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riversedge

(81,541 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:58 AM Jun 2018

Trump explodes in rage after New York attorney general goes after his bogus charity

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by muriel_volestrangler (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: raw story



14 Jun 2018 at 11:12 ET



Pres. Donald Trump gives an angry response during an interview (Screen capture)


President Donald Trump on Thursday angrily lashed out at the New York Attorney General’s office after it sued his family for allegedly conducting multiple illegal operations via the purportedly nonprofit Trump Foundation.

“The sleazy New York Democrats, and their now disgraced (and run out of town) A.G. Eric Schneiderman, are doing everything they can to sue me on a foundation that took in $18,800,000 and gave out to charity more money than it took in, $19,200,000,” the president wrote. “I won’t settle this case!”

The president wasn’t done ranting, however.
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The New York AG found multiple instances of alleged self-dealing within the Trump Foundation, as Trump signed off on using charity money to pay off lawsuits against his businesses — and even to buy a $10,000 portrait of himself.................................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/pile-garbage-trump-lashes-new-york-attorney-general-sues-family-phony-charity/



tsk tsk. donnie has his panties in a wad again.



























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Trump explodes in rage after New York attorney general goes after his bogus charity (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2018 OP
Whoever writes the headlines for Raw Story needs to chill. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1
You think that's bad? House of Roberts Jun 2018 #6
HA! padah513 Jun 2018 #2
If he gets away with only paying a few million plus fines for his slush fund he wins bigly. Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #3
Or just withdraw it directly from his US Treasury account. Stevie Munchkin will expedite that. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #4
I guess "reasonable prosecutors" only bring lawsuits and charges based on evidence... yallerdawg Jun 2018 #5
I want to see how he used this on his TAX RETURNS.............did he pay off a porn star........... turbinetree Jun 2018 #7
Locking - his temper tantrum is covered in this LBN thread: muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #8

The Velveteen Ocelot

(131,231 posts)
1. Whoever writes the headlines for Raw Story needs to chill.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:01 PM
Jun 2018

They're always kind of hysterical and overheated.

House of Roberts

(6,634 posts)
6. You think that's bad?
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:10 PM
Jun 2018

Check out Wonkette these days.

padah513

(2,711 posts)
2. HA!
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:02 PM
Jun 2018

Happy Birthday!

Freethinker65

(11,203 posts)
3. If he gets away with only paying a few million plus fines for his slush fund he wins bigly.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:03 PM
Jun 2018

The money will not be paid by him anyway. He can just sell off some taxpayer resource, overcharge his already overcharges for staying one night at one of his properties, or ask some foreign government for money in exchange for a policy decision.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
4. Or just withdraw it directly from his US Treasury account. Stevie Munchkin will expedite that.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:06 PM
Jun 2018

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
5. I guess "reasonable prosecutors" only bring lawsuits and charges based on evidence...
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:08 PM
Jun 2018

not defamation, propaganda, and lies.


Fuck you, asshole.

turbinetree

(27,735 posts)
7. I want to see how he used this on his TAX RETURNS.............did he pay off a porn star...........
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:10 PM
Jun 2018

what other kind of fraud did he try to hide......................pay off Putin......................why the fuck not. I can't wait to see the filing paperwork .................the top line it says Happy Birthday ................Fraudster and Family.....................vs New York Attorney General Fraud Division ..................................................... .

muriel_volestrangler

(106,599 posts)
8. Locking - his temper tantrum is covered in this LBN thread:
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:11 PM
Jun 2018
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142083887 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.

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