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Lonergan criticized The Assembly for relying on Money’s account. But five other men backed up his story.

They are all Money’s longtime acquaintances, and none is inclined to vote for Robinson. But they don’t appear to have political agendas. A review of state and federal databases didn’t show any significant political contributions in the last decade.

Dan Livingston, who said he was a Gents customer in the mid to late 1990s, told The Assembly that he saw Robinson “from time to time.” Livingston said Robinson usually came in with a pizza, purchased a preview, and went into a private booth to watch it and eat.

Livingston said he had “casual” conversations with Robinson but didn’t get to know him that well. He didn’t know of Robinson’s political leanings until after he made headlines for his pro-gun speech in 2018. Livingston is not a supporter: “He’s not put forth anything that I can see as constructive.”

Leo Mitchell, who said he and Robinson shared a mutual acquaintance, used to stop by Gents after work. He said he saw Robinson “every now and then.” Mitchell thought he was a “regular dude. He didn’t really seem hyper-political.”  

Money had more vivid recollections. He described the future lieutenant governor as funny.

“I mean, like, hilarious,” he said. “He would have like five or six of us up front dying laughing at 4 in the morning. Almost like a standup routine—not copying Andrew Dice Clay, but almost like doing an Andrew Dice Clay comedy bit.”