It sure looks to me like "l'affaire Franken" was timed to distract from the Trump Ocean Club story. [View all] The_jackalope Nov 2017 OP

good point. MFM008 Nov 2017 #1

They missed. C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #2

It was the only shot they had. The_jackalope Nov 2017 #4

Yes they do have the nuclear gambit C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #5

There is a longer, more detailed story here: The_jackalope Nov 2017 #3

Trump crime family with his tax returns locked up by the IRS, past time to take a peek. FreeStateDemocrat Nov 2017 #6

they've got a great line of defense against this: they *always* have a need for a distraction.... unblock Nov 2017 #7