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mia

(8,358 posts) Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:44 PM Mar 2018

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"No, this isn't a joke."

So the Miami company behind the bridge that collapsed (Munilla Construction Management) has alleged connections to Paul Manafort. No, this isn't a joke. Manafort was apparently helping his client Yan Jiehe find U.S. construction firms ripe for acquisition.
https://therealdeal.com/2017/08/31/meet-paul-manaforts-real-estate-fixer/ …

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"No, this isn't a joke." (Original Post) mia Mar 2018 OP

....... dhol82 Mar 2018 #1

Yikes. K&R n/t rzemanfl Mar 2018 #2

K&R... spanone Mar 2018 #3

Oh my! backtoblue Mar 2018 #4

And there was a malaise Mar 2018 #5

Lock her up! sheshe2 Mar 2018 #8

... Lucinda Mar 2018 #6

Groan.. question everything Mar 2018 #7

K and R BadgerMom Mar 2018 #9

Oh brother... calimary Mar 2018 #10

...and who is REALLY surprised by this new info? BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #11

Just another day in the Trump Universe Puzzler Mar 2018 #12

Good Lord, Literally EVERYTHING These Guys Touch....... ChoppinBroccoli Mar 2018 #13

dhol82

(9,351 posts)

1. .......

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Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:46 PM

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rzemanfl

(29,554 posts)

2. Yikes. K&R n/t

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Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:48 PM

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spanone

(135,781 posts)

3. K&R...

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Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:48 PM

Mar 2018

backtoblue

(11,343 posts)

4. Oh my!

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Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:49 PM

Mar 2018

malaise

(268,665 posts)

5. And there was a

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Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:50 PM

Mar 2018

Federal Grant from guess who - the turtle's wife.

sheshe2

(83,637 posts)

8. Lock her up!

Reply to malaise (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 10:12 PM

Mar 2018

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

6. ...

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Thu Mar 15, 2018, 10:03 PM

Mar 2018

question everything

(47,425 posts)

7. Groan..

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Thu Mar 15, 2018, 10:05 PM

Mar 2018

BadgerMom

(2,770 posts)

9. K and R

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Fri Mar 16, 2018, 12:33 AM

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calimary

(81,085 posts)

10. Oh brother...

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Fri Mar 16, 2018, 12:39 AM

Mar 2018

BigmanPigman

(51,564 posts)

11. ...and who is REALLY surprised by this new info?

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Fri Mar 16, 2018, 12:41 AM

Mar 2018

Puzzler

(2,505 posts)

12. Just another day in the Trump Universe

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Fri Mar 16, 2018, 12:50 AM

Mar 2018

... sorry for my glibness, but it’s one of the only ways I can stomach reading the news.

Condolences to the victims, families and friends.

-Puzzler

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,781 posts)

13. Good Lord, Literally EVERYTHING These Guys Touch.......

Reply to mia (Original post)

Fri Mar 16, 2018, 12:56 AM

Mar 2018

..........turns to shit. They have the reverse Midas touch.

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