WaPo: Trump Used His Charity To Buy $12,000 Helmet Signed By Tebow

[MohRokTah]

This could become a criminal case for fraud over his "charity" if he kept the items:

WaPo: Trump Used His Charity To Buy $12,000 Helmet Signed By Tebow

In 2012, Donald Trump used money from one of his charities to drop $12,000 on a Denver Broncos football helmet and jersey signed by Tim Tebow, then the team's quarterback, according to a Washington Post report.

Trump bid on the item at a fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, for the Susan G. Komen organization, as the Palm Beach Post detailed at the time.

However, the Susan G. Komen organization received payment for the helmet and jersey from the Donald J. Trump Foundation, not the real estate mogul himself. Trump was the foundation's president, but he had not donated to the charity for three years preceding the purchase, according to the Post.

As the Washington Post noted, the astute businessman bought the signed items at the height of Tebow mania. Comparable items now sell for $415 online.

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[tonyt53]

1. Isn't that about the time of the Komen rebellion - when it got political?

[tallahasseedem]

5. Ah the Komen rebellion...

the perfect example of what the people can do when they rally together! I was more than happy to see that "charity" go down.

[underpants]

2. Trump IS a helmet

[Elwood P Dowd]

7. No, he is a jock strap. (nm)

[tallahasseedem]

3. Of course he did.

He also used the Atlantic City Casinos as debt dumping ground. Apparently the media doesn't believe this is something that should be talked about.

[underpants]

4. Maybe Trump was going to do another photo shoot with an eagle and needed protection.

[tallahasseedem]

6. ROFL!

That gif is beyond hilarious! I wish the eagle would have went full badass on him!

[yellowcanine]

8. O crap. Trump is going to have to ban the WP again.

[yellowcanine]

9. I don't get it that Trump gets to decide how his foundation spends money.

That is a highly irregular way to run a foundation.

[Gothmog]

10. The only charity that Trump cares about is himself

[groundloop]

11. Surely some laws were broken.

I'm no legal expert, but purchasing personal items with funds from a tax-exempt charity has got to be against the law.

[edhopper]

12. Hey Trumpster

How did kicking Wapo off the bus turn out for you?

[Hortensis]

13. Lol. I counted a bunch of unfavorable headlines

for articles on the WaPo site the day after he did that--all clearly negative. I just glanced over and there are about 6 about him, all trending unfavorable without even reading the articles. Although, how could they discuss the GOP's moral dilemma in a way favorable to anyone involved?

[Scientific]

14. Just think of the yuuuge value this helmet could have in 10 years !

[Shrike47]

15. He bought it at a charity auction. He probably took a tax deduction for it. Real value irrelevant

Of course, the foundation actually paid for it, but I bet he counted it anyway as a tax deduction.

Show us your tax returns, Donny.