Report: No Evidence Trump Followed Through on Promise to Decline All But $1 of Presidential Salary

[DonViejo]

Source: LawNewz



by Chris White | 8:56 am, March 13th, 2017

During an interview on ’60 Minutes’ in the aftermath of his November election victory, then-President-elect Donald Trump promised Leslie Stahl that he would only accept a $1 salary as President, donating the remaining $399,999 to a charity or returning it to the United States treasury. In February, Trump was reportedly issued his first monthly presidential paycheck in the amount $33,333. According to a new report, there is no evidence yet that President Trump has followed through on his promise to return or donate his salary.

MSNBC legal analyst Ari Melber investigated the matter on Sunday in a segment on his TV show titled “Show Me the Money.” According to his reporting, MSNBC has made repeated efforts to obtain information about Trump’s salary promise from both the White House and the U.S. Treasury Department, but neither agency would answer.

Melber then cited a Politfact report from last month in which White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the online fact-checking website that the President “is required to get a paycheck but will be giving it back to (the) treasury or donating” the money, presumably some charity. However, the MSNBC report left out the second part of Huckabee-Sanders’ comment that said Trump’s staff was still in the process of sorting out any legal issues associated with him returning or donating the salary.

It could be that his legal team is still looking into the matter and has yet to determine a strategy for declining the salary. As the Politifact report notes, President George Washington also tried to decline to accept a salary when he was he was sworn in as the first elected President back in 1789. But Congress would not allow Washington to decline his pay, saying it was mandated in the Constitution and by declining a salary Washington would be putting himself above the Constitution. Washington reluctantly accepted the argument and took the salary, essentially setting a precedent for all future Presidents.

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[Mc Mike]

1. Natch. He's a lying, moneygrubbing swine.

Not surprising to see him oink this way.

[JI7]

2. anyone surprised ?

I always knew he was lying with that.

[Miles Archer]

3. Trump is not going to leave $1.6 million on the table ($400K x four years)

There was a story on Mother Jones about someone who sent a series of letters to millionaires to claim a "refund" which decreased with each letter...the last one was something like 24 cents. Trump replied to the letter to claim it.

It's out there, anyone who wants to find it can go to Mother Jones and poke around for it.

[Ilsa]

4. He should allot it to his SS coverage,

Which is outrageously expensive.

But we know it's going into his pocket.

[Botany]

5. just like the coal and steel jobs that were supposed to come back or ...

..... Trump and compnay had never met w/any Russians it is all a
bunch of lies.

[groundloop]

6. He needs to refund expenses for his weekly golf outings

As well as the cost of maintaining a second residence in NY because Melania didn't want to move to Washington.

[GeorgeGist]

7. Since when does Trump GOS about constitution?

[NastyRiffraff]

8. He is pathologically greedy

as well as a liar, of course.

[dalton99a]

9. Promise from a born liar.

[Sunlei]

10. Have to "assume" Mr. Trump is afraid to connect a government salary with his official IRS income rep

reports.

Those IRS decades long AUDITS must not be much fun to try to hide from the general public's RIGHT to view OUR transparent government PUBLIC SERVANTs at work.

[iluvtennis]

11. Not at all surprised...it's the LIES, LIES,& more LIES administration. And truth be told it started

during primaries where he said he was self funding...but it was later revealed some very smal % cmae from Dumpty himself. And recall the FEC reprots where all the campaigns funding were primarily dumped into his organizations (the private jet, the gold course, the hotels, etc.) He made sure campaign things happened at his venues to line his pockets

[Smickey]

12. 45s crack legal team, or is that a legal team on crack? will

figure out some way to ensure he steps on his schvantz. Of course we all know I mean that figuratively...cause...well he has small hands. ha

[turbinetree]

13. This is how you treat ass****'s and this is how the media should be treating the sexual predator

in the white house

[Vinca]

14. He's long overdue sending some money to the treasury. He's a freeloader.

[Kimchijeon]

15. No surprise, he is known for bullshitting about his "good deeds"

Like how he lied about donating $$ to 911 causes, etc. Typical scumbag move from him. Would expect no less.

[George II]

16. He can cash the check and then donate an equal amount to a charity. Simple.

[tammywammy]

18. No shit, this isn't complicated.

Well to Trump it is. He doesn't understand donating money to legitimate charities.

[Marthe48]

17. If trump isn't paid

in his nasty little reptile brain, he isn't our employee and can do what the hell he wants. But I bet he keeps the money, because he needs it, and he's a big fat liar.