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spanone

(135,795 posts)
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 09:28 AM Sep 2017

'BILLIONAIRE' don trump is using RNC donations to pay his legal bills

hey trumpsters, send don your hard earned money. the billionaire is using your money to pay his legal bills.


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is using money donated to his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee to pay for his lawyers in the probe of alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Following Reuters exclusive report on Tuesday, CNN reported that the Republican National Committee paid in August more than $230,000 to cover some of Trump’s legal fees related to the probe.

RNC spokesperson Cassie Smedile confirmed to Reuters that Trump’s lead lawyer, John Dowd, received $100,000 from the RNC and that the RNC also paid $131,250 to the Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Group, the law firm where Jay Sekulow, another of Trump’s lawyers, is a partner.

The RNC is scheduled to disclose its August spending on Wednesday. The Trump campaign is due for a disclosure on Oct. 15.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-lawyers-exclusive/trump-using-campaign-rnc-funds-to-pay-legal-bills-from-russia-probe-sources-idUSKCN1BU2OS
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'BILLIONAIRE' don trump is using RNC donations to pay his legal bills (Original Post) spanone Sep 2017 OP
He's only an "alleged" billionaire NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #1
gonna edit to put billionaire in quotes!!! spanone Sep 2017 #5
When someone says their favorite book is PT Barnum's autobiography Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #2
Let's all get up and dance to a tune that was a hit struggle4progress Sep 2017 #3
The story of the should be - avebury Sep 2017 #4

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)
2. When someone says their favorite book is PT Barnum's autobiography
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 09:33 AM
Sep 2017

You have to conclude that they're either a carnie or a conman. Judging from Trump's history, I think we know what the answer is in his case. The guy has made his career off of leaching from others, why should this come as a surprise to anyone?? If the deplorables are too dumb to realize how they are being used, that's on them...fuck em

avebury

(10,951 posts)
4. The story of the should be -
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 09:35 AM
Sep 2017

Trump takes RNC welfare. Proof he is no billionaire.

It would drive him nuts.

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