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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"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
rzemanfl
(29,554 posts)2. Yikes. K&R n/t
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)4. Oh my!
malaise
(268,665 posts)5. And there was a
Federal Grant from guess who - the turtle's wife.
sheshe2
(83,637 posts)8. Lock her up!
question everything
(47,425 posts)7. Groan..
calimary
(81,085 posts)10. Oh brother...
BigmanPigman
(51,564 posts)11. ...and who is REALLY surprised by this new info?
Puzzler
(2,505 posts)12. Just another day in the Trump Universe
... sorry for my glibness, but its 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.......
..........turns to shit. They have the reverse Midas touch.