Trump celebrates new year with convicted felon, Gotti pal Joseph "Joey No Socks" Cinque

[Miles Archer]

Washington (CNN)A new video raises questions about President-elect Donald Trump's relationship with Joseph "Joey No Socks" Cinque, who once reportedly survived a mob hit and was associated with the infamous mob boss John Gotti.

The video shows Trump ringing in the new year on stage with Cinque at his Mar-a-Lago hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. The Secret Service told CNN everyone who attended the party was subject to screening via a metal detector.

Cinque was convicted in 1989 of criminal possession of stolen art, a felony. He was sentenced to "conditional discharge" in 1990, according to records provided by a New York Supreme Court clerk. CNN was told the actual indictment was destroyed in a fire.

Cinque did not serve jail time. While there is no record of how long the conditional discharge sentence lasted, a lack of further court records in the case indicates that he did not violate the discharge, the clerk told CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/03/politics/donald-trump-joey-cinque-mob-new-years/index.html

[spanone]

1. CNN did a piece on this last night...."Trump celebrates New Year's Eve with felon"

CNN video at link on trump and joey no socks


Trump celebrates New Year's Eve with felon

A new video calls attention to President-elect Donald Trump's relationship with felon Joseph "Joey No Socks" Cinque, who once was associated with infamous mob boss

John Gotti. CNN's Miguel Marquez reports.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/01/03/donald-trump-joey-cinque-felon-new-years-marquez-dnt-lead.cnn

[Vinca]

2. Best mob name ever: "Joey No Socks."

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. I'm just waiting for the MSM to make a big deal of this

Outside of CNN the story seems none existent.

[jberryhill]

4. Is there something wrong with his feet?

Okay, I'll bite. What's with the "no socks"?