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2016 Postmortem

Wellstone ruled

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27. Thanks for this post.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 01:24 PM

Sep 2016

This story has been out there for years and tried to research it but with my limited skills,was unable. Been talking about this for months. Thank you for helping this old Tech ignorant Guy out.

You deserve a major Way-to Go!!!

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NBC's $500 thousand donation to the Trump Foundation [View all] Tanuki Sep 2016 OP

I wonder who THAT $500K paid off? annabanana Sep 2016 #1

I wonder who it was, by name, at NBC who made the decision, Tanuki Sep 2016 #2

It was probably to pay off all the "charity" Trump gave away on The Apprentice. tammywammy Sep 2016 #3

it pretty much was dsc Sep 2016 #14

well rtracey Sep 2016 #4

So they donated to Trump "foundation" after he started all that birther crap! Nt helpisontheway Sep 2016 #5

Wonder how they feel about paying for his paintings helpisontheway Sep 2016 #6

Gave it to lawyers. Legal bills, what an opportunity! lonestarnot Sep 2016 #12

Indeed. Rather than distance themselves from Trump and his racist garbage, they continued Tanuki Sep 2016 #8

Pay To Play The Media Way Yallow Sep 2016 #7

No cause is more important than Trump's ego, right? yorkie77 Sep 2016 #9

Sounds like he uses that "charity" for people to pay him without him having to pay taxes on it NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #10

Ok Cracklin Charlie Sep 2016 #15

That is my take on it too Sanity Claws Sep 2016 #31

k and r..???? Stuart G Sep 2016 #11

Half a million $$ is a LOT of money-even nowadays. riversedge Sep 2016 #13

This just screams for a full scale DOJ investigation CanonRay Sep 2016 #16

This pisses me off royally lillypaddle Sep 2016 #17

Illegal tax free bonus payment to Trump from NBC? Democat Sep 2016 #18

So, no worries at all about Lester Holt Granny M Sep 2016 #19

I never watched a minute of Apprentice..... dawnie51 Sep 2016 #20

Trump & NBC FOX News. The axis of evil. phallon Sep 2016 #21

Correction: Trump's tax evasion foundation! Coyotl Sep 2016 #22

Do you suppose the $20,000 portrait will hang in the lobby of the Comcast Building now? TonyPDX Sep 2016 #23

NBC FAIL!!!! wolfie001 Sep 2016 #24

No wonder NBC is in the tank for tRump meow2u3 Sep 2016 #25

Trump has the media entwined and complicit C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #26

Thanks for this post. Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #27

knr Hekate Sep 2016 #28

Wish I could say I am shocked, BootinUp Sep 2016 #29

It should be illegal for "news" channels to donate to foundations. lindysalsagal Sep 2016 #30

I think this story opened Lester Holt to be disqualified as moderator jimw81 Sep 2016 #32

Very interesting. kentuck Sep 2016 #33

kick kentuck Sep 2016 #34