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In 1986, two Florida journalists tried to buy crack for a news story and nearly got killed

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 10, 2026
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In 1986, Rudy Giuliani and Senator Al D’Amato staged a crack buy in Washington Heights for the TV cameras. Giuliani’s disguise was a Hell’s Angels leather vest bearing “Dirty Thirty” and “Filthy Few” patches, which he wore over business attire. D’Amato threw on an ARMY cap but kept his tasseled loafers. A fleet of federal agents…

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