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Trump University, Mueller, and Business Fraud Allegations

from Bavarian Cream Pie · #127

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8 min

The conversation shifts to legal jeopardy for Trump from the New York Attorney General and Mueller probe, discussing Trump University as an outright scam and comparing Trump's persona on The Apprentice to his actual business fraud.

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  • 46:19Trump University and his other businesses are outright scams.
  • 46:33The Apprentice portrayed his business operations in a way completely contrary to how they actually work.
  • 47:50Trump built his mythos as a reality TV character years before The Apprentice, appearing on Oprah and constructing a wrestling heel persona.
  • 48:21He was memed into existence by the alt-right as a golden-haired, openly racist, hyper-masculine candidate.
  • 48:58His entire image is supposedly built on being a brilliant negotiator who has negotiated nothing of substance.
  • 49:10He got no money for his wall, which was never going to get built, despite Republican promises about it.
  • 49:48Mueller still wants an interview with Trump, and he might incriminate himself at every turn.
  • 50:21Republicans attacked the Clintons heavily over Whitewater, while Trump's actions are far worse in their brashness and attacks on freedom.
  • 52:03People look at the system and think everybody's dirty, but Trump got caught—and the elite rarely face accountability because they know how to operate cleanly.
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Donald TrumpGeorge H. W. BushTrump UniversityMichael CohenThe ApprenticeCBSMelania TrumpBill O'ReillyThe ClintonsBarack Obamathe Bush family

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