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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 07:01 PM Sep 2016

How Donald Trump retooled his charity to spend other people’s money

For one thing, nearly all of its money comes from people other than Trump. In tax records, the last gift from Trump was in 2008. Since then, all of the donations have been other people’s money — an arrangement that experts say is almost unheard of for a family foundation.

Trump then takes that money and generally does with it as he pleases. In many cases, he passes it on to other charities, which often are under the impression that it is Trump’s own money.

In two cases, he has used money from his charity to buy himself a gift. In one of those cases — not previously reported — Trump spent $20,000 of money earmarked for charitable purposes to buy a six-foot-tall painting of himself.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-donald-trump-retooled-his-charity-to-spend-other-people%E2%80%99s-money/ar-AAiK7tq?li=AA5a8k

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How Donald Trump retooled his charity to spend other people’s money (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 OP
Comcast really reported this? Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #1
No wonder Don the Con is hiding his taxes malaise Sep 2016 #2
:pike:? pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #3
Hehehehhe malaise Sep 2016 #4
Trumps 20 k portrait paid for by the trump foundation. yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 #5
What a deranged loon gwheezie Sep 2016 #6
Glad to see the Wash. Post revelations about the crooked Trump Foundation may be going viral wishstar Sep 2016 #7
I hope HRC makes a new commercial out of them. lindysalsagal Sep 2016 #8
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Comcast really reported this?
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 07:35 PM
Sep 2016

Mr. Lack NBC Universal CEO will have none of this,count on it,there will be heads rolling. Got to cover Matt Lauer's butt for that stellar interview job.

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
5. Trumps 20 k portrait paid for by the trump foundation.
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 07:56 PM
Sep 2016


The way his pants fold leads me to alarming conclusions about his proportions.

'God is just behind my head, but look at what I have got between my hands'

wishstar

(5,268 posts)
7. Glad to see the Wash. Post revelations about the crooked Trump Foundation may be going viral
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 09:04 PM
Sep 2016

Hopefully this article coming from MSN wil reach more internet viewers/voters than the initial Wash. Post article did and force the rest of the media to cover the story finally

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