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Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 09:35 PM Jun 2020

What happens with all the leftover money in Trump campaign funds if when he loses

He is clearly profiting off it now by doing things like charging rent to the campaign for property he owns. Do the laws allow him to expand the grifts and funnel the rest of that money into his personal accounts?

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What happens with all the leftover money in Trump campaign funds if when he loses (Original Post) Flaleftist Jun 2020 OP
Of course not. drray23 Jun 2020 #1
Is he not doing that now? Flaleftist Jun 2020 #2
he won't be president. Barr wont be AG. drray23 Jun 2020 #3
I like your optimism! Flaleftist Jun 2020 #4
This is true, but you know damn well he' gonna try to pocket it. TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #5
Yes but once he is no longer president he won't have Barr drray23 Jun 2020 #6
And several states, not the least NY, are drooling at the thought. NY has nothing to... TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #9
Reports have shown that he uses campaign funds Under The Radar Jun 2020 #7
There won't be any leftover campaign money. subterranean Jun 2020 #8
Yep and he'll stiff people on his legit bills soothsayer Jun 2020 #10
He is such a scumbag! smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #11
What is this "law" you talk about? dawg day Jun 2020 #12
He declares for 2024, hires the whole damn family as campaign staff, and pays them very well. Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #13

drray23

(7,587 posts)
1. Of course not.
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 09:37 PM
Jun 2020

campaign funds can be used for future campaigns or donated to other campaigns. They can not be used to enrich oneself

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
2. Is he not doing that now?
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 09:45 PM
Jun 2020

Can he not say he is going to run again and rent property he owns all over the country to his "campaign'?

drray23

(7,587 posts)
3. he won't be president. Barr wont be AG.
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 09:49 PM
Jun 2020

he will end up in jail in a new York minute if he tries that. I'm also not convinced that he won't face charges for what he has done after he is out.

drray23

(7,587 posts)
6. Yes but once he is no longer president he won't have Barr
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 09:56 PM
Jun 2020

so he will end up nailed if he tries. I don't think Biden's department of justice will turn a blind eye.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
9. And several states, not the least NY, are drooling at the thought. NY has nothing to...
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 10:00 PM
Jun 2020

say about Presidential campaign funds, but they can still tie him up in knots over transactions.

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
7. Reports have shown that he uses campaign funds
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 09:58 PM
Jun 2020

From his presidential campaign and the Republican Party to pay for legal fees for him, family and company. That being what he can’t hide, there is no doubt that he will charge the GOP inflated hotel fees and office space in Washington and NYC.
The testimony of Michael Cohen telling a house committee that Trump boasted about how much money he could make from running for and being President. That needs to be in a Lincoln project ad.

subterranean

(3,427 posts)
8. There won't be any leftover campaign money.
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 09:58 PM
Jun 2020

I'm sure Trump will make sure it all gets spent, and as much as possible at Trump properties.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
12. What is this "law" you talk about?
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 10:55 PM
Jun 2020

Trump doesn't care about "law." He'll take the leftover money and keep it. Maybe he'll filter it through his minions like Parscale then take a kickback. Remember what happened to the extra Inauguration funds? No, because they disappeared into his pocket.

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