Trump's former bodyguard makes $15,000 a month from a GOP 'slush fund'

[DonViejo]

Source: CNBC




Christina Wilkie | @christinawilkie
Published 33 Mins Ago
CNBC.com

When President Donald Trump's longtime bodyguard Keith Schiller decided to leave his White House job last fall, many in the West Wing wondered how the president would manage without his personal security chief-turned-confidant, who had been working for Trump nearly 20 years.

As it turns out, Schiller didn't go very far. Within weeks of leaving his job as director of Oval Office operations, Schiller's private security firm, KS Global Group, began collecting $15,000 a month for "security services" from the Republican National Committee.

According to an RNC official, Schiller is being paid for security consulting on the site selection process for the 2020 Republican National Convention. Schiller's fee comes out of the RNC's convention fund, and not its campaign fund, the official noted. Campaign finance watchdog groups, however, were quick to cry foul.

"These sorts of party accounts are notorious for being operated as slush funds – lightly regulated and ripe for abuse," said Stephen Spaulding, former special counsel at the Federal Election Commission and now chief of strategy at the nonpartisan advocacy group Common Cause.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/21/trumps-ex-bodyguard-makes-15000-a-month-from-a-gop-slush-fund.html

[not fooled]

1. Being paid off

and laying low. donnie's puppetmasters wanted this witness to all the past criminal activity safely squirreled away.

pukes = organized criminal enterprise

[leftieNanner]

2. Thank you

I didn't think of that. $180K per year would definitely encourage old Keith to dis-remember lots of stuff.

[lagomorph777]

11. I'm sure Mueller will jog his memory.

[LonePirate]

4. Yep! He is being paid to keep his mouth shut and forget everything.

I hope Mueller has talked to him or will. That GOP money won’t keep him quiet in front of the FBI.

[Texin]

13. I'm sure he's seen and heard a lot - from tRump's trysts to his conversations with Vlad Putin

[PatSeg]

14. And not even by cheap Trump himself

He's letting the RNC do his dirty work.

[Gothmog]

3. Drain the Swamp?

Trump is the king of the swamp

[dchill]

15. He has merely restocked it...

With the very best people!

[Yonnie3]

5. It was reported that he left his White House job for better pay in the "private" sector.

Do we know if he has questioned by NY or the Special Counsel's Office? I don't remember his name coming up. Of course, I don't think we know of everybody who has been questioned.

[OhNo-Really]

6. Suggested new title

$15,000 Hush Fund for Trump's 20 Year Body Guard

or

$15k Slush or Hush Fund, Trump's Former Body Guard Makes Bank

[poboy2]

7. Mr. Mueller? -eom

[Bengus81]

8. He's got dirt galore and is getting big bucks for keep his yap shut........

[Leghorn21]

9. Whattup, Schiller? Glad to see your name in the news today?!

’Cause I sure am

[Mc Mike]

10. I was surprised when Schiller was reported as out of WH security.

I think he was a big problem for the Secret Service.

[irisblue]

12. $180,000 is pretty cheap for his soul.

[dchill]

16. Yeah, but that's every year. Might be overpaid.