Trump’s campaign says he’s given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof

[riversedge]

Source: washington post




By David A. Fahrenthold


September 12 at 6:52 PM

.....................A spokeswoman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, seeking to rebut criticism of the GOP nominee's history of charitable giving, said that Trump has given away "tens of millions of dollars" over his life.

But spokeswoman Hope Hicks offered no details about that number, beyond saying that it included donations from the Donald J. Trump Foundation -- a charity that, despite its name, has been filled almost entirely with other people's money in recent years.

Hicks also provided no information about how much -- if any -- of the donations she was describing had come from Trump's own pocket.

The Washington Post has spent the past few months searching for evidence of that kind of personal donation, without much success. The Post has called 326 charities with connections to Trump, asking if they had received a gift of the nominee's own money. Between 2008 and this May, that search turned up just one gift, from 2009. It worth less than $10,000......................

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/12/trumps-campaign-says-hes-given-tens-of-millions-to-charity-but-offers-no-details-and-no-proof/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_pp-trumpcharity-8pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

[unblock]

1. his charity is like his other businesses. other people's goods that he slaps his name on.

[forest444]

2. Not unlike his tax returns.

"I've paid millions in taxes, let me tell you. It's so much your head would spin."

[ffr]

12. That's good!

[rpannier]

3. Yes he has given away tens of millions

illegally
and others money

[TeamPooka]

7. actually he has taken away millions, from people who invested in his projects or worked for him.

[liberal N proud]

4. But he can tell that he has given millions, millions

It's Yuuuuuge

[dubyadiprecession]

5. Just take his word for it, believe him...

He is also extremely healthy and his hair looks fantastic!

[George II]

6. Trump's businesses and charities summed up in one picture:

[tammywammy]

9. Ha!!

[Siwsan]

8. A line from the movie 'Witness for the Prosecution' sums up how I feel about Trump and his minions

"The question is . . . were you lying then, are you lying now, or are you not in fact a chronic and habitual LIAR?!"

[lonestarnot]

10. K & R!

Fucking grifter again!

[ffr]

11. Uh-oh. Red flags popping up all over the Trump's campaign

Bribery, lies, pay for play. It's all high dollar dirty tricks. And the person at the heart of it all: Donald Trump. Criminal to be.

Lock him up. LOCK THEM ALL UP!

[ffr]

13. The charities list

The NEVERs represent charities that never received said donations. Between 2008 and this May (2016), that search turned up just one gift, from 2009. It worth less than $10,000.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-election/trump-charity-donations/?tid=a_inl

[duncang]

15. Like he did with the donation to pam bondi

I wonder if that contribution to citizens united for research in epilepsy. Was actually on to the citizens united fund. He probably wanted another pr hit job on some one.


Even the no comment I wonder how many of those never received anything.

[Cal Carpenter]

21. A lot of them say "No comment", and frankly they all should

I am not defending Trump in any way, mind you, but nonprofits don't just give out this type of info about individual donors to reporters. If they did, most donors would be pissed. So while this looks great for shock value, it isn't that meaningful. Most decent nonprofits have privacy policies for their donors.

[ffr]

22. Except that Trump and all of his surrogates have refused

every invitation by Fahrenthold and every reporter following this story to substantiate Trump's claims, instead being met with stonewalling and complete refusal to substantiate their claims that Trump's foundation actually gives away millions, as they have claimed.

Fahrenthold has been open to changing his story if anyone within Trump's team can substantiate even a couple of the donations.

In other words, there's more than a distinct high probability that Fahrenthold's claims are correct and Trumps claims are absolute lies. They cannot substantiate the donations because the truth is even more incriminating that ignoring Fahrenthold's calls.

[complain jane]

14. UGH

How do people not care that Trump is nothing but a grifter?

[Yallow]

16. Trump Is Lying Again - C'mon Press Where Are You?

Letting him get away with lies like usual.

[Yallow]

17. Does The Donation To Bondi Or Abbott Count?

As charity?

Oh, yer right.

It was illegal.

Never mind.....

[SunSeeker]

18. K & R for exposure.

[tclambert]

19. He's says he's worth $10 B and donated $10s M. That's less than 1%.

I call it 0.something%. 0.1% - 0.99%.

Of course, he's including donations from the Trump Foundation which originally came from other people's donations.

Shouldn't such a devoutly religious man have contributed at least $1 billion?

[Megahurtz]

20. Steals from those he owes money to

and becomes charitable to himself.