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Cash meets influence at Mar-a-Lago after dark

At a certain point in an average evening at Mar-a-Lago, the lights go down and the volume goes up, as the proprietor and former president of the United States turns DJ for the night.

A member of the Mar-a-Lago private club said Donald Trump had assumed the role of social ringmaster, deciding to bring a disco vibe to the Palm Beach resort after dark.

“A bout 9.30pm every night, he’s sitting at his table, whether on the patio or inside, and they bring a laptop over and he starts picking songs, and he starts being a DJ for the night, but it’s sort of

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