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allegorical oracle

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7. He could be pulling a "double" grift -- collect $$ from donors for the ball room

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 08:53 PM

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and then collect comp for his personal legal bills. The two shakedowns aren't mutually exclusive. Must not forget how he's had 60 years to perfect his corruption. Learned it at his daddy's knee.

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