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December 23, 2024 at 11:36 AM

ACLU vs. ACLU Florida settlement stokes concerns about state group’s direction

ACLU vs. ACLU Florida settlement stokes concerns about state group’s direction By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A nasty split between the national American Civil Liberties Union and directors of its Florida affiliate has ended with the national office cementing its control over the state …

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December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Our trustworthy reporting is more important than ever

Dear Reader, A poll commissioned this year by Free Press, a media advocacy organization, found that 79% of Americans are concerned the information they see online is “fake, false or a deliberate attempt to confuse people.” As both digital journalists and Americans, we find this highly concerning…

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December 18, 2024 at 11:36 AM

The long goodbye of Florida's newspapers - read all about it

The long goodbye of Florida's newspapers - read all about it The Miami Herald building on Biscayne Bay was demolished in April 2014. Today, the Herald's dwindling print edition appears nearing its end. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The long goodbye of Florida’s newspapers is accelerat…

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December 12, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Homestead PD accused of covering up for amorous detective

Homestead PD accused of covering up for amorous detective By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.orgd Homestead’s police chief demoted and briefly suspended a city detective who an internal investigation found began an intimate relationship with an alleged crime victim and later arrested her e…

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December 5, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Billionaires’ feud reaches Florida Supremes, where justices may add a hurdle to claiming punitive damages

Billionaires’ feud reaches Florida Supremes, where justices may add a hurdle to claiming punitive damages Palm Beach billionaires Isaac 'Ike' Perlmutter, right, and Harold Peerenboom By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org An extraordinary feud between Palm Beach billionaires that began on countr…

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December 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM

IT'S #GIVINGNEWSDAY!

Dear Reader, Many American adults don't feel that national news organizations care about the impact of their reporting. In a recent survey of more than 5,000 American adults from Gallup and the Knight Foundation, just 23% believed that most national news organizations care about “the best intere…

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December 2, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Related Group tied to $100K that went to PAC backing Hollywood Mayor who backed its project

Related Group tied to $100K that went to PAC backing Hollywood Mayor who backed its project Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy, left, and Related Group Chairman, CEO and founder Jorge Perez By Dan Christensen and Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org In the three weeks before Josh Levy’s re-election as may…

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November 25, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Hollywood residents fear developers, city won’t stop at one 30-story tower on public beach

Hollywood residents fear developers, city won’t stop at one 30-story tower on public beach An artist's rendering of the proposed 30-story beachfront condominium tower opposed by some Hollywood residents. Photo: CondosandCondos.com By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Will a developer with a $5…

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November 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM

IT'S GIVE MIAMI DAY! KEEP WATCHDOG NEWS ALIVE!

GIVE MIAMI DAY IS HERE! Florida Bulldog is celebrating our 15th anniversary all month. And from now through midnight you can make a real difference. Your contribution will help us to continue bringing you important watchdog news in South Florida. Our staff of veteran reporters and editors work h…

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November 21, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Bergeron loses appeal against Waste Management in recycling case; huge legal fees loom

Bergeron loses appeal against Waste Management in recycling case; huge legal fees loom Former business partners Ron Bergeron, right, and Anthony Lomangino By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Politically connected Davie businessman “Alligator” Ron Bergeron has lost his appeal of a Broward ju…

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November 14, 2024 at 4:55 PM

YOU CAN HELP US KEEP INDEPENDENT NEWS

Dear Reader, We know that the fates of American democracy and American journalism are entwined—this is especially clear during an election year. And yet, in many places across the U.S., communities are losing news sources and the journalists they once counted on.  Without access to reliable info…

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November 13, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Broward County delays vote on Monarch Hill height increase in face of opposition by cities, residents

Broward County delays vote on Monarch Hill height increase in face of opposition by cities, residents Waste Management trucks hauling trash loads to the top of its Monarch Hill landfill in North Broward. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org After a big build-up to a final decision, the Browa…

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November 12, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Coconut Creek spurns Waste Management's offer; to fight dump's expansion plans at county today

Coconut Creek spurns Waste Management's offer; to fight dump's expansion plans at county today The Coconut Creek City Commission during its special meeting Monday By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Waste Management’s attempt to corral Coconut Creek’s longstanding opposition to expanding th…

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November 10, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Waste Management really wants to keep dumping at an expanded Monarch Hill - Broward, Creek poised to go along

Waste Management really wants to keep dumping at an expanded Monarch Hill - Broward, Creek poised to go along Waste Management's Monarch Hill landfill in North Broward. Photo:Local10News By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org After months of delay, the Broward County Commission is set to final…

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November 8, 2024 at 12:30 PM

FEC finds U.S. Rep. Salazar's ex- campaign treasurer 'reckless,' caused $2.1 million in errors and violations

FEC finds U.S. Rep. Salazar's ex- campaign treasurer 'reckless,' caused $2.1 million in errors and violations From left to right, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Miami; political campaign treasurer Nancy Marks; ex-Rep. George Santos, R-New York. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org UPDATE:…

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November 7, 2024 at 11:48 AM

How a Broward crook who stole $100 million got a Murder One charge cut to a misdemeanor

How a Broward crook who stole $100 million got a Murder One charge cut to a misdemeanor Fraudster Issa Asad wrapped himself and his company, QLink, in the flag to sign up customers. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Q Link Wireless CEO Issa Asad and his company pleaded guilty on Oct.15 in…

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November 4, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Forced by lawsuit, Broward Clerk of Courts agrees to stop shortchanging PD's office on fees

Forced by lawsuit, Broward Clerk of Courts agrees to stop shortchanging PD's office on fees Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes and Broward Clerk of Courts Brenda Forman By Noreen Marcus, Florida Bulldog.org Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes had to waste $468,000 of his operating budget …

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November 1, 2024 at 2:09 PM

Democracy needs news. News needs you. NewsMatch 2024 begins!

Dear Reader, American democracy is at the top of our minds this month with Election Day fast approaching. Today also kicks off this year’s NewsMatch campaign here at Florida Bulldog, which is our biggest fundraiser of the year.  We see democracy and journalism as two sides of the same coin. If y…

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October 28, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Broward Sheriff Tony seeks to play kingmaker in Miami-Dade sheriff's race, bets big on candidate Reyes. Why?

Broward Sheriff Tony seeks to play kingmaker in Miami-Dade sheriff's race, bets big on candidate Reyes. Why? Miami-Dade sheriff's candidate James Reyes on the day he quit the Broward Sheriff's Office last year to become head of Miami-Dade's jail system. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org T…

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October 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Whistleblower says big accounting firm hid evidence that a Saudi co-defendant helped finance 9/11

Whistleblower says big accounting firm hid evidence that a Saudi co-defendant helped finance 9/11 An image taken from the building that housed the National Archives office in New York City on September 11, 2001. The original caption reads: "From the roof of 201 Varick Street, just one floor up…

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October 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Presidential campaign will end, but Trump v. Clinton goes on and on

Presidential campaign will end, but Trump v. Clinton goes on and on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org While his opponents deflect Donald Trump’s lie that he won in 2020 and brace for his cries of “Fraud!” if he loses next month, Trump’s lawyers are telling a…

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October 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Amendment 2 on hunting and fishing bankrolled by special interests

Amendment 2 on hunting and fishing bankrolled by special interests By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org If approved by voters on Nov. 5, Amendment 2 will add to Florida’s Constitution a right to hunt and fish that includes controversial language opponents say is a threat to responsible wild…

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October 13, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Is lobbying firm LSN Partners newest partner Pembroke Pines?

Is lobbying firm LSN Partners newest partner Pembroke Pines? Pembroke Pines Mayor Angelo Castillo, left, and LSN partner and Interim city Commissioner Michael Hernandez By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org What happens when a lobbying firm that boasts how it “helps clients build relationship…

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October 11, 2024 at 11:30 AM

State Supreme Court Justices Francis and Sasso, up for retention votes, might as well have lifetime tenure

State Supreme Court Justices Francis and Sasso, up for retention votes, might as well have lifetime tenure Florida Supreme Court Justices Renatha Francis, right, and Meredith Sasso By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org In a hyperactive election season, it’s easy to forget this Florida ballot is…

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October 6, 2024 at 11:30 AM

GOP bigshot Adam Kidan: A life of luxury despite owing millions in restitution from SunCruz fraud

GOP bigshot Adam Kidan: A life of luxury despite owing millions in restitution from SunCruz fraud The Gulfstream G100 business jet often used by Adam Kidan and his family. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Ex-con and disbarred lawyer Adam Kidan has owed the U.S. government $21.7 million, …

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October 1, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The ‘poster child’ for homelessness in Miami-Dade County is an unsinkable Cuban widow called Mechy

The ‘poster child’ for homelessness in Miami-Dade County is an unsinkable Cuban widow called Mechy Mechy Paez Polo By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Mechy Paez Polo is content to live in a pleasant shelter for homeless seniors now that her true home, with her husband Orlando Polo, is gone. …

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September 29, 2024 at 11:30 AM

How Spanish talk radio stations inundate South Florida airwaves with paranoia about rigged voting machines. And (unlike Fox) get away with it.

How Spanish talk radio stations inundate South Florida airwaves with paranoia about rigged voting machines. And (unlike Fox) get away with it. By Kirk C. Nielsen, FloridaBulldog.org Possibly the most insane and certainly the most geographically concentrated place where ex-President Trump’s de…

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September 27, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Adam Kidan's long strange trip from SunCruz scandal to big time Republican donor

Adam Kidan's long strange trip from SunCruz scandal to big time Republican donor Ex-con and Republican donor Adam Kidan and his bride Cristiani, right, with Donald and Melania Trump and Andrea Bocelli at Mar-a-Lago after their wedding the weekend of Feb. 18, 2023. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBu…

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September 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The hardest case for mercy; Inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter

The hardest case for mercy; Inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz inside the 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. The building was torn down in June. By Joe Sexton This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonp…

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September 16, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Miami-Dade's choice: Spare 150 seniors homelessness or save taxpayers $14 million

Miami-Dade's choice: Spare 150 seniors homelessness or save taxpayers $14 million Homeless Trust Chairman Ron Book talks to a frail, 83-year-old woman on a bus bench on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach the night of Aug. 22. The trust was conducting its summer 'Point In Time' headcount of the homele…

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September 15, 2024 at 11:30 AM

'Co-opted' by Saudi intelligence, FBI informant allegedly played vital role in 9/11 preparations

'Co-opted' by Saudi intelligence, FBI informant allegedly played vital role in 9/11 preparations Images of Dr. Abdussattar Shaikh from December 2000 in a recently unsealed filing in the 9/11 families lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. Shaikh was attending a celebration for the birth of Saudi spy Om…

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September 14, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Palm Beach County judge’s nude photos case ends quietly after 5 ½ years with a right-before-trial settlement

Palm Beach County judge’s nude photos case ends quietly after 5 ½ years with a right-before-trial settlement Clockwise from uppper right: Palm Beach County Court Judge Marni Bryson, West Palm Beach attorney Jack Scarola, Fort Lauderdale lawyer/lobbyist Stephanie Toothaker and Fort Lauderdale a…

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September 10, 2024 at 7:02 PM

New evidence, compelling new narrative in 9/11 lawsuit toxic for Saudi Arabia, FBI

New evidence, compelling new narrative in 9/11 lawsuit toxic for Saudi Arabia, FBI Ground zero at the ruins of New York's World Trade Center. Photo: FBI By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org For the last month and a half, a torrent of unsettling, even maddening information about what led up t…

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September 6, 2024 at 3:09 PM

Republican Rep. Byron Donalds failed to timely report numerous stock trades; a bipartisan problem

Republican Rep. Byron Donalds failed to timely report numerous stock trades; a bipartisan problem U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds appearing on television on March 7, 2022 to decry members of Congress who violate the STOCK Act. "That's when you have to have sanctions andthe House has to get real." By D…

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September 1, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Broward Sheriff "Dr." Tony's attacks lead to a lesson in reality of governance

Broward Sheriff "Dr." Tony's attacks lead to a lesson in reality of governance Broward County Commissioner Steve Geller, left, and Sheriff "Dr." Gregory Tony By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org In the halls of BSO headquarters, Sheriff “Dr.” Gregory Tony is accustomed to hearing “Yes, sir!”…

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August 25, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Donald Trump broke Florida criminal law, didn’t register NY fraud convictions with Palm Beach sheriff

Donald Trump broke Florida criminal law, didn’t register NY fraud convictions with Palm Beach sheriff Donald Trump's mugshot released one year ago when booked by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Atlanta, Ga on charges including election racketeering. If Florida law is enforced, Trump face…

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August 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Supreme Court won't let abortion-proposal sponsor challenge GOP's ‘dirty trick'; Justice Labarga cries foul

Supreme Court won't let abortion-proposal sponsor challenge GOP's ‘dirty trick'; Justice Labarga cries foul At odds. Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga and current Chief Justice Carlos Muniz By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Sponsors of an abortion-expanding proposal for Florida’s …

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August 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Jury tells Miami-Dade to pay $10 million to whistle blowing ex-deputy chief medical examiner

Jury tells Miami-Dade to pay $10 million to whistle blowing ex-deputy chief medical examiner The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office at the scene where a decomposing body was pulled from a canal in March. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org A jury has ordered Miami-Dade County to pay $10 …

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August 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM

With two scandalous disciplinary cases delayed again, Sheriff "Dr." Tony glides toward reelection

With two scandalous disciplinary cases delayed again, Sheriff "Dr." Tony glides toward reelection The Instagram poster Sheriff "Dr." Tony displayed online last month. It was accompanied by the Return of the Jedi theme song. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Fortune is smiling again on Bro…

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August 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Miami-Dade Public Safety Chief James Reyes leverages his government job to boost sheriff campaign

Miami-Dade Public Safety Chief James Reyes leverages his government job to boost sheriff campaign A screenshot from a video of Miami-Dade sheriff's candidate James "Jem" Reyes's performance at a July 28 rally for Venezuelan expats protesting autocrat Nicolas Maduro. A link to the video is in t…

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August 15, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Trump may have voted illegally when he cast early primary ballot in Palm Beach

Trump may have voted illegally when he cast early primary ballot in Palm Beach Ex-president Donald Trump arriving Wednesday morning to vote in Palm Beach County. Photo: Local10 News By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Convicted felon Donald J. Trump apparently did not have the necessary grant…

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August 12, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Sponsor of pro-abortion amendment wants Florida Supremes to thwart GOP leaders’ ‘dirty trick.’ Good luck with that

Sponsor of pro-abortion amendment wants Florida Supremes to thwart GOP leaders’ ‘dirty trick.’ Good luck with that Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and Speaker of the House Paul Renner By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Amendment 4’s sponsor claims Republican legislators went too …

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August 6, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Conservative Florida Supremes say it's ok for aspiring judge to tell voters she's ‘a conservative’

Conservative Florida Supremes say it's ok for aspiring judge to tell voters she's ‘a conservative’ The Florida Supreme Court. Front row, (l) to (r): Justice Charles T. Canady; Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz; Justice Jorge Labarga. Back row, (l) to (r): Justice Renatha Francis; Justice John D. C…

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July 31, 2024 at 11:30 AM

All the ex-president's men* at Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners

All the ex-president's men* at Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners Jared Kushner, center, and other former Trump Administration employees now working at Affinity Partners. From the upper right corner, right to left, they are: former Maj. Gen. Miguel Correa, Avi Berkowitz, Thomas Storch, Kevin Ha…

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July 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava boosts Republican, torpedoes political ambition of her female Democratic staffer

Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava boosts Republican, torpedoes political ambition of her female Democratic staffer Flanked by Republican State Rep. Vicki Lopez, right, and Miami-Dade public safety officials, County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava at a July 3 press conference. By Francisco Alvarado, Flor…

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July 18, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Court fight over public access to FBI's secret 9/11 records intensifies

Court fight over public access to FBI's secret 9/11 records intensifies Sept. 11, 2001. Photo: NYPD Det. Greg Semendinger By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org As the monumental case titled In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 plods on toward a judge’s decisive ruling on whether Saud…

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July 15, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Project 2025, DeSantis and a retired Florida Supreme Court justice's thoughts on Nazi Germany

Project 2025, DeSantis and a retired Florida Supreme Court justice's thoughts on Nazi Germany The Democratic National Committee is sponsoring billboards like this in South Florida and around the country. By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Much of Project 2025, the sweeping MAGA program that’…

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July 11, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Appeals court's ruling in favor of ex-U.S. Rep. David Rivera may be fatal to FEC's mission

Appeals court's ruling in favor of ex-U.S. Rep. David Rivera may be fatal to FEC's mission By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org When a federal appeals court threw out the Federal Election Commission’s $456,000 judgment against former Republican Miami congressman David Rivera last week, it …

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July 8, 2024 at 11:30 AM

DeSantis ends 50 years of ethics oversight by hobbling state and local investigators

DeSantis ends 50 years of ethics oversight by hobbling state and local investigators Gov. Ron DeSantis By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org The late Gov. Reubin Askew, who helped fashion the Sunshine Law and ethics rules for state government, recalled in an oral history that when Florida poli…

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July 3, 2024 at 1:25 PM

In Sunny Isles Beach offices, Trump-son-in-law Jared Kushner rakes in tens of millions from Saudis; Is he an unregistered foreign agent?

In Sunny Isles Beach offices, Trump-son-in-law Jared Kushner rakes in tens of millions from Saudis; Is he an unregistered foreign agent? Jared Kushner with his wife, Ivanka Trump, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Way back in 1951 The Miami Hera…

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