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UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 03:56 PM Sep 2016

SCANDAL: Trump Foundation Reported Charitable Donations It Never Made

David Fahrenthold's bombshell report for the Washington Post has fallen into third place, but it definitely should not.

According to Fahrenthold, Trump's charity does not give any of Trump's money. It is, instead, used as a pass-through from other people to charities. This is perfectly legal, but it belies his claim that he gives millions to charities.

Worse yet, there are five contributions to charities which the Foundation claims it sent, but which were not received. The largest contribution has already been explained -- it is the $25,000 impermissible donation sent to Pam Bondi shortly after she decided not to investigate Trump University.

But four others are still unexplained.

Here they are:

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/09/scandal-trump-foundation-irregularities

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SCANDAL: Trump Foundation Reported Charitable Donations It Never Made (Original Post) UCmeNdc Sep 2016 OP
Jail? bmstee01 Sep 2016 #1
He has a figurehead fall guy who could be blamed for 'mixups' wishstar Sep 2016 #3
Trump family and the Madoff's should be related gohuskies Sep 2016 #6
Let me guess...Merritt McIver? tanyev Sep 2016 #7
Let him go live with Putin seeing how he LOVES him so much Angry Dragon Sep 2016 #2
But Morning Joe was talking about the Clinton Foundation this morning. They have outright doc03 Sep 2016 #4
Search Trump Foundation Johnny2X2X Sep 2016 #5
America's most famous white collar criminal. nt oasis Sep 2016 #8

wishstar

(5,271 posts)
3. He has a figurehead fall guy who could be blamed for 'mixups'
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 04:07 PM
Sep 2016

I have read that although the only people running the scam charity are Trump and the 3 eldest kids, they have a man they name as the charity's accountant who they can blame for funds being misdirected "accidentally"

gohuskies

(1,157 posts)
6. Trump family and the Madoff's should be related
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 04:27 PM
Sep 2016

Sounds a bit like another crime family syndicate to me.

doc03

(35,378 posts)
4. But Morning Joe was talking about the Clinton Foundation this morning. They have outright
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 04:12 PM
Sep 2016

bribery of the Florida AG by the Trump Foundation, nothing to see there. They look at the Clinton Foundation instead maybe they will find something there eventually.

Johnny2X2X

(19,114 posts)
5. Search Trump Foundation
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 04:23 PM
Sep 2016

Use google, yahoo, any other search engine. And click on every link. This story is gaining legs and Trump is a criminal.

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