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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 08:49 PM Mar 2016

Smoking Gun Has Uncovered A Cocaine Scandal In Donald Drumpf’s Past

http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/03/02/smoking-gun-has-uncovered-a-cocaine-scandal-in-donald-trumps-past/

Remember Trump’s infamous “world’s greatest memory” comments back when he insisted that he saw thousands of Muslims cheering as the World Trade Center come down on 9/11, which has since been debunked? That memory seems to have failed him when he was questioned about a cocaine dealer awaiting sentencing who had received help while imprisoned from Donald Trump. That, he can’t remember.

Smoking Gun uncovered documents containing original transcripts of Trump’s questioning by the Division of Gaming Enforcement in September 1990. The DGE questioned him about a letter of leniency submitted to a judge on behalf of one of Donald Trump’s employees, Joseph Weichselbaum. That letter was signed by Donald Trump.

Joseph Weichselbaum “ferried high rollers to Trump’s Atlantic City casinos” and trafficked cocaine on the side. He was convicted of embezzlement and grand theft auto before being charged with trafficking in 1985, when the letter asking a federal judge for leniency, signed by Donald Trump, was submitted to a judge. Slate reports that:
“Spy says Weichselbaum was the general manager of the Trump-connected helicopter company from 1983 until 1986 and that his brother Frank Weichselbaum was one of the men who owned it.”

While living in theTrump Plaza building in Manhattan, which Weischelbaum rented directly from Trump and paid for by “bartering” work from his helicopter company to Trump’s casinos, he applied to have his federal case moved to a new venue. His case was moved from Ohio to Newark, New Jersey, and he was given a new judge there. That judge was Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s sister. Barry handed the case off to another judge, and Trump’s letter for leniency was submitted to him.




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Smoking Gun Has Uncovered A Cocaine Scandal In Donald Drumpf’s Past (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2016 OP
May It Be So. grasswire Mar 2016 #1
Never underestimate the reach of opposition research. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #2
His supporters STILL won't care. This election isn't about tRump. lindysalsagal Mar 2016 #3
That's because his supporters are racist idiots. Trump is the 1% that is taking theirs jobs away rockfordfile Mar 2016 #4

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
2. Never underestimate the reach of opposition research.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 08:56 PM
Mar 2016

I suspect this will have no affect on his supporters.
Bush was arrested for Cocaine in 1972. He stole the Presidency anyway.

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
3. His supporters STILL won't care. This election isn't about tRump.
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 01:07 AM
Mar 2016

It's about anger, fear, resentment, neglect, and retribution.

They know the GOP has abandoned them, and all they care about is sticking it to the GOP.

This isn't about finding a suitable president: It's the big F. U. to the GOP. That's what the tea party was, too.

And just wait until the GOP removes tRump at the convention. You thought they were angry now????

Wait till all of their votes are ignored.

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