How the election could cause Donald Trump to lose Mar-a-Lago
As Donald Trump’s life of crime continues to be further exposed, we’ve seen the state of New York ramping up its criminal investigation into Trump’s finances. Specifically, the New York Attorney General is targeting the Trump Organization, which by extension means Trump and his kids are being targeted. But Trump has traditionally spent large chunks of the year residing in Florida, yet you never hear about the state of Florida going after him. There’s a reason for that.
For the entire time that the Donald Trump criminal saga has been unfolding, the Attorney General of Florida has been a Republican named Pam Bondi, who happens to be one of Trump’s flunkies. She’s not seeking reelection; she’ll be replaced by Democratic candidate Sean Shaw or Republican candidate Ashley Moody. As with every other statewide race in Florida, the polls suggest the AG race is a tight one.
If Moody wins, nothing will happen to Trump. But if Shaw wins, he’s vowing to investigate Donald Trump’s Florida real estate ventures for financial ties to Russia. There’s a lot to work with. For instance, Trump sold a Florida mansion to a Russian oligarch for twice what it was worth, and then the oligarch had it bulldozed. In addition, Trump Towers III in Florida was busted this year for a Russian prostitution ring.
As is the case with the New York investigation into Donald Trump’s finances, asset forfeitures are a real possibility in Florida if Sean Shaw becomes Attorney General and can make the case that Trump bought those properties with money he obtained in criminal fashion. Asset forfeitures are very real; we just saw Paul Manafort have to surrender most of his properties. So yeah, Trump could end up losing Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach, just as he could end up losing Trump Tower in New York City – but only if voters turn out for Sean Shaw.
