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Donald Trump: G.O.A.T. or G.L.O.A.T.?

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Leon R. Koziol, J.D.

Parenting Rights Institute

Citizen Commission Against Corruption, Inc.

In recent weeks, ex-president and recently announced candidate, Donald Trump, has been declaring himself as the greatest president of all time, even greater than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

He remains committed to this bizarre image despite its clearly false nature, thereby corroborating the lies which media have attributed to him regarding the supposedly stolen 2020 elections. And he does so against the weight of every federal and state judge considering this issue.

Most, if not all of us sane-minded voters, did not know what to make of these declarations, but we reserved judgment to see if the Don would awaken from his fantasies and move on to the real issues facing Americans in this all-important race for our nation’s highest office.

But alas, no such reprieve greeted us. Instead, the Trump declarations resurfaced time and again as if to promote a Fifth Avenue advertising scheme to cram this same delusion down the public’s throat.

This is not simply a sales pitch, harmless entertainment or fiction from Trump’s show, The Apprentice. It is the real-life manifestation of an unrestrained politician working his way up the ladder to dictator status.

Any doubt regarding this was removed when Trump tweeted his position that our Constitution could be set aside to overturn the 2020 election results. His obsession endures to the extreme today where he faces a referral from a House panel for criminal charges connected to the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

To put this comical depiction in perspective, consider the following irrefutable facts from our history:

George Washington was not a spineless politician, and he rejected calls to become America’s first king, thereby setting precedent to deter future hopefuls exactly like Donald Trump from gladly accepting a role as tyrant.

George Washington was present with his fledgling army at Valley Forge freezing in the Pennsylvania mud when brave members of the Oneida Indian tribe, the only one of the six-nation Iroquois Confederacy to side with the patriots, journeyed across two states to deliver food and supplies to our militia.

In contrast today, the fight to preserve our basic constitutional rights has featured Donald Trump hiding behind his sprawling, luxury and highly-guarded compound at Mar-a-lago in sunny Florida where he stores secret documents that remain the envy of our enemies.

Indeed, Benedict Arnold himself could not be more impressed with such audacity prior to his treason and betrayal in favor of the British juggernaut boasting the most powerful army in the world at the time.

Trump shamelessly insults a wide-range of American heroes, the vast majority of which will remain forever unrecognized, when he elevates himself above Abraham Lincoln. Our 16th president, like our first, has a national holiday dedicated to him.

Lincoln prevails as one of the most courageous of all statesmen in history, not just among presidents. He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation at great risk while the Civil War was still raging. It became the centerpiece of all civil rights since that time.

Again, in marked contrast, Donald Trump orchestrated great hype surrounding a public announcement this past month which proved to be a real dud. He again proclaimed himself as the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T.) behind a pathetic sales pitch for duped followers to purchase his newly “minted” NFTs (Non-fungible tokens).

He was undoubtedly impressed with the overnight success of Sam Bankman-Fried who swindled gullible investors to the tune of $16 billion behind his worthless cryptocurrency bitcoins. At age 30, he became one of the most notorious fraud artists of all time prior to his arrest in the Bahamas this month.

Still undeterred, Donald Trump continues to lobby for his puss to deface one of our most cherished national heritage sites, Mount Rushmore. He even held a high-profile rally there near the end of his term to plant into the American psyche that he deserved to be added to that mountain face.

Never mind the monumental cost, which would likely be passed on to taxpayers, how could this politician, with a straight “face,” assume the pedestal of history with the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt?

In the end, this is only a tiny portal into the actual “heritage” of Donald Trump and his short political career. It has made our government a circus show unprecedented in world history. And, it has not steered “The Don” in the direction of the “Greatest Of All Time,”{G.O.A.T.) but the Greatest Liar Of All Time.” (G.L.O.A.T.).

In Webster terms, gloat is defined as “to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification or delight.”

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Highly intriguing memoir of persecuted civil rights attorney Leon R. Koziol published in 2021

About the Author

Leon R. Koziol, J.D. is a human rights advocate who practiced law for more than two decades in federal and state courts. He appeared on the CBS program 60 Minutes for his defense of landowners targeted for eviction by Indian tribes alleging violations of ancient treaties. In 2004, he secured a judgement in New York Supreme Court invalidating the 1993 Turning Stone casino gaming compact.

His recoveries feature substantial jury verdicts for victims of government abuse. Case citations include, Koziol v Hanna, 107 F.2d 170 (NDNY 2000); Patterson v City of Utica, 370 F.3d 322 (2nd Cir.2004); Oneida Indian Nation v County of Oneida, 132 F. Supp. 2d 71 (NDNY); Peterman v Pataki, 2004 NY Slip Op 51092(U) and Parent v State, 786 F. Supp. 2d 516 (NDNY 2011).

The latter was a consolidated case intended as a class action on behalf of parents defrauded in divorce and family courts. It was part of a bold challenge to judicial and sovereign immunity which yielded severe retributions upon the author’s licenses and parent-child relations. The horrific ordeal which led to a near death climax was captured in his book, Whistleblower in Paris, published in 2021.

Leon Koziol can be reached at (315) 796-4000 and leonkoziol@gmail.com.

Sample Achievements

As appointed special master by a federal judge, Seton Hall University Law School Dean, Ronald Riccio, attempts to mediate Indian land claims with enraged landowners represented by civil rights attorney Leon R. Koziol
World renowned media icon, Morley Safer, interviews Leon Koziol at his law office for a feature on CBS 60 Minutes
New York Times front page article quoting attorney Leon R. Koziol as representative of landowner groups aggrieved by Oneida Indian Nation class action seeking their ejectment from aboriginal tribal lands pursuant to a 1794 treaty violation.
The tide turns against hypocrite land claim sponsors when citizen protests get high court attention
Trillion dollar Turning Stone Casino Resort built on the addictions of gamblers, alcoholics, drug users, underworld operators and greedy politicians
Audacious scammers like Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes get their inspiration from fictional movies and casino glitz
Leon Koziol, father of two precious girls, successfully moved for disqualification of Syracuse child custody judge, Bryan Hedges, declared by opposing lawyers to be a jurist “beyond reproach.” Two years later, Hedges was permanently banned from the bench by New York’s high court upon his admission to sexual abuse of his handicapped five-year-old niece
Considered the “Father of the American Revolution,” Thomas Paine risked his life to distribute pamphlets across the 13 states to stem the growing tide of desertions in George Washington’s army. His writings contributed to the drafting of our Declaration of Independence and Constitution
Dedication plaque in lobby of the new courthouse in downtown Utica, New York made possible by city councilman Leon R. Koziol who lobbied for the long-sought majority votes for its construction, also recognized as city corporation counsel on the right when completed

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Sam Bankman-Fried and Family Court: The characteristic they share in defrauding the public

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Leon R. Koziol, J.D.

Parenting Rights Institute

Citizen Commission Against Corruption, Inc

IN ANOTHER PREDICTIVE POST A FEW WEEKS BACK, I HIGHLIGHT SAM BANKMAN-FRIED AND HIS MADOFF-STYLE PONZI SCHEME CARRIED OUT AT AGE 30. NO ONE SHOWED ANY INTEREST.

NOW THIS SCAM ARTIST HAS FINALLY BEEN ARRESTED IN NASSAU, THE CAPITAL OF THE BAHAMAS, JUST IN TIME TO AVOID HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TO DUBAI WHICH HAS NO EXTRADITION TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW SCAMS ARE COMMITTED BY THOSE OF INFLUENCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR EXISTING AND POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF A MONEY-DRIVEN FAMILY COURT SYSTEM TO READ, COMPREHEND AND SUPPORT QUALIFIED WHISTLEBLOWERS.

THIS IS HIGH-RISK ACTIVITY AS MY ORDEAL OVER A TWELVE-YEAR PERIOD HAS DEMONSTRATED. AND YET IT IS SO BENEFICIAL TO MOMS, DADS AND FAMILIES ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS. SO GET INFORMED ON SUCH ACTIVITY AT www.leonkoziol.com.

THERE IS A LOGICAL REASON WHY THIS BLOG SITE IS SO CENSORED, AT ONE TIME EARNING AS MANY AS 2,000 REACTIONS TO A SINGLE POST.

BOTH FAMILY COURT AND WALL STREET ARE BIG MONEY INDUSTRIES, AND THEY SHARE A GROWING INFLUX OF SCAM ARTISTS DURING DESPERATE ECONOMIC TIMES PROTECTED BY SECRETIVE POLITICIANS AND SPECIAL INFLUENCE GROUPS.

SO YOU CAN JUST KEEP SCROLLING TO SOCIAL GOSSIP SITES, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES OR TROLLING FOR FREE “VOO-DO” ADVICE FROM SELF-APPOINTED LAWYERS WITH GED LAW DEGREES. OR YOU CAN JOIN OUR CAUSE. AS A PRIME MOVER, I SACRIFICED EVERYTHING. AND STILL, THE BAND PLAYS ON.

About the Author

Leon R. Koziol, J.D. is a human rights advocate who practiced law for more than two decades in federal and state courts. He appeared on the CBS program 60 Minutes for his defense of landowners targeted for eviction by Indian tribes alleging violations of ancient treaties. In 2004, he secured a judgement in New York Supreme Court invalidating the 1993 Turning Stone casino gaming compact.

His recoveries feature substantial jury verdicts for victims of government abuse. Case citations include, Koziol v Hanna, 107 F.2d 170 (NDNY 2000); Patterson v City of Utica, 370 F.3d 322 (2nd Cir.2004); Oneida Indian Nation v County of Oneida, 132 F. Supp. 2d 71 (NDNY); Peterman v Pataki, 2004 NY Slip Op 51092(U) and Parent v State, 786 F. Supp. 2d 516 (NDNY 2011).

The latter was a consolidated case intended as a class action on behalf of parents defrauded in divorce and family courts. It was part of a bold challenge to judicial and sovereign immunity which yielded severe retributions upon the author’s licenses and parent-child relations. The horrific ordeal which led to a near death climax was captured in his book, Whistleblower in Paris, published in 2021.

Leon Koziol can be reached at (315) 796-4000 and leonkoziol@gmail.com.

Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen and Larry David among those named in a lawsuit today against Ponzi scammer Sam Bankman-Fried, implicating congressional leaders

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LEON R. KOZIOL, J.D.

CITIZEN COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, INC.

BREAKING NEWS FOR INVESTORS AND FAMILY COURT VICTIMS:

A FEDERAL LAWSUIT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY AGAINST NFL QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY, SUPERMODEL GISELE BUNDCHEN AND COMEDIAN LARRY DAVID, AMONG OTHER CELEBRITIES, WHO PROMOTED THE NOW SENSATIONAL $16 BILLION PONZI SCHEME CARRIED OUT BY 30-YEAR-OLD SAM BANKMAN-FRIED.

THE FALL-OUT FROM THIS GARGANTUAN FRAUD IS ONLY BEGINNING, BUT ALL AMERICANS ARE HARMED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, AND SHOULD PAY HEED TO THE ISSUES OF FAILED REGULATIONS, OFFICIAL IMMUNITIES AND AGENCY OVERSIGHT.

THIS IS BECAUSE YOU MAY ALREADY BE AN UNKNOWING VICTIM.

EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT, TAXPAYERS MIGHT BE CALLED UPON TO BAIL OUT THE INVESTORS WRONGFULLY DEFRAUDED DUE TO GOVERNMENT COMPLICITY IN THIS UNPRECEDENTED POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL SCANDAL.

AS REVELATIONS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD SHOWING THAT DEMOCRAT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ACCEPTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BANKMAN-FRIED, THE TIP OF THIS ICEBERG MAY DRAIN MUCH MORE THAN A SWAMP, IT MAY SINK CAPITOL HILL ITSELF.

THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED, PROPOSED CLASS ACTION MAY BE EXPANDED EVENTUALLY TO INCLUDE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, RIVALING THE CAMP LEJEUNE CLAIMS.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ENJOY LEGISLATIVE AND SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WHILE ENGAGED IN OFFICIAL BUSINESS BUT MAY BE STRIPPED OF SUCH PROTECTIONS IF A COURT FINDS THEY WERE ACTING OUTSIDE THEIR SCOPE OF OFFICE, i.e. PRIVATE INVESTING.

IN MY OWN EXPERIENCE AS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LITIGATOR FOR MORE THAN 23-YEARS (BEFORE I WAS TARGETED AS A JUDICIAL WHISTLEBLOWER), I FILED A SIMILAR PROPOSED CLASS ACTION.

ITS GOAL, AMONG OTHERS, WAS TO REMOVE VARIOUS IMMUNITIES THAT PREVENTED PARENTS VICTIMIZED BY DRACONIAN SUPPORT COLLECTION TACTICS AND PARENTAL ALIENATION FROM SEEKING REDRESS IN OUR FEDERAL COURTS.

SUCH IMMUNITIES WERE RAISED BY THOSE WHO HAVE UNDULY INTERFERED WITH OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF PARENTING, ONE THAT OUR SUPREME COURT HAS REPEATEDLY DECLARED TO BE “THE OLDEST LIBERTY INTEREST PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION.”

THE NUMBERS ENGAGED IN THAT INTERFERENCE WERE GROWING BY THE DAY, REQUIRING ME TO NAME A WIDE RANGE OF DEFENDANTS TO MAKE THAT POINT. THESE WERE PERSONS AND ENTITIES EFFECTIVELY SUBSTITUTING AS PARENTS.

CHECK OUT THE RESULTING 46-PAGE DECISION AT:

PARENT V STATE, 786 F. SUPP. 2D 516 (NDNY 2011).

THIS WAS ALSO A CONSOLIDATED ACTION ULTIMATELY DISMISSED DUE TO ITS BROAD IMPLICATIONS AND INFLUENCE OF THE MANY NAMED DEFENDANTS.

IF YOU ARE NOT MOVED BY ANY OF THIS, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND LEARN THE OBSTACLES TO PRO SE LAWSUITS SEEKING MAJOR PRECEDENT AT http://www.leonkoziol.com.

INDEED, THE FEDERAL FUNDING PROGRAM KNOWN AS TITLE IV-D OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, WHICH REWARDS JUDGES BY THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF SUPPORT ORDERS SATISFIED BY THE STATES, MAY ITSELF BE A PONZI SCHEME.

SO DON’T JUST SCROLL PAST THIS POST BEFORE READING IT IN FULL.

A NONPROFIT ACTION GROUP HAS RECENTLY BEEN ESTABLISHED TO DO THE JOB THAT OVERSIGHT AGENCIES ARE NOT. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.citizencommissionagainstcorruption.org.

LEND US YOUR SUPPORT AND SPREAD THE WORD.

Author Leon Koziol, J.D.

Dr. Leon Koziol is a civil rights advocate who practiced law for more than two decades in federal and state courts. He appeared on the CBS program 60 Minutes for his defense of landowners targeted for eviction by native-American tribes alleging violations of ancient treaties. As an upstate New York city corporation counsel, he secured a federal court verdict invalidating a mayoral gag order.

Relevant case citations include, Koziol v Hanna, 107 F.2d 170 (NDNY 2000); Patterson v City of Utica, 370 F.3d 322 (2nd Cir.2004); Oneida Indian Nation v County of Oneida, 132 F. Supp. 2d 71 (NDNY); Peterman v Pataki, 2004 NY Slip Op 51092(U) and Parent v State, 786 F. Supp. 2d 516 (NDNY 2011).

The latter was a consolidated case intended as a class action on behalf of victimized parents in divorce and family courts. It was part of the author’s bold challenge to judicial and sovereign immunity which led to severe retributions upon his law licenses and parent-child relationships. The horrific ordeal which led to a near death climax in 2020 was captured in his book, Whistleblower in Paris, published in 2021.

Dr. Koziol can be contacted directly at leonkoziol@gmail.com and (315) 796-4000.

While activists chastise Dave Chappelle for his SNL comedy monologue, Sam Bankman-Fried gets a softball feature on his $16 billion Ponzi scandal

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Dr. Leon R. Koziol, J.D.

Citizen Commission Against Corruption, Inc.

Antisemitism activists were quick to condemn long time comedian Dave Chappelle for his SNL monologue this week, one that referenced Kanye West and Kyrie Irving. Meanwhile the New York Times did a softball story on breaking news of a $16 billion Ponzi scandal committed by 29-year-old crypto currency mastermind Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF).

According to the New York Post, at least one top financial regulator, Sheila Bair, compared the SBF scandal to the $65 billion Ponzi scheme of Bernie Madoff. But the latter was carried out over a period of years while the current one was completed virtually overnight. In a matter of days, reported assets of FTX, Bankman-Fried’s exchange firm, fell from $16 billion to zero leaving investors without recourse.

It would be expected that regulators learned a lesson from the 2008 Madoff tragedy with greatly improved oversight. Madoff succeeded by courting both sides of the aisle as chairman of NASDAQ and trader of fraudulent holdings. SBF did the same by using other people’s money in worthless crypto investments to make campaign donations to Democrats. Also, like Madoff, greed ruled the process when SBF targeted his main competitor, Changpeng Zhao and his exchange firm Binance. That set off an announced withdrawal of SBF-FTX investments by Zhao that led to the collapse.

The New York Times endeavored to frame this catastrophe as a bad business move, but that slant collapsed just as quickly when news of SBFs attempts to move his failed enterprise to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (UAE) was made known. That country is one of the few that has no extradition treaty with the United States. Much more telling was the lack of accountability regarding the $16 billion void in reported assets as regulators swarmed to a futile rescue of defrauded victims.

The shock which spread across the nation in 2008 regarding the comparable void in Madoff assets was met with a front-page analysis in the Wall Street Journal that depicted Madoff as “the Jewish connection.” Indeed, Bernie Madoff betrayed no moral fiber as he stole from Jewish and Gentile investors alike. Most contemptable was his audacity to swindle Jewish charity groups and research institutions. Even at Madoff’s death behind bars, there were no sources to reimburse such victims.

So history now repeats itself with the protege learning the chicanery of his virtual mentor to achieve the glitz popularized in the blockbuster film, Wall Street. But once again, this is no fictional work by Stephen King. It’s a real-life American tragedy that ruined entire lives. Such tragedies could be averted with reliable protections for whistleblowers, however, that utopian world is sabotaged by those who profit from free speech abuses. Reporters duly qualified to expose these catastrophes are subjugated and even exiled by the beneficiaries of these trillion-dollar industries that employ highly influential special interests and lobby groups.

The censorship has now extended to comedy such as that displayed by Dave Chappelle this past weekend. A viewing of his tip-toe monologue reveals nothing earth-shattering. Nevertheless, it managed to elicit oversensitive reactions to the kind of humor championed by Lewis Black, Lenny Bruce, Chris Rock and George Carlin. Like cancel culture, our First Amendment values have been steadily eroded to facilitate that new world order of mind control. Anything that fails to conform with the views of this ordered society is demeaned as stupid, terrorizing and otherwise removable from any town square platform.

The question then becomes, who is the idyllic referee to rule upon acceptable and offensive speech? And what standards can be agreed upon that would permit the kind of quotes attributed to Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson to make our rights possible in the first place? An example of today’s misguided nature of public discourse is the pompous commentary of Charles Barkley reacting to the ongoing suspension of NBA superstar Kyrie Irving:

Appearing Monday on CNN This Morning, the vocal TNT analyst (Charles Barkley) said the Brooklyn Nets “rightfully” suspended the point guard, who posted (a) link to an antisemitic film on Twitter.

“People have the right to feel and say what they want to,” Barkley said. “We have freedom of speech, but there are repercussions when you say certain things.”

Barkley believes people are trying to get away with saying terrible things by using freedom of speech as a defense.

“This thing with free speech has really gotten out of hand,” he added. “You can’t go around insulting people and think it’s OK just because it’s freedom of speech.”

When asked about “cancel culture,” Barkley said he doesn’t like seeing people losing their jobs. However, he noted that few people truly get “canceled” and said someone should “be called to the carpet” when saying something offensive.

“You should be called out if you said something stupid. Hey, I’ve been called out many times. I have no problem with that.”

Two weeks ago, Barkley said the NBA “dropped the ball” by not suspending Irving. He lamented that the TNT crew was “talking about this idiot” instead of basketball.

Author Leon Koziol, J.D.

Dr. Leon Koziol is a civil rights advocate who practiced law for more than two decades in federal and state courts. He appeared on the CBS program 60 Minutes for his defense of landowners targeted for eviction by native-American tribes alleging violations of ancient treaties. As an upstate New York city corporation counsel, he secured a federal court verdict invalidating a mayoral gag order.

Relevant case citations include, Koziol v Hanna, 107 F.2d 170 (NDNY 2000); Patterson v City of Utica, 370 F.3d 322 (2nd Cir.2004); Oneida Indian Nation v County of Oneida, 132 F. Supp. 2d 71 (NDNY); Peterman v Pataki, 2004 NY Slip Op 51092(U) and Parent v State, 786 F. Supp. 2d 516 (NDNY 2011).

The latter was a consolidated case intended as a class action on behalf of victimized parents in divorce and family courts. It was part of the author’s bold challenge to judicial and sovereign immunity which led to severe retributions upon his law licenses and parent-child relationships. The horrific ordeal which led to a near death climax in 2020 was captured in his book, Whistleblower in Paris, published in 2021.

Dr. Koziol can be contacted directly at leonkoziol@gmail.com and (315) 796-4000.