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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 01:48 PM Sep 2016

So People magazine donated to the Trump Foundation for family photo rights.....

....and Comedy Central donated to the Trump Foundation to host a celebrity roast?

And in turn, the Trump Foundation engages in acts of "charity" like buying personal artwork, signed football helmets and paying off Attorneys General investigating Trump University?

As Christine Wilkie of the Huffington Post has detailed, many of the contributions seem to be transactional in a similar way. People Magazine gave $150,000 in exchange for exclusive photos of Trump’s son, Barron. Comedy Central gave $400,000 as an appearance fee for Trump appearing on The Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump. Norwegian Cruise Lines gave $100,000 as an appearance fee for Melania Trump. Depending on whether or not the money was put to good use (more on this later), this could be seen as a form of Trump channeling his celebrity to philanthropic ends or else as not much more than a glorified tax dodge.


http://www.vox.com/2016/9/13/12888492/trump-foundation


Yeah, now I'm beginning to see why Trump won't release his taxes.

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So People magazine donated to the Trump Foundation for family photo rights..... (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2016 OP
Trump lives in the sewer WhiteTara Sep 2016 #1
He has many sins to hide Angry Dragon Sep 2016 #2
Prostitution ain't only about sex. nolabear Sep 2016 #3
People paid for the first Barron pictures in 2006 TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #4

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
2. He has many sins to hide
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 03:06 PM
Sep 2016

I read where he has not put any money into the foundation since 2008 or so
and takes credit for the money he does give out

TexasBushwhacker

(20,044 posts)
4. People paid for the first Barron pictures in 2006
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 03:19 PM
Sep 2016

Comedy Central paid in 2011. Trump was a jerk then, but I doubt they thought he was a crook.

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