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Mob Hits in the Age of Trump

August 5, 2019

Des Moines, Iowa, United States – January 28, 2016: Republican candidate for President Donald Trump leaves a rally for veterans at Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium on January 28, 2016.

The man who rubbed out Francesco Cali, the alleged leader of the Gambino crime family, was acting under a delusion fostered by Qanon, a website that specializes in bizarre theories about conspiracies directed against Donald Trump. Qanon made news as early as the 2016 election campaign, when a North Carolina man was arrested after he traveled to D.C. with a gun to rescue minors said to be held as sex slaves in a pizza joint frequented by Hilary Clinton’s campaign staff. Anthony Comello, according to his lawyer, murdered Cali because he was acting under a delusion brought about by his immersion in Qanon. He thought that Democratic politicians, celebrities and people associated with organized crime were part of the “deep state.” and he was on a mission “to save the American way of life.” According to the filing, Comello’s plan was to stage a citizen’s arrest of Cali, but the mob boss made a “furtive action with his hand,” which made Comello afraid for his life. He then reached into his pickup truck, grabbed a gun and fired at Cali, killing him. “Because of his self-perceived status in Qanon, Mr. Comello became certain that he was enjoying the protection of President Trump himself, and that he had the president’s full support,” according to the filing.

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