New Investigation Finds Trump STOLE 9/11 Reconstruction Funds

[G_j]

http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/09/11/just-new-investigation-finds-trump-stole-911-reconstruction-funds/


At issue is $150,000 which was granted to Trump by the government, which Trump claims was due to his generous help following the worst terrorist attack on American soil. In April, Trump gave an interview to TIME magazine and boasted, “It was probably a reimbursement for the fact that I allowed people, for many months, to stay in the building and use the building and store things in the building.” One can note Trump, even then, hedged his lie by saying “probably a reimbursement,” of which he was just so proud. He went on to create a fake story of emotion, “I was happy to do it, and to this day I am still being thanked for the many people I helped. The value of what I did was far greater than the money talked about, much of which was sent automatically to building owners in the area.”

If Donald Trump is being thanked for his service to New York City following the 9/11 attacks, the individuals doing the alleged thanking can not be located. In fact, there is not a single person on the record ever thanking Donald Trump for allowing them, or their organizations, to use his property at 40 Wall St.

A simple search of records from the “Empire State Development Corporation“, which was in charge of administering the repayment for the recovery program, found that Trump was indeed reimbursed but not for the reasons which he publicly stated. In fact, Trump’s company requested reimbursement for “repair”, “cleanup”, and “rent loss.” Absolutely none of the records show Trump ever asked to be compensated for helping individuals, and there is absolutely zero evidence to substantiate Trump’s claim. What the evidence does show is Trump lied again – and this time his lies dishonor the 2,997 individuals who were killed on that horriffic day.

Furthermore, even if Trump were telling the truth and the records magically disappeared, which they didn’t, there is still the lingering fact that the program recovery program was only for reimbursing businesses which suffered uninsured losses, and not for reimbursing individuals for their philanthropic work. David Catalfamo, who was working with New York’s governor at the time George Pataki, helped to administer the program. He confirmed that Trump was lying and stated, “He’s clearly wrong. I saw him say that and he’s obviously wrong.” Catalfamo went on to describe how the program actually worked for everyone else outside of Trump’s warped version of reality, “It was not part of the program to give money away for the other ancillary stuff. The way the program worked was to help businesses cover for uninsured losses. Businesses came forward with their losses and we covered part of them.”

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[NBachers]

1. There must be paperwork somewhere indicating the losses Trump claimed in order to receive the funds.

[madokie]

2. Reality is 180 degrees from where tRump states it

and that can be taken to the bank.

[Motley13]

3. more disgusting, self serving lies

he saw people jumping (from 4 miles away) he has the greatest eyesight

he lost hundreds of friends, he hasn't been able to name one

he heard of 1,000s of Muslims celebrating in NJ, he is the only one, he might even have seen it since he has the greatest eyesight

he recently visited the WTC for the 1st time, never paying respects to any of the deceased,even Corey Lewandowski did that, he really had lost a friend

[Gabi Hayes]

14. also the world's greatest memory....remember this?

Trump in a deposition for a Trump University lawsuit said that he doesn't recall claiming to have the world's greatest memory, according to newly released transcripts.

A lawyer questioning Trump in the case on behalf of the plaintiffs, Jason Forge, peppered the presumptive GOP presidential nominee with questions about his claims and actions surrounding the case.

At one point, he told Trump that the businessman had stated he had "one of the best memories in the world," according to a transcript that includes hundreds of pages of testimony.

"I don't know. Did I use that expression?" Trump asked. When told he had used the phrase, the billionaire asked to see evidence that he had said it, being told there was video of his remark.

"Did I say I have a great memory or one of the best in the world?" Trump asked for clarification, to which he was told he'd said he had "one of the best in the world."

"I don't remember saying that. As good as my memory is, I don't remember that, but I have a good memory," Trump responded.

"So you don't remember saying that you have one of the best memories in the world?" Forge asked.

"I don't remember that. I remember you telling me, but I don't know that I said it," Trump continued.

He stood by another expression that he had "one of the all-time great memories."

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/284716-trump-doesnt-recall-claim-of-having-worlds-greatest-memory

funny, but I can't remember why I haven't EVER seen any of this sort of thing on the TV

Colbert, have you seen this article, or perused the voluminous transcripts of the current fraud depositions.....many people say it's quite the treasure trove

[world wide wally]

4. This may sound over the edge, but has Trump ever gone by the name "Lucifer, Jack Scratch, or

Beelzebub"?

[evilhime]

5. http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-took-150k-from-the-911-small-business-fund/

[Duppers]

15. Not the 1st time Snopes has conflicted

With other sites reported here.

http://www.snopes.com/2016/09/05/donald-trump-to-eliminate-490000-teaching-jobs/

Ummm.

[PatSeg]

6. That is really tacky

A so-called multi-billionaire taking $150,000 from a fund meant to help small businesses hurt by 9/11? To a billionaire $150,000 would be considered chump-change and I would think people of such wealth would be "giving" not "taking" after a tragedy like that.

[lastlib]

9. More like "CRIMINAL".

As in "Fraudulent". As in "Jail Time"...........

[PatSeg]

10. According to Snopes,

it was legitimate, but that doesn't make it right. Also he did not receive the money for the reasons he claimed. He is just a greedy asshole, who will do or say anything to benefit Donald J. Trump.

[lastlib]

11. If he made a false statement to receive a government benefit, it's fraud.

[PatSeg]

12. It appeared from the Snopes article,

that he didn't make false claims to receive the money, but he lied about why it got the money later to puff himself up. Of course, I wouldn't put it past him to commit fraud to get a buck. It seems to be his business model.

[Gabi Hayes]

16. IIRC, he scammed real estate tax law to save about 500 bucks:

the STAR program, which stands for the New York State School Tax Relief Program and has been around since 1997. It offers an approximately $300 annual benefit for those who qualify. Hundreds of thousands of New York homeowners get it.

this law is for people who make less than FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND bucks!!!!! so you can make $499,999 and still get this break!

City says Trump should not have received tax breakm but won't explain how it happened

Here's where it gets interesting for Trump: To be eligible for STAR, a married couple must have annual income of $500,000 or less. One wouldn't think a guy as rich as Trump claims to be would qualify, but records filed with the city's Department of Finance show he received a $302 STAR benefit on his latest property-tax bill for his Trump Tower penthouse on Fifth Avenue.

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160308/BLOGS02/160309865/how-did-donald-trump-qualify-for-a-middle-class-tax-break

so.....Trump is either a relative pauper, income-wise, or committed some sort of tax fraud/perjury

which is it?

[PatSeg]

17. Well also

they don't come much cheaper than Trump. Even if he were a multi-billionaire, which I doubt, he would still manipulate the system for a few bucks.

He has gotten away with so much fraud and perjury in his life, I think he believes he can do anything now.

[SunSeeker]

7. K & R for exposure.

[catbyte]

8. What a sleazebag. I feel like taking a shower every time I read an article

about Don the Con.

[Yallow]

13. Thank You Hillary For Calling Them Out Once Again - Basket Of Deplorables

For Years Media Ignores How Sick Republican Party Has Become - Now Can't - Great Job Hillary!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512409379

[Stuart G]

18. STOLE...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very powerful word.....

[Francis Booth]

19. According to Snopes, this article is "mostly false".

There's some subtlety in there that indicates that Trump is a liar and a scumbag, but didn't do anything illegal.

[Lsantos04]

20. What a lowlife POS

But that's to be expected from Drumpf. A man with no soul or humanity.