#frank pentangeli

[melis-writes]

THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) dir. Francis Ford Coppola.

[saturn-c]

Hey Saturn can you draw a picture of Frankie 5 Angels and Sonny together? Thanks.

Some sketches of them on the same page perhaps??

[yezzyyae]

I woke up with this scene in my head!! I am literally quoting Michael Corleone & Frank Pentangeli’s parts because I love every word in this scene. Michael Corleone is soo handsome & mysterious looking. I want to lick his face & cook him sugar-free cookies 🍪🥰

[cloud3francois]

The Godfather II Theory

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The Schlocktoberfest - Day 15: It Chapter Two

The Schlocktoberfest – Day 15: It Chapter Two

It Chapter Two (2019) I guess I’m gonna have to review the old one twice. Trailer:  *Spoilers Throughout* What’s This About: It. Again. Stupid. Here are some of my observations as I watched the film: Hello to the two people reading this that are not named Brad or Brian. We start right off with Beverly’s future vision the Losers – way to hit the ground a -runnin’ That pause when Stan asks what…

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski at ProPublica:

Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company. The benefits have flowed from Trump’s businesses and campaign committees, according to a ProPublica analysis of public disclosures, court records and securities filings. One campaign aide had his average monthly pay double, from $26,000 to $53,500. Another employee got a $2 million severance package barring him from voluntarily cooperating with law enforcement. And one of the campaign’s top officials had her daughter hired onto the campaign staff, where she is now the fourth-highest-paid employee. These pay increases and other benefits often came at delicate moments in the legal proceedings against Trump. One aide who was given a plum position on the board of Trump’s social media company, for example, got the seat after he was subpoenaed but before he testified.

Significant changes to a staffer’s work situation, such as bonuses, pay raises, firings or promotions, can be evidence of a crime if they come outside the normal course of business. To prove witness tampering, prosecutors would need to show that perks or punishments were intended to influence testimony. White-collar defense lawyers say the situation Trump finds himself in — in the dual role of defendant and boss of many of the people who are the primary witnesses to his alleged crimes — is not uncommon. Their standard advice is not to provide any unusual benefits or penalties to such employees. Ideally, decisions about employees slated to give evidence should be made by an independent body such as a board, not the boss who is under investigation. In addition to the New York case in which Trump was convicted last week, stemming from hidden payments to a porn star, Trump is facing separate charges federally and in Georgia for election interference and in another federal case for mishandling classified documents.

Attempts to exert undue influence on witnesses have been a repeated theme of Trump-related investigations and criminal cases over the years. Trump’s former campaign manager and former campaign adviser were convicted on federal witness tampering charges in 2018 and 2019. The campaign adviser had told a witness to “do a ‘Frank Pentangeli,’” referencing a character in “The Godfather Part II” who lies to a Senate committee investigating organized crime. Trump later pardoned both men in the waning days of his presidency. (He did not pardon a co-defendant of the campaign manager who had cooperated with the government.) During the congressional investigation into the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a former White House staffer testified that she got a call from a colleague the night before an interview with investigators. The colleague told her Trump’s chief of staff “wants me to let you know that he knows you’re loyal and he knows you’ll do the right thing tomorrow and that you’re going to protect him and the boss.” (A spokesperson for the chief of staff denied that he tried to influence testimony.)

Last year, Trump himself publicly discouraged a witness from testifying in the Georgia case. Trump posted on social media that he had read about a Georgia politician who “will be testifying before the Fulton County Grand Jury. He shouldn’t.” One witness has said publicly that, when he quit working for Trump in the midst of the classified documents criminal investigation, he was offered golf tournament tickets, a lawyer paid for by Trump and a new job that would have come with a raise. The witness, a valet and manager at Mar-a-Lago, had direct knowledge of the handling of the government documents at the club, the focus of one of the criminal cases against the former president. “I’m sure the boss would love to see you,” the employee, Brian Butler, recalled Trump’s property manager telling him. (The episode was first reported by CNN.) In an interview with ProPublica, Butler, who declined the offers, said he looked at them “innocently for a while.” But when he added up the benefits plus the timing, he thought “it could be them trying to get me back in the circle.”

ProPublica with some hard-hitting journalism here, as 9 witnesses in Donald Trump’s multiple criminal cases have received significant financial benefits from both his campaign and his businesses.

See Also:

MMFA: National news media are glossing over Trump’s “shady” financial benefits to witnesses

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DONALD TRUMPS COURT DATE /  Why Did Frank Pentangeli Change His Mind? | The Godfather Explained

[randomgodfatherthoughts]

Random thoughts after finally watching The Godfather Part 2.

I finally watched part 2 last week and I really enjoyed it but ultimately I prefer the first movie. That isn't to say that I didn't love it but as a whole I feel that the first part works better for me but that 2 has so many of my favourite moments from the movies.

The casting was impeccable again and I don't think there was a single actor who felt wrong for their role but I prefer the villains in the first movie. I find Sollozzo for example, more interesting and enjoyable than Hyman Roth and Johnny Ola. That's no reflection on the actors, just a personal preference.

The scenes with young Vito were beautifully done and I love how close to the book they were. Robert de Niro was perfect in the role as were young Genco/Tessio and Clemenza. I also really enjoyed the very old school Fanucci as a villain. Overall though as much as I enjoyed them and I'm glad they were included and it was important that they were, but if I had my choice, I'd rather spend more time with the remaining Corleone siblings.

What a loss to cinema John Cazale was. He was truly incredible here and had some of the most powerful scenes.

Al Pacino was brilliant again. My favourite scene of his was when he overhears Fredo saying that he knows Johnny Ola.

Robert Duvall was excellent again. He has great chemistry with Pacino and was never less than utterly convincing as an aging and battle weary Tom who is becoming increasingly alienated from Michael and the business yet retains his loyalty in spite of his growing discomfort with Michael's ruthlessness.

I loved the ever developing relationship between Michael and Tom with all its twists and turns. It physically pains me that we didn't get to see it continue in part 3 because their relationship was such an important part of the whole story.

I loved Frank Pentangeli. What a great character he was. I enjoyed him so much that I didn't even miss Clemenza. His final scene with Tom was one of my favourite moments from either of the movies.

The flashback scene was the perfect way to end it. I have so many feelings about that scene but I'll save that for another post.

[violasmirabiles]

The Godfather + Onion Headlines (part 5)

[mrs-jake-blues]

The Godfather Plus Text Posts Round 7

[dragoni]

The indictment also states that #RogerStone told Randy Credico to do a "Frank Pentangeli" before the House Intelligence Committee, a reference from the movie the Godfather II. If you are a fan of the Godfather, you know things do NOT end well for Frank Pentangeli.

— ShannonClash‏ @ShannonClash - Jan 25, 2019

Associate Producer @NBCNews

The Godfather: Part II

See graphic photo of Frankie Five Angels death

Frank Pentangeli: "They went home and sat in a hot bath and opened their veins, and bled to death. Sometimes they gave a little party before they did it."

Tom Hagen: "Don't worry about anything, Frankie Five Angels.” 

Of Course Roger Stone Thinks That He Lives in “The Godfather”, The New Yorker

[melis-writes]

I like how Michael’s Italian is so calm and soft spoken 🤌🏻🤌🏻 proving his point and then we have Frank Pentangeli going “MFMSMVKEKMM MANCHALASVEGAS MMMANCHAMIAMI”💀💀💀

[saturn-c]

Frank Pentangeli's voice always reminds me of the Gran from Jedi Knight lol

[yezzyyae]

Watching “The Godfather Trilogy” and I’m on “The Godfather Part 2” and Michael Corleone is soo handsome when he is talking to Frank Pentangeli at his house and speak in Italian saying “Your family’s still called Corleone and you’ll run it like a Corleone” omgggg I would give Michael Corleone my life right there 🥰😂I love him soo much! I can watch him over & over allday!

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Frankie Five Angels

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