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Darlene McDonald
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Novelist. Essayist. Writer of Political and Civil Rights History

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The Pulte named as the third bidder on the Palm Beach property was Mark Pulte, Bill Pulte’s father.
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Donald Trump and his friend Pulte was involved in sale of the West Palm Beach property to Dmitry Rybolovlev.
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
That transaction was a focus of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team as part of a money laundering investigation.

I assume the lawyers of the aforementioned will be looking into this.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Steve Bannon told Michael Wolff in his bestselling book, Fire and Fury,

"You realize where this is going ... This is all about money laundering."

Epstein’s email suggests a Pulte —either elder or his grandson, had some knowledge of this transaction with Rybolovlev.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The only people aware of this transaction was Epstein, Trump, and a developer friend named Pulte.

Paying too much for properties is a classic form of money laundering because the use of offshore shell companies makes it is difficult to trace the purchasers' true identities.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Pulte founded private equity firm Pulte Capital.

According to news accounts and referenced in Epstein’s email, Trump puchased a Palm Beach mansion for ~$40 million and sold it to Russian fertilizer king Dmitry Rybolovlev for almost $100 million in 2008.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
real estate development companies in the U.S. He died in 2018.

Sole heir to family fortune was his grandson, Bill.

In 2008, the younger Pulte would have been around 20 years old.

Though a year after graduating from college in 2010, he founded Pulte founded investment firm, Pulte Capital.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Bill Pulte emerged for some in 2019 after Trump retweeted him. Likely not a ‘chance’ encounter.

Pulte shares a name with his late grandfather, developer William Pulte. The elder Pulte was the founder and chairman of PulteGroup, one of the largest home construction and
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Exactly
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Both McAdams and Matheson pulled it off.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Yeah. We’re not talking about this today.

In other news….the Epstein files.
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
And Texas?
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
R+⬆️10 are competitive for Blue Dog Democrats with some name recognition and lots of money.
It wouldn’t be easy, but doable for a candidate with a last name of historical ties to the state in some capacity. A member of the dominant faith would likely also be a requirement.
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Republicans literally took a competitive-ish District (CD4- R+13) and made it one of the least competitive districts in the country (R+35). This came AFTER Prop 4 and maps proposed by the Independent Redistricting Commission.

Saying the judge created an uncompetitive district is quite a spin.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thank you for sharing!
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
💵 and proximity to 💵💵
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Of course he knew
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM