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Stephen A Smith claims NBA gambling bust is part of Trump’s ‘revenge’ and to distract from protests in wild rant

ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith has claimed in a wild rant that Thursday’s NBA gambling bust is part of Donald Trump’s revenge plot and was done in part to distract from protests against the president.

While some have accused Trump of taking revenge on his perceived enemies, which included the recent indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and Trump’s ex-national security adviser John Bolton, Smith has taken it a step further by attempting to tie the president to the takedown of a criminal enterprise.

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