45 Super Bowl partied with the "spa" founder in brothel sting

[nolabear]

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President Donald Trump last month was photographed partying with the founder of a Florida day spa that has been accused of being involved with human trafficking.

The Miami Herald reports that Li Yang, the founder of a chain of day spas that have been caught up in a human trafficking investigation, attended Trump’s Super Bowl party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in February.

The photo isn’t in this (sorry, Rawstory) link but it’s out there. Isn’t it phenomenal how these rich, entitled, smarmy old men are exactly what you would imagine they are? It’s a network of exploitation, greed and manipulating the law. They need to be shown the exits.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/trump-partied-mar-lago-founder-florida-spa-busted-human-trafficking/

[IluvPitties]

1. This story is, eventually, going to be much bigger than Robert Kraft.

[nolabear]

2. I don't doubt that a bit. Epstein comes to mind.

[fescuerescue]

3. I'm not surprised

Wealthy people tend to associate with other wealthy people at events that only the wealthy can afford.

[spanone]

4. ...

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seems normal to me...

[louis c]

16. No. At Mar-a-Lago Party with Trump

[spanone]

17. That's even weirder.....

[TwilightZone]

5. Founder, not owner.

From your link:

"According to the Miami Herald, Yang sold off the Orchids of Asia day spa to another Chinese businesswoman named Hua Zhang in 2013. "

[getagrip_already]

7. she still owns massage parlors in the area.... and xfered ownership of others to her parents

She is still an illicit massage parlor owner. There have been complaints and arrests in the spa's she still owns.

It's only a technicality that she isn't the owner of record of the particular spa kraft was caught in.

That's like saying gracie wasn't a murderer because he was never in miami.

[TwilightZone]

8. That doesn't make "owner" any more accurate.

Multiple posters have changed the headline of these articles - which clearly state "founder" right in the title and include information indicating that she hasn't owned the place in years - to "owner" for reasons I don't quite understand.

I'm not absolving the founder of responsibility. The culture existed when she did own the place. I just think accuracy is important, but perhaps I'm in the minority there.

[jberryhill]

11. I agree that accuracy is important

Insisting on it in the midst of the torch and pitchfork brigade can be disheartening.

[nolabear]

20. You're not. mea culpa. I corrected it.

[demmiblue]

10. That's RawStory for you. n/t

Edit: I didn't bother clicking the link... it is not RawStory's headline. I agree, accuracy matters.

[nolabear]

19. You're right. I updated it.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

6. Did kraft get a discount?

[Roland99]

9. Remember in the Bible when Jesus ran a child sex traffic ring?

And when Obama ran one from Kenya to Hawaii?

[uponit7771]

12. K&R, I bet Red Don and the spa owner talked about "lost" kids from Texas.

[Blue Owl]

13. The world-champion New England Prostitutes

n/t

[meow2u3]

14. Prostitutes? More like trafficked sex slaves

Those "hookers" did not volunteer to sell their bodies.

[mahannah]

15. Campaign poster!

[shanti]

18. It's amazing who one will find

if they look under the sleaziest rocks. Good people don't want to associate with him.