Part one of this series is here. Part two here. Part three here.

Donald Trump had shrewdly set up headquarters for his team in the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland’s Tower City, smack in the heart of downtown. Reciprocity among casino owners was as advertised — legendary until it turned lethal — and Trump’s excellent relationships throughout the gaming industry had opened all the doors in the four year old citadel of gaming on “The Lake,” as it was known in the land of Ohio State University. Rock Ohio Caesar owns the Horseshoe, and though it did not operate a hotel there, the top floor was ideal for the massive delegate tracking operation underway. The set of interconnected suites in the casino’s aerie also allowed all of Trump’s large and very loyal inner circle to operate much as they did on the home turf of Trump Tower in New York.