This Podcast Made Me Feel Like I Was Back In The Mob

This Podcast Made Me Feel Like I Was Back In The Mob

From Sit Down with Michael Franzese by Michael Franzese

June 2, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

Michael Franzese shares personal stories from his past, including his experiences with the mob and the FBI's interest in his connections to Trump Tower.

I just landed and walked straight into this one — sat down with the Hot Cakes and Hot Takes guys and we went deep. I tell the story of the day I visited my father in Leavenworth and the one question he asked me before I got made, the answer that changed my life. I explain what the oath actually is, because people get it wrong. And I get into something most people have never heard: back in 1982, I bought into Trump Tower in cash with a Russian partner whose brother was KGB — and forty years later, the FBI came knocking, trying to turn that deal into their Russia connection. I'll tell you exactly what I told them. There's a lot more in here — solitary, the war that almost took me with it, and yeah, they even had me do the "funny how" scene. This one's got it all. This Podcast Made Me Feel Like I Was Back In The Mob Former Mob Boss EXPOSES The Real Reason The FBI Targeted Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Michael Franzese

Topics covered

  • mob stories
  • personal experiences
  • FBI investigations
  • Trump Tower
  • family legacy
  • crime history

Keywords

  • mob
  • FBI
  • Trump
  • Leavenworth
  • KGB
  • Trump Tower
  • oath
  • personal story
  • crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KGB

Places: Leavenworth, Trump Tower

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