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Coldwater

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18. Trump has always pictured himself as a mafia boss

Reply to Buddyzbuddy (Reply #17)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 03:24 PM

Sep 23

And mafia bosses typically take a percentage cut from their associates' earnings, usually in the range of 10 to 30%

I'm sure trump got his cut despite the fact that $50K is chump change

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They're no longer even trying to hide the corruption [View all] Coldwater Sep 23 OP

Why would they hide it. The US Supreme Court is part of their crime syndicate. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #1

And because of what happened in 2016 by you know which group Eliot Rosewater Sep 23 #2

Keep it off his tax returns? Illegal income is still declarable. cbabe Sep 23 #3

Ha ha. The IRS go after Trump? Sure. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #6

Homan took the money. cbabe Sep 23 #7

The IRS has been gutted gab13by13 Sep 23 #9

Hell, they brag about it. They looked down on honest people like us. Walleye Sep 23 #4

They think we are stupid suckers and losers for following the law. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #8

The actual fact is that the vast majority of Americans are honest, law,-abiding, and follow the rules Walleye Sep 23 #14

The GOP has convinced their voters that most of America consists of lazy devils. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #16

Loser! Only $50k? That's not much leftstreet Sep 23 #5

50k here, 50k there adds up. gab13by13 Sep 23 #11

They did more than drop the case, gab13by13 Sep 23 #10

In my wildest imaginations Coldwater Sep 23 #12

And then say it didn't happen Mysterian Sep 23 #13

Yes, but why not, they have millions of Americans believing every word they say no matter how stupid Walleye Sep 23 #15

I only have one question. Buddyzbuddy Sep 23 #17

Trump has always pictured himself as a mafia boss Coldwater Sep 23 #18