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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSo 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 Trumps 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
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WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)1. Trump lives in the sewer
not one day of his life is without slimy actions.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. He has many sins to hide
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
nolabear
(41,915 posts)3. Prostitution ain't only about sex.
He wouldn't last a month as president. He couldn't pimp himself out.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,044 posts)4. People paid for the first Barron pictures in 2006
Comedy Central paid in 2011. Trump was a jerk then, but I doubt they thought he was a crook.