Donald Trump is refusing to pay his campaign pollster three-quarters of a million dollars
Source: The Washington Post
Donald Trump's hiring of pollster Tony Fabrizio in May was viewed as a sign that the real estate mogul was finally bringing seasoned operatives into his insurgent operation.
But the Republican presidential nominee appears to have taken issue with some of the services provided by the veteran GOP strategist, who has advised candidates from 1996 GOP nominee Bob Dole to Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The Trump campaign's latest Federal Election Commission report shows that it is disputing nearly $767,000 that Fabrizio's firm says it is still owed for polling.
Trump campaign officials declined to provide details about the reason the campaign has declined to pay the sum to Fabrizio Lee, the pollster's Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based firm. This is an administrative issue that we're resolving internally, said senior communications adviser Jason Miller. Fabrizio did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Fabrizio was an ally of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who persuaded a skeptical Trump in the spring that he needed a professional pollster. The abrupt departure of Manafort in August and Trump's hiring of pollster Kellyanne Conway to be his campaign manager raised questions about whether Fabrizio would stay on. There have also been multiple reports that Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have rejected Fabrizio's advice.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/31/donald-trump-is-refusing-to-pay-his-campaign-pollster-nearly-three-quarters-of-a-million-dollars/
Skittles
(153,226 posts)refusing to pay his bills
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,156 posts)The way he thinks of himself, family, "friends", perceived enemies, women in general, and does his business, completely without ethics whatsoever, is easy to imagine. It's all out there - "The greatest baseball player in New York" and an addiction to lying and to never EVER apologize.
Hope is that November 9th the deluge of lawsuits, criminal trials, censures, and the kitchen sink will make him a Pariah everywhere except Russia.
Skittles
(153,226 posts)think how much more money you'd have if you didn't pay your bills or taxes, and never donated to charity
the man is a complete fraud
wordpix
(18,652 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,900 posts)Or, he either pays only a fraction of the contract or nothing at all and forces them to sue him, which most smaller businesses can't afford to do. If they do sue him he stonewalls the discovery process, per the latest Newsweek article. I hope the dirt on Trump that's come out as a result of this election makes it impossible for him to hire anybody who doesn't demand payment in full up front.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)before offering Fabrizio 1/3 of what was promised.
stopbush
(24,397 posts)Sad."
Vinca
(50,318 posts)TeamPooka
(24,264 posts)Can hardly wait for Ivanka to sue him too.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)get your civil suit filed immediately and notify all the media outlets that you are doing so and why. I guess The Donald 'wasn't satisfied with your work' since you didn't give him the poll numbers that would have won him the election.
What, you mean that high poll numbers don't automatically mean winning? All the more reason not to pay you.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)He never pays anyone .
God , he is such a total sleazeball.
C Moon
(12,222 posts)This is what these assholes are all about. It's hard to imagine them having families and friends.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/mitt-romney-campaign-cancels-credit-cards-staffers-aids-election-night_n_2099916.html
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)not pay his debts.
elmac
(4,642 posts)ToxMarz
(2,169 posts)Fahrenthold451
(436 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,304 posts)Hekate
(90,865 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)DFW
(54,448 posts)Reality show host Trump won't pay because his pollster didn't conjure up Trump's desired version of reality.
THIS is what Fox Noise and CNN ought to be shouting all evening (wanna bet it's still emails?).
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)cynzke
(1,254 posts)Like the time Trump showed up at a charity event, finagled a seat on the stage for false publicity and then left afterwards donating NOTHING. OR the time Donald handed over a FAKE million dollar bill during a charity event. I bought several of these fake bills at a Hall Mark gift store, slipping them into birthday cards! This is probably one of the reasons why Trump doesn't want to open his tax records. We will see all the FAKE reporting of FAKE donations he NEVER MADE to reduce the taxes HE NEVER PAID.
The ONLY THING besides LYING Trump EXCELS at is CHEATING.
BainsBane
(53,093 posts)He's not going to pay any of them, including Kellyanne. His excuse will be their services weren't good enough because he lost.
The pollster didn't give him the numbers he wanted to see, is my guess.
3catwoman3
(24,072 posts)This is his well know modus operandi. No surprise here.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)Of course not. Trump's polls are terrible, so why should he have to pay?
louis-t
(23,309 posts)He thought he was Donnie's buddy. You've been conned by the best, Tony boy.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)MontanaMama
(23,356 posts)"That people will always show you who they are...it's your fault if you don't pay attention." That said, why would Tony Fabrizio think that The Orange Nightmare would treat him any differently than anybody else he's stiffed? How is he special?
Kellyanne, you should be taking notes here...
niyad
(113,627 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Looks like it...
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)mahina
(17,715 posts)May he realize he has no chance and release the info we all know he has, today.
niyad
(113,627 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)What did I want for Christmas? I wanted every dirtball who helped Donald Trump to discover what a scumbag he really is... the hard way. And here it is.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,900 posts)People should know better by now than to do business with Trump unless they get every last dime up front. And maybe not even then.
Divine Discontent
(21,056 posts)and yes, if you're going to do business with him, ick, you better at least get the $ up front.
rockfordfile
(8,708 posts)Trump can't be trusted.