Trump Foundation Involved in Yet More Corruption

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Kevin Drum
September 20, 2016

Donald Trump spent more than a quarter-million dollars from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits that involved the billionaire’s for-profit businesses, according to interviews and a review of legal documents.

In one case, from 2007, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club faced $120,000 in unpaid fines from the town of Palm Beach, Fla., resulting from a dispute over the size of a flagpole. In a settlement, Palm Beach agreed to waive those fines — if Trump’s club made a $100,000 donation to a specific charity for veterans. Instead, Trump sent a check from the Donald J. Trump Foundation, a charity funded almost entirely by other people’s money, according to tax records.

Sorry Donald. You're not allowed to use your charity to pay off your business obligations:

“I represent 700 nonprofits a year, and I’ve never encountered anything so brazen,” said Jeffrey Tenenbaum, who advises charities at the Venable law firm in Washington. After The Post described the details of these Trump Foundation gifts, Tenenbaum described them as “really shocking.”

“If he’s using other people’s money — run through his foundation — to satisfy his personal obligations, then that’s about as blatant an example of self-dealing [as] I’ve seen in a while,” Tenenbaum said.

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1. And just now, Hugh Hewett on MSNBC

twisting himself into a human pretzel calling it a "small grain story" that people don't care about.

The hypocrisy of these people is unbounded.

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3. yeah, I saw that

pathetic

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2. Will the MSM pick it up? I don't think so. n/t

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6. MSNBC covered it about 15 minutes ago

Will this story dominate the news cycle?

Probably not.

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7. Nobody but a few of us that are already backing Hillary watch MSNBC. It may have legs if all the

networks pick it up and we already know Fox won't.

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8. look how fast the Birther Debacle and Trump's Assassination "Joke" disappeared from the headlines

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4. Trump's entire life is built around other people's money.

From his daddy giving him the money to start out to the contractors he regularly stiffs, Trump has built his empire on the work of everyone but himself. He is the ultimate grifter.

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9. It wasn't easy for Donald. His father gave him a small loan ...

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5. I hear they are starting a Congressional Investigation

on the rumor that Sec. Clinton bought a bag of Skittles with Clinton Foundation money!

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10. when she wins, expect impeachment hearings

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11. He's a straight up con man: offered a $1 million prize for a 150 yard hole in one

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But placed the hole 145 yards from the tee! Dude hits a hole in one on that hole at charity golf tournament, but Trump says "Nope, had to be 150 yards!" It's like some third rate con at a traveling carnival. Dude sued them and got a settlement of $158,000 to a charity of his choice. Trump makes his Foundation pay the legal settlement!

He makes Palin grifting look like a half assed shell game.

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12. Steve Cortez on MSNBC defending Trump

calling it a witch-hunt

Earlier, Hugh Hewitt defended him as well.

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13. ...