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AnotherMother4Peace

(4,729 posts)
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:34 AM 7 hrs ago

Michele Fiore is 3rd Scientologist Trump has pardoned (that we know of)

Source: The Underground Bunker at Substack by Tony Ortega

You may have seen the news yesterday that firebrand Nevada politician Michele Fiore was pardoned by President Trump before her sentencing in a federal fraud case.

Considering her long support of the president (the press literally referred to her as “Lady Trump”), perhaps it should not be too surprising. But still, what a stunning turnaround when it looked like Fiore was going to be facing some pretty serious prison time.

She had been convicted of using her position as a well-known (and very colorful) politician to raise money for a statue to a fallen law enforcement officer, when the statue had already been paid for and Fiore instead used the money to pay her own rent and for other personal things like her daughter’s wedding.

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Then, in 2017, because we had that familiarity with her, we were stunned to spot her photo in a Scientology publication, swimming with dolphins during an excursion with the Freewinds cruise ship. What was she doing there? Only Scientologists can go on those trips.

Read more: https://tonyortega.substack.com/p/michele-fiore-is-3rd-scientologist



Other prominent Scientology connections to Trump:

Grant Cardone - a prominent and wealthy Scientologist who appeared with, and contributed huge amounts to Trump.

Trish Duggan - Scientology's wealthiest donor was appointed to Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees by the Trump - one of his biggest donors and biggest fangirls.

Pam Bondi - has appeared at many Scientology events, received big donations from them and their members, and made some of the lawsuits against them disappear.

RFK, jr. - has ties to, collaborated with, and received at least $857,000 from [Church of Scientology law firm) Wisner Baum. RFK, jr. "taught" lawyers how to sue Merck - Scientology's nemesis "big pharma".

Tony Ortega - the author of this article and former editor of the Village Voice, has uncovered some very disturbing practices of Scientology over his years of investigating this cult.
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Michele Fiore is 3rd Scientologist Trump has pardoned (that we know of) (Original Post) AnotherMother4Peace 7 hrs ago OP
A cult within a cult within a big giant grift. Money and power with tax-deduct status. Timeflyer 7 hrs ago #1
And there it is in a nutshell: "A cult within a cult within a big giant grift. Money and power with tax-deduct status." AnotherMother4Peace 6 hrs ago #2

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,729 posts)
2. And there it is in a nutshell: "A cult within a cult within a big giant grift. Money and power with tax-deduct status."
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:53 AM
6 hrs ago

I always admire well worded, concise descriptive sentences.

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