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When the Billionaire Family Behind the Opioid Crisis Needed PR Help, They Turned to Mike Bloomberg - ProPublica

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 Fascinating! ProPublica published  this stunning article about the relationship between Michael Bloomberg &the Sackler family -- how they reached out to him for advice about how to handle their poor public relations and the opprobrium they encountered because of their role in the opioid crisis.  The article also goes into detail about Bloomberg's reluctance to let his reporters delve into the private lives of other very rich people, perhaps because he didn't want anyone delving into his private life. Bloomberg gave media advice to the Sacklers and recommended his longtime mayoral spokesman to them. The relationship could shadow his presidential bid.”

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