Ugh, I TOH-tully remember when this happened to Obama.
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There it is
There was never one second of one day that Trump actually thought about charity or anything associated with charity or giving. And because of the very. very low level of contributions he ever received, I am sure most people who would normally give to good causes stayed clear because they knew this about him. Any money that gets into Trump’s proximity is considered by him to be his money, and that includes not only charities but taxpayer dollars and money that should go to other people in his business dealings.
One of the anecdotes in the book that Rick Reilley wrote about Trump’s cheating at golf (Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump) involved a man who asked Trump to help him raise money for a golf related charity. When an event came up that required Trump to put his face on the charity and get in front of an audience to solicit donations (something he had agreed to do contractually), he tried to shake the guy down for a percentage of the money about 10 minutes before he was supposed to appear on stage.
This book is actually one of the best I have read about Trump - certainly better than the Woodward book. I would highly recommend it, but it does require a very strong stomach if you actually like golf or sports in general.
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Seems to be a possible case on NY State and Federal Taxes.
Did he sign the annual tax returns for the Foundation?
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Yep, on my Surprise Meter, it’s right between “The Sun will Rise” and “The Sun Will Set” indicator.
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Trump Coughs Up $2 Million To Settle Charges Over His Scammy Foundation
Headline writer misspelled “scummy.”
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Nope.
He had to pay $250,000 to each of 8 charities, and then divide the $1.8 million in the charity’s account among the same 8 charities.
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Just out of curiosity, have you read “The Making of Donald Trump” by David Cay Johnston?
It’s the only Trump book I’ve read… so far.
It gave a lot of background on the type of person he is.
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any chance we can get back a few 100 million wasted on this creeps golf outings?
it’s just another check. lol
as a native New Yorker, don’t need to read a book.
Lived it, surprised he made to 40 years old the way problems were solved back then. Lots of concrete flowed in those days.
I 'm sure he was walking the fine line a few times headed to where the fishes swim or where concrete hardens forever…
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I guess all of us have that Fiona Hill moment when we realize all these fuckers are in on it. When it comes to health care policy, the US has a wide selection of better and more affordable health care models to choose from (the Nordic Model at about 11% of GDP, the Swiss Model at 12% of GDP, the Singapore DIY approach at 4% of GDP, etc). The US Model at 18% of GDP has a serious free-rider problem. So it was today when we learned about free-rider protector, Price successor and serial Hatch-Act violater Seema Verma sticking it to the people for lost Ivanka trinkets. It’s fraud all the way down with these people.
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Ooh! That’s a good question. I forgot about Form 990. Falsifying that form is a federal crime.
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If they do thst they’ll end up as former Reprrsentatives anyway, better to ho down fighting than cowering
I committed a crime by misusing money intended for charitable organizations.
-Donald J Trump
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No, the total ordered distributed is the sum of 2 million plus what was in the account.
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No, only the Woodward book and the Reilly book. I listen to a lot of different podcasts like Trump, Inc, and sometimes I feel so supersaturated with Trump I don’t think I can do another book. I want to read the one where we find out the actual truth about what has been going on in the WH since 2017 - if and when it ever comes out.
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I watched 2 of the 3 national news programs CBS and ABC… Crickets Those feel good segments they all run in the last segment should be replaced with "Corruption Today " The Trump Administration in action . They could run 5 years and not have the same story twice
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You have to love how the New York AG strategically picked the eight charities that the funds will be disbursed to. Organizations whose mission and members that Trump has mocked and shown contempt for in the past and as president.
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I wish he would cough up a lung…or two.
That admission needs to be on billboards and in ads.
Oh, trust that they ALL know exactly what’s in every bill to be signed into law. The fact that they haven’t sat down and read the final edited version after months of creating it is a silly dodge, or “Boob bait for Bubbas” as we said in the 90s.
Please resist “bothsiderism” while there are still babies in cages actually dying from medical neglect. It’s not helpful.