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Trump’s True Crimes Episode 2: Brothels of the Gold Rush
Trump’s True Crimes
Episode Title: Brothels of the Gold Rush
Description:
Before the towers, there were saloons—and upstairs, something far more profitable. In Episode 2, we follow Donald Trump’s grandfather, Friedrich Trump, as he builds his fortune not through gold mining, but through gambling, liquor, and prostitution in the wild boomtowns of the Klondike. Was he a clever businessman—or just the first in a family legacy of profiting from moral gray zones?
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By Eric SkaggsTrump’s True Crimes
Episode Title: Brothels of the Gold Rush
Description:
Before the towers, there were saloons—and upstairs, something far more profitable. In Episode 2, we follow Donald Trump’s grandfather, Friedrich Trump, as he builds his fortune not through gold mining, but through gambling, liquor, and prostitution in the wild boomtowns of the Klondike. Was he a clever businessman—or just the first in a family legacy of profiting from moral gray zones?