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8. A calculated attempt to rebut the emoluments charge

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2019, 10:36 AM

Nov 2019

Basically, they are claiming that a rebranded hotel would do as much or more business with foreign governments, thus attempting to demonstrate that they didn't benefit from the Trump branding.

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Exclusive: Trump DC hotel sales pitch boasts of millions to be made from foreign governments [View all] demmiblue Nov 2019 OP

Get it Right! Roy Rolling Nov 2019 #1

It's disgusting to see our country represented by these shameless grifters IronLionZion Nov 2019 #2

Probably not. Lonestarblue Nov 2019 #3

He'll be impeached soon IronLionZion Nov 2019 #4

Yes PatSeg Nov 2019 #6

re: "$5.3 million in lost room revenue and $3.9 million in lost food and beverage revenue." thesquanderer Nov 2019 #5

Make a purchase offer based on current revenues plus commission of future additional revenues. keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #7

A calculated attempt to rebut the emoluments charge onenote Nov 2019 #8

This proposed sale is a likely indication that revenue from their properties are in Enoki33 Nov 2019 #9

Can you imagine Karma13612 Nov 2019 #10

Fortunately, I don't think that that would ever happen since the gov. owns the building. n/t demmiblue Nov 2019 #11

His hotel brand is now synomous with shit. BEDBUGS, BEDBUGS, BEDBUGS not_the_one Nov 2019 #12

does this sentence mean what I think it means? IcyPeas Nov 2019 #13

I don't think the Trump company owns the building. Delmette2.0 Nov 2019 #14

Congress Needs to Stop This Sale erpowers Nov 2019 #15

Is this one of the hotels that had paid-for rooms that were never used? keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #16