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Trump Jr.s $100,000 speaking gig bankrolled by corporate tax lobbyists
The lucrative contract was signed just as his father takes up tax reform.Donald Trump Jr. will be paid $100,000 to for a 30-minute speech at the University of North Texas. The contract, signed as his father launches an aggressive effort to remake the tax code, was brokered and bankrolled by a firm that specializes in helping major corporations avoid paying taxes.
Brint Ryan, the chairman and CEO of Ryan LLC, told ThinkProgress that he has “helped secure some speakers” for the Kuehne Speaker Series at the University of North Texas and “Don Trump, Jr. is one of the speakers I helped with.” Ryan LLC is also the “Presenting Sponsor” of the speaker series, meaning that it is the largest financial contributor.
The terms of Trump Jr.’s contract with the university was first reported by North Texas Daily, the student newspaper.
Ryan LLC specializes in reducing taxes for corporations by any means necessary, including lobbying, securing tax incentives, and challenging tax assessments. “Liberating our clients from the burden of being overtaxed, freeing their capital to invest, grow, and thrive,” is the Ryan LLC motto. According to the company website, it represents scores of Fortune 1000 companies, including “81% of the oil and gas, mining, and refining companies that comprise the Fortune 500.”
Ryan LLC boasts that it has “achieved great success helping shape legislative, regulatory, and judicial issues impacting tax matters across North America” by leveraging “well-connected, highly seasoned government affairs professionals.”
Brint Ryan, the chairman and CEO of Ryan LLC, told ThinkProgress that he has “helped secure some speakers” for the Kuehne Speaker Series at the University of North Texas and “Don Trump, Jr. is one of the speakers I helped with.” Ryan LLC is also the “Presenting Sponsor” of the speaker series, meaning that it is the largest financial contributor.
The terms of Trump Jr.’s contract with the university was first reported by North Texas Daily, the student newspaper.
Ryan LLC specializes in reducing taxes for corporations by any means necessary, including lobbying, securing tax incentives, and challenging tax assessments. “Liberating our clients from the burden of being overtaxed, freeing their capital to invest, grow, and thrive,” is the Ryan LLC motto. According to the company website, it represents scores of Fortune 1000 companies, including “81% of the oil and gas, mining, and refining companies that comprise the Fortune 500.”
Ryan LLC boasts that it has “achieved great success helping shape legislative, regulatory, and judicial issues impacting tax matters across North America” by leveraging “well-connected, highly seasoned government affairs professionals.”
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-jr-s-100000-speaking-gig-bankrolled-by-corporate-tax-lobbyists-930c0af7afc5/
