What is the Trump campaign doing with their money?

[M_Demo_M]

It's a sincere question because I am confused. They aren't spending any of it on ads and from what I have read they aren't putting much into infrastructure. I haven't found much specific information regarding where it's going, so just wondered if any Du'ers had some insight.

[tinrobot]

1. He's probably charging the campaign for use of his plane...

...and everything else he can expense.

The man will turn a profit on the campaign, and then declare bankruptcy to stiff his creditors.

[onecaliberal]

3. ^^^ That is exactly where it's going

[politicaljunkie41910]

10. I think he will stop with just turning a profit on the campaign. From what I've read

here, he's been invoicing the campaign from Trump owned companies and for family members. I think he watches every penny, and is tight fisted when it's his money on the line, in spite of what he claims at rallies. You can bet he will reimburse himself first, since he has to live and scam another day. I can't imagine that there is anyone out there, with what WE ALL know about Trump and his bankruptcies, who would extend him credit during this campaign. Except perhaps the Russians, and they know where to find him.

[apcalc]

2. Paying Donald for his time/travel.

And paying his family as well.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. All expentitures flow thru one or more of his many

Media Companies. Remember this Guy said he was in this for the exposure and if he made money,screw you. This is one major Con that is happening in front of every one.

[M_Demo_M]

5. Seems like the RNC would pressure for some concrete action with the cash he has taken in.

Like maybe run an ad in Florida or something.

[SaschaHM]

6. Funneling it into their pockets.

[duncang]

7. July's fec filings have not been posted yet

I think the due date is around the 20th. But the filings from time he started his run to June. It sounds like he has paid back to his self, family members, and his companies around 6 million dollars. The fec filings are pretty hard to get to the actually numbers on the fec website. Also I would not doubt if some of the companies listed that may sound like they aren't related to him financially may actually be related. Also even though he said he would forgive the loan he made to his campaign he hasn't yet. That also has to be filed with the fec. I fully expect him to keep it as a loan till the last month of the election then get his money back. I will be interested now that he is in the general election what this first filing shows.

[M_Demo_M]

9. That's good info regarding the FEC filing dates.

I'll be checking on the 20th as I am really curious about this.

[Wednesdays]

8. So far, I've seen around eight Hillary commercials

during the Olympics, none by Trump.

Is he shooting for an electoral shutout?

[C_U_L8R]

11. Consulting fees

to themselves.

[postatomic]

12. This is a good primer to get you started

The $678,000 the Trump campaign spent on items listed as hats or “t-shirts/hats” is more than he spent on any line item except airfare — and the airfare was paid to Trump-owned Tag Air. No outside vendor approached the more than $500,000 Mr. Trump’s campaign paid to hat-maker Ace Specialties of Lafayette, La.

The owner of Ace Specialties is Christl Mahfouz, who is a board member of a charitable foundation named for Mr. Trump’s son, Eric.

Mr. Trump’s hat expenditure is also far more than what what lower-tier candidates like Bobby Jindal and George Pataki spent on their entire campaigns during the third quarter.

Mr. Trump spent $723,400 on flights through Tag Air Inc., a company that Mr. Trump owns to operate his fleet of planes.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/10/15/billionaire-donald-trump-raises-millions-spends-hundreds-of-thousands-on-hats/

And Christl Mahfouz's twitter account:

https://twitter.com/cmahfouz

Trump isn't running for President. He's playing a Reality Show Game. Who the fuck spends $700,000 on hats and shirts? Someone who loves seeing his name....... everywhere.

[kevink077]

13. Trump is a master marketer

He knows Americans have short memories and attention spans...he is saving all of the ammo for a mega add blitz the last 2 weeks of the campaign.