Overview

• Donald Trump has publicly thanked former mob boss Salvatore Gravano, also known as 'Sammy the Bull', for his support and for calling him 'legitimate'.
• Trump shared an old interview of Gravano on his social media platform, Truth Social, where Gravano spoke about his unsuccessful attempts to do business with Trump.
• Trump's post also mentioned Judges Arthur Engoron and Lewis Kaplan, who are presiding over his ongoing civil fraud and defamation trials respectively.
• Gravano, a former underboss of the Gambino crime family, is infamous for turning state's evidence against mob boss John Gotti, leading to Gotti's imprisonment.
• Some legal professionals have interpreted Trump's post as a veiled threat to the judges presiding over his cases.