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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Fahrenthold wins Pulitzer Prize for reporting on Trump Foundation scam.
Very well deserved, if you ask me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/washington-posts-david-fahrenthold-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-dogged-reporting-of-trumps-philanthropy/2017/04/10/dd535d2e-1dfb-11e7-be2a-3a1fb24d4671_story.html?utm_term=.32cb9719ac2c
Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold remembers being struck by Donald Trumps pledge to donate $6 million, including $1 million of his personal funds, to veteran groups during a televised fundraiser before the Iowa caucuses early last year. Did Trump follow through, he wondered? So, weeks after the event, Fahrenthold started asking questions.
For several months, he found, the answer was no, despite assurances to the contrary from Trumps campaign. When Trump finally made the donation in late May the reporter set off on a broader inquiry. In a detailed series of articles, he found that many of Trumps philanthropic claims over the years had been exaggerated, and often werent truly charitable activities at all.
On Monday, Fahrentholds investigative digging was rewarded with the Pulitzer Prize, journalisms most prestigious award. His work documenting the future presidents charitable practices won the award for national reporting.
Fahrentholds Pulitzer-winning package of stories also included his article disclosing that Trump had made crude comments and bragged about groping women during an unaired portion of an interview on Access Hollywood in 2005.
Vinca
(50,236 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(9,916 posts)Tanuki
(14,914 posts)will put the story of Trump's fraudulent foundation and other questions about his taxes and shady financial dealings front and center again. April 15 is just around the corner....show your taxes, SCROTUS.
oasis
(49,317 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)about it in Spicer's next presser. I have my doubts.
Surely someone will?
procon
(15,805 posts)his Pulitzer is well deserved.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)republican role model Comrade Casino has told lie after lie to the American people. And the republicans have kissed his ass for doing it, protected him, and encouraged him to do more lying. Grrr. Like all decent human beings, I despise liars.
Tip O' the Topper to Fahrenthold for holding the republican Tax-&-Draft Dodger-in-Chief to account for one of his bigly lies.
randome
(34,845 posts)Don't let it go to your head, Fahrenthold. We need you to keep digging!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]If you're not committed to anything, you're just taking up space.
Gregory Peck, Mirage (1965)[/center][/font][hr]
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Well deserved.
Gothmog
(144,884 posts)furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Happy to hear this!
He's done GREAT Work, thorough & persistent!
HOPE ( ! ) his well-earned reward & respect inspire other "journalists" to follow his example!!! *
*you listening, andrea frickin mitchell????!!!
red dog 1
(27,757 posts)Very well deserved!
(This story needs to go viral)
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)democrank
(11,084 posts)and an example well set.
Nwgirl503
(406 posts)Next year I guarantee you someone will win one for breaking the Russia ties that will end up taking down his admin.
iluvtennis
(19,825 posts)...but alas, his supporters still voted for him
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,938 posts)stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)This is wonderful.
Big_K
(237 posts)Signed, Rita Hayworth and Alien T. Clinton
mcar
(42,278 posts)Excellent reporting. Too bad the rest of the media virtually ignored it.
world wide wally
(21,734 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)His reporting has been top notch.
Dump's tweetstorm...incoming.
rurallib
(62,373 posts)well deserved
calimary
(81,085 posts)But that's what the journalistic art is.
I'm SO STOKED for him! VERY well deserved!
onecaliberal
(32,773 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)What good did it do?
Look, I'm NOT being negative about the award or the work, but, in the big picture - we've had SO many things that have shown that this A$$wipe #45 should be in jail, not the White House - and yet HE IS THERE!
We need more than a few good reporters doing a fantastic job of good ole' leg work - the "LAME-STREAM MEDIA" (yeah, don't we miss Miss Moose America?) must step up and report facts and NOT "alternative facts" - no "equal time" for BS - "just the facts, Ma'am".
How can so much be so wrong and nothing is being done about it? Is that what we've become?
not fooled
(5,801 posts)that the journalists such as Farenthold keep 'em coming until the dumpster admin is deposed.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,710 posts)Cha
(296,774 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)Excellent political statement they've made.
ThatOtherPerson
(12 posts)Orrex
(63,169 posts)Congratulations to Fahrenthold for this well-deserved award! Keep up the good work!