Thursday, February 20, 2020

Bloomberg an American oligarch...Bloomberg and Weinstein what a pair!

Revealed: Mike Bloomberg and Harvey Weinstein shared 15 years of friendship - with the accused rapist backing billionaire for New York mayor, getting tax credits for his movie-making and even cracking dirty jokes in front of him

  • Weinstein backed Bloomberg's political campaigns when he switched parties and was elected New York mayor as a Republican
  • He had previously backed Democratic candidate Mark Green and hosted a fundraiser attended by Bill and Hillary Clinton  
  • He then switched to the Bloomberg camp and made phone calls to supporters 
  • Appeared with the mayor to tout NY film tax credit  
  • Included on Bloomberg's charity board 
  • Weinstein made crude joke about 'The 400 Blows' alongside the mayor
  • Jury deliberations began Tuesday today at Weinstein's trial in New York 
  • Bloomberg has called Weinstein's conduct 'disgraceful' and downplayed their connections, and said he never heard stories about his behavior
  • Bloomberg spokesman says the men were 'never close' and defended the credit's impact on the New York film industry 

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