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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2018, 05:15 PM Jun 2018

Since the 2016 election, Trump's businesses have taken in $2.6M from Republican candidates, groups

David Fahrenthold Retweeted:

UPDATED: Since the 2016 election, President Trump’s businesses have taken in $2.6 million from Republican candidates and groups, via @fahrenthold @OConnellPostBiz @anu_narayan

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Since the 2016 election, Trump's businesses have taken in $2.6M from Republican candidates, groups (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 OP

Pay to play Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #1

JoJo Arrington is slipping... czarjak Jun 2018 #2

The word for this is "bribery" jmowreader Jun 2018 #3

Not bribery; money laundering. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 #4

Not money laundering, bribery jmowreader Jun 2018 #5

These are Republicans, not business people. They don't need to buy favorable treatment. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 #6

Freethinker65

(10,017 posts)

1. Pay to play

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 05:17 PM

Jun 2018

The only buck that stops with Trump is the almighty dollar.

czarjak

(11,269 posts)

2. JoJo Arrington is slipping...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 12:13 AM

Jun 2018

Of course when you’ve been steeped in the public trough protocol by W. And Kent Hance, you know how it’s done. Hance is still into HUB ventures to siphon off even more.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

3. The word for this is "bribery"

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 12:26 AM

Jun 2018

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts)

4. Not bribery; money laundering. NT

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:53 AM

Jun 2018

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

5. Not money laundering, bribery

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 11:43 AM

Jun 2018

The Trump Foundation thing (where you paid Trump by making a “donation” to his foundation was tax evasion. When Trump deposited money he received into the foundation, that was money laundering.

This is bribery: if you want favorable treatment from Trump, book your event in one of his hotels.

You guys do realize the movie they’re going to make of Trump’s time in office will look a hell of a lot like the remake of Goodfellas.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts)

6. These are Republicans, not business people. They don't need to buy favorable treatment.