# Quote — Craig Unger, House of Trump, House of Putin

> Russian gangsters became... Putin’s enforcers. ... told me, in effect, "the Mafia is one of the branches of the Russian government..." ...Putin’s greatest triumph is his... state... of, by, and for organized crime.

- Author: [Craig Unger](https://www.leafyquotes.com/craig-unger.md)
- Book: [House of Trump, House of Putin](https://www.leafyquotes.com/craig-unger/house-of-trump-house-of-putin.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/craig-unger/house-of-trump-house-of-putin/russian-gangsters-became

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> Bayrock’s leadership... billionaire oligarchs from the former Soviet Union.

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