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In reply to the discussion: Trump illegally diverted $7 from his foundation to pay his son's Boy Scouts registration fee. [View all]Stuart G
(38,726 posts)24. It is my opinion that 2 sentences define Mr. Trump...:
Largest gift of Trump Foundation
New findings, for instance, show that the Trump Foundations largest-ever gift $264,631 was used to renovate a fountain outside the windows of Trumps Plaza Hotel.
Smallest gift of Trump Foundation
Its smallest-ever gift, for $7, was paid to the Boy Scouts in 1989, at a time when it cost $7 to register a new Scout. Trumps oldest son was 11 at the time. Trump did not respond to a question about whether the money was paid to register him.
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Why so important...? Was it simple to find these gifts of the foundation? NO..someone had to do extensive research on the foundation...very extensive. So perhaps it was easy to find the $264,631 ..gift to renovate the fountain..but it was probably difficult to discover the $7.00 gift to register a new Scout.. In either case, the research is obviously honest and thorough enough for people to understand the meaning.
These contributions were not for some charity but for Trump's own selfish use. Everyone will understand this. Trump cannot change this. He broke the law. Couldn't happen to a bigger asshole...I hope he has to go to court on this. I hope he is convicted on this.
New findings, for instance, show that the Trump Foundations largest-ever gift $264,631 was used to renovate a fountain outside the windows of Trumps Plaza Hotel.
Smallest gift of Trump Foundation
Its smallest-ever gift, for $7, was paid to the Boy Scouts in 1989, at a time when it cost $7 to register a new Scout. Trumps oldest son was 11 at the time. Trump did not respond to a question about whether the money was paid to register him.
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Why so important...? Was it simple to find these gifts of the foundation? NO..someone had to do extensive research on the foundation...very extensive. So perhaps it was easy to find the $264,631 ..gift to renovate the fountain..but it was probably difficult to discover the $7.00 gift to register a new Scout.. In either case, the research is obviously honest and thorough enough for people to understand the meaning.
These contributions were not for some charity but for Trump's own selfish use. Everyone will understand this. Trump cannot change this. He broke the law. Couldn't happen to a bigger asshole...I hope he has to go to court on this. I hope he is convicted on this.
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Trump illegally diverted $7 from his foundation to pay his son's Boy Scouts registration fee. [View all]
sunonmars
Jun 2018
OP
I just love the fact Trump had sole approval on payments which means he did it, cant say he didn't
sunonmars
Jun 2018
#2
Criminal charges will come because this is actually con artistry, tax evading slush fund.
sunonmars
Jun 2018
#4
maybe michele wolf just really nailed it at the correspondents dinner with her bit about trump not
dembotoz
Jun 2018
#36
Two things I always wondered about....when they temporarily disappeared a while back:
dameatball
Jun 2018
#30
Criminal, plain and simple. He needs to go to jail for multiple crimes against ...
SWBTATTReg
Jun 2018
#32
My partner did the accounts of someone like Trump, dumped him immediately, was a paper tiger
sunonmars
Jun 2018
#38
I've long had the feeling that tRump's so-called wealth was a lot of smoke and mirrors.
Grammy23
Jun 2018
#40
The people that hold his debt have him, the threat is if they pull it, his life is over.
sunonmars
Jun 2018
#41