In 2014, political spending at Trump properties was $35K. In 2018, it's $3.5M

[Miles Archer]

In 2014, political spending at Trump properties was $35K. In 2018, it’s $3.5M



FILE - In this April 13, 2017, photo, shows the Trump International Hotel is on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. A federal judge ruled July 25, 2018, that Maryland and the District of Columbia can proceed with their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of unconstitutionally accepting payments from foreign and state interests through his Washington hotel. The decision clears the way for the plaintiffs to seek financial records and other materials from the president’s company. (AP Photos/Beth J. Harpaz, File) Beth J. Harpaz AP

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article216249755.html

BEDMINSTER, N.J.
At least 125 Republican campaigns and conservative political groups spent more than $3.5 million at President Donald Trump’s resorts, hotels and restaurants since January 2017, the month he was sworn in, according to an analysis by McClatchy.

The money paid for catering for a fundraiser at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla. , a night’s stay at Trump’s golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and many meals at Trump International Hotel in Washington through June 30, according to the most recent information provided to the Federal Election Commission.

The list includes Trump supporters like House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Rep. Roger Williams of Texas and Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, chairman of the Freedom Caucus, a group of influential conservative members.

By comparison, candidates and political groups spent less than $35,000 at Trump properties for the entire two-year 2014 election cycle, according to FEC records. The biggest spender was former Rep. Allen West’s leadership fund, which spent more than $15,000 on fundraising expenses at Mar-a-Lago.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Too bad he isnt a democrat, he would be impeached and imprisoned.

over this one issue alone

[bronxiteforever]

4. [phone]

[spanone]

2. emoluments clause....lock this clown up.

The Title of Nobility Clause is a provision in Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution,[1] that prohibits the federal government from granting titles

of nobility, and restricts members of the government from receiving gifts, emoluments, offices or titles from foreign states without the consent of the United States

Congress. Also known as the Emoluments Clause, it was designed to shield the republican character of the United States against so-called "corrupting foreign

influences." This shield is reinforced by the corresponding prohibition on state titles of nobility in Article I, Section 10, and more generally by the Republican Guarantee

Clause in Article IV, Section 4.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_of_Nobility_Clause

[Initech]

3. They must be Trumpcard privilege members at this point!

No joke, this rewards program exists:

https://trumpcard.trumphotels.com/program-overview