Call Me Crazy: Part 3

Trump, the Mafia, and the New York Takedown

Was He an Informant?

Most people forget how deep Trump was in New York’s real power structure before politics. As a real estate developer in the 1980s and 1990s, he operated in a world controlled by the Mafia, corrupt politicians, and financial elites.

So here’s the big question: How did Trump navigate the New York real estate world when the Mafia controlled construction, unions, and financing—AND survive while Giuliani took down the Five Families?

Was he brilliant or was he an Informant?

There’s strong circumstantial evidence that Trump was an informant—or at the very least, cooperating with federal authorities—during the Mafia takedown.

New York’s real estate industry in the 1970s and 1980s was entirely controlled by the Mafia. The Five Families—Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Colombo, and Bonanno—had their hands in every aspect of construction, from unions to trucking, from concrete supply to political influence. Developers had two choices: play by the Mafia’s rules and pay the price, or fight back and risk everything.

So how did Trump, one of the most ambitious developers in the city, build massive projects without getting crushed? Why was he one of the only high-profile builders who wasn’t taken down when the mob’s empire collapsed?

The answer may lie in one of the biggest law enforcement crackdowns in U.S. history—the Mafia Commission Trial led by then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani.

By the mid-1980s, Giuliani had launched a full-scale war on organized crime. The Commission Case (1985-1986) was the first major RICO prosecution that successfully took down the heads of the Five Families. It was a historic move—the Mafia had run New York for decades, but within a few years, dozens of high-ranking mobsters were arrested, including the most powerful bosses in the city.

This takedown was only possible because Giuliani had inside sources. The government didn’t just build a case out of thin air—it relied on informants, cooperating witnesses, and individuals who had access to the Mafia’s operations.

And who had that kind of access?

Developers. Contractors. Union bosses. People who dealt with the Mafia’s stronghold on real estate every single day.

Did Trump work with law enforcement behind the scenes? The circumstances suggest he might have.

One of the biggest indicators that Trump may have had a special arrangement with law enforcement is his construction record. The Mafia controlled New York’s concrete industry, but when Trump built Trump Tower (1980-1983), his project was one of the few allowed to use ready-mix concrete instead of the traditional Mafia-controlled poured concrete. That was unheard of in New York real estate at the time.

How did he manage that?

It’s possible that the answer lies with Roy Cohn, Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer. Cohn was deeply connected to both the Mafia and the FBI. He represented some of the most powerful crime figures in the country, including Fat Tony Salerno (Genovese boss) and Paul Castellano (Gambino boss). At the same time, he also had high-level ties to intelligence circles and the political elite.

Cohn played both sides—he was one of the few people who could navigate the underworld while keeping a foot in legitimate power structures. If Trump was being positioned as an informant or cooperating asset, it’s likely that Cohn was involved in brokering that arrangement.

Unlike many other developers, Trump never went down in the Mafia investigations of the 1980s and 1990s. While others were caught up in law enforcement crackdowns and corruption probes, Trump continued expanding his empire. He didn’t just survive—he thrived. That’s not luck. That’s leverage.

Trump and Giuliani have been politically and personally connected for decades. Giuliani was the architect of the Mafia takedown, but he never targeted Trump. If Trump had been a major Mafia player, Giuliani wouldn’t have had a choice—he would have had to take him down along with the others. Instead, they became allies.

Did Giuliani know that Trump was providing intelligence behind the scenes? Did Trump help Giuliani take down the same forces that had dominated the city for years?

The FBI files on Trump from the 1980s suggest that he wasn’t a target of investigation—they indicate he was providing information. In 2017, these documents were declassified, and they don’t read like files on a suspect. They read like files on a source.

That lines up perfectly with the timeline of the Mafia’s downfall. If Trump had been under serious investigation for organized crime, the FBI wouldn’t have kept their files classified for so long—and they certainly wouldn’t have looked the way they do.

So, was Trump an FBI informant in the Mafia takedown?

He was one of the only developers in New York who managed to build major projects without getting pulled down with the Mafia. He had direct relationships with powerful figures who played both sides—Cohn, Giuliani, and key union bosses. And his FBI files don’t indicate that he was a suspect—they suggest that he was a source of information.

The Mafia fell. Trump walked away untouched. And more powerful than ever.

If Trump was involved in taking down the Mafia, then his later war with the Deep State was just the next phase of the same fight.

But how plausible is it that he was an actual informant?

Was he compromised and became an informant like many others do due to crimes they committed? I do not believe he was an FBI informant.

If Trump had been an FBI informant, they would have used it to destroy his reputation the second he announced his campaign. The Deep State, media, and political establishment would have blasted it everywhere: “Trump was a snitch. He’s not one of you. He betrayed everyone for his own profit.” That kind of narrative would have instantly fractured his support among patriots, law enforcement, and business leaders.

But that didn’t happen. Nobody credible ever called him a rat. Not the Mafia, not politicians, not even his most vicious enemies. That alone is a major red flag against the informant theory.

So why was he protected? Why didn’t they take him down like they did others?

Did His Uncle, John G. Trump, Have Something to Do With It?

This is where things get really interesting.

John G. Trump wasn’t just any scientist—he was one of the most respected physicists in the country, a top expert in high-voltage energy, radar, and classified government research. He worked on military technology and cutting-edge projects for the U.S. government, directly interfacing with the military-industrial complex.

And then there’s the Tesla connection.

In 1943, when Nikola Tesla died, the U.S. government seized all of Tesla’s research under the Alien Property Custodian Act. They weren’t about to let any of his work—whatever it may have been—fall into the wrong hands. And who did the FBI hand those papers over to for review?

John G. Trump.

After spending time with Tesla’s research, John G. Trump publicly stated that it wasn’t anything revolutionary. But was that the truth? Or was Tesla working on something far more advanced than we were told?

If Trump’s family had access to knowledge or technology that was classified or world-changing, it could explain a lot. It could explain why Donald Trump was protected from takedown attempts in the ‘80s and ‘90s. It could explain why the Deep State still can’t stop him. It could explain why the intelligence community has always been split on Trump—some factions trying to destroy him, others seemingly shielding him.

His uncle wasn’t just a scientist. He was one of the few people entrusted by the U.S. government to handle potentially groundbreaking technology—and that alone means Trump’s family wasn’t just another group of New York businessmen.

So was Donald Trump, even as a young man, seen as someone who could be useful for a bigger plan?

Or Was Trump Just Smarter Than Everyone?

Let’s step back from the intelligence angle for a second.

What if Trump wasn’t an informant? What if he wasn’t being protected by intelligence factions? What if he was just smarter than everyone?

Think about it. He grew up around power—his father, Fred Trump, was already a major real estate mogul. He had access to high-level legal and political minds like Roy Cohn, who operated at the intersection of law, crime, and intelligence. He watched how corruption worked up close, but never let himself get trapped in it.

If you’re smarter than the people trying to control you, you don’t need to be an informant or a puppet. You outmaneuver them.

What if Trump saw exactly how the system worked—and simply refused to play by its rules?

What if he:

• Used the Mafia when necessary, but never let them own him.

• Worked with powerful people, but always had leverage over them.

• Knew law enforcement was coming for the Mafia and positioned himself as untouchable.

That would mean Trump wasn’t protected because he was an asset—he was protected because nobody could ever get anything on him.

And if he always played a level above the people around him, that would explain a lot. It would explain why he’s still standing today while every enemy who came after him has crumbled. It would explain why he turned his business success into political dominance. It would explain why the Deep State has thrown everything at him and still failed.

Because if you’re not compromised, and you’re smarter than the people trying to take you down, there’s nothing they can do.

So What’s the Real Answer?

At this point, there are only a few logical possibilities.

Trump was never an informant, but he was smart enough to avoid being trapped by the Mafia or law enforcement. He had intelligence or high-level protection—not because he was an asset, but because powerful people saw him as useful. His family, through John G. Trump, had access to classified knowledge that made him untouchable. Or maybe Trump has always been five steps ahead, using his intelligence, legal strategy, and media skills to outmaneuver every opponent.

And that leaves us with the biggest question of all: Did Trump always know he was destined for something bigger?

Because if he’s been outplaying corrupt systems since the ‘80s, then what’s happening now isn’t just a political battle—it’s the final phase of a decades-long strategy.

So what did Trump learn during this time? And what did he do from the takedown of the New York mafia to the moment he rode that escalator?