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forgotmylogin

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38. Who'da thunk?
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:28 PM
Jun 2018

If you collect money for "charity" that you can't write checks out of the same account for your personal bills and campaigning?

Additionally, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which has come under previous scrutiny for self-dealing and advancing the interests of its namesake rather than those of charity, apparently used the Eric Trump Foundation to funnel $100,000 in donations into revenue for the Trump Organization.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/06/06/how-donald-trump-shifted-kids-cancer-charity-money-into-his-business/#b21302c6b4a3

Or even give to a different charity...

The attorney general, a Democrat who has publicly opposed the president’s policies, is also investigating the Donald J. Trump Foundation.

“If you are raising money for X, and you give it to Y, that is fraud, even if Y is a charity,” says James Fishman, a former assistant attorney general for the state of New York who now teaches at Pace University’s law school. “If I’m writing a check for somebody, and you give it to somebody else, I mean that is fraudulent.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/06/29/eric-trump-foundation-told-donors-money-went-to-kids-with-cancer-then-gave-to-different-causes/#12deab2ca16ft-causes/#12deab2ca16f
Happy birthday, Spanky! greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #1
Check our timing malaise Jun 2018 #3
LOl. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #5
Ha Ha! Perfect timing! I hope this is his worst birthday ever! smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #4
Join the line malaise Jun 2018 #8
this is close Exotica Jun 2018 #56
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jun 2018 #2
This is Eric Trump's foundation, right? sarcasmo Jun 2018 #6
The lawsuit is against Donald Trump and his 3 adult children: emulatorloo Jun 2018 #9
Thanks. sarcasmo Jun 2018 #12
Eric Trump foundation under investigation too sarcasmo Jun 2018 #59
That's our lawless 'president' spanone Jun 2018 #7
Absolutely. awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #14
NYAG Barbara Underwood: Wwcd Jun 2018 #10
Great background info! thbobby Jun 2018 #27
She deserves a thread of her own. Sophia4 Jun 2018 #48
Compare to the resume of Trump's Cohen...worst law school in America graduate...but the Fred Sanders Jun 2018 #53
Don't mess with Barbara Underwood. Golden Raisin Jun 2018 #11
I feel like the rest of the week is going to be very nice. Glimmer of Hope Jun 2018 #13
Nice touch doing it on his birthday leftynyc Jun 2018 #15
Frauds getting a fraud indictment...Happy Birthday......what do you wish sexual predator & TRAITOR turbinetree Jun 2018 #16
BREAKING: New York AG announces lawsuit against Donald J. Trump Foundation and its board of director sunonmars Jun 2018 #17
Finally... disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #18
Don't blow out the candles tavernier Jun 2018 #19
Let's see, which kiddie runs the Foundation? FakeNoose Jun 2018 #20
Everything he is does or touches cilla4progress Jun 2018 #24
Yes - fraud and failure FakeNoose Jun 2018 #30
Barron is being groomed.... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #51
K & R Duppers Jun 2018 #21
That's an interesting question FakeNoose Jun 2018 #32
with handcuffs, at least we wouldn't have to watch him applauding himself, as in the first SOTU. nt yonder Jun 2018 #34
They can arrest him at his murielm99 Jun 2018 #43
Park a food truck with a McDonald's logo in front of the White House Siwsan Jun 2018 #45
😂 Duppers Jun 2018 #49
Keep in mind, right now this is just a civil suit requesting OliverQ Jun 2018 #22
There will be discovery and thbobby Jun 2018 #28
there's a federal referral which could lead to felony charges bigtree Jun 2018 #36
I want a state criminal referral. OliverQ Jun 2018 #37
this isn't over bigtree Jun 2018 #42
Not to mention.... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #52
good point bigtree Jun 2018 #54
BOOM! I wonder if.... Adrahil Jun 2018 #23
Schadenfreude Fritz Walter Jun 2018 #25
Yes, THERE IS A GOD!! onecent Jun 2018 #26
Its Criminal But Not Trump PaulX2 Jun 2018 #29
Just another example duforsure Jun 2018 #31
About time !!! FloridaBlues Jun 2018 #33
Cue Joe Biden jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #35
Who'da thunk? forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #38
The trail of crimes Donnie has left behind boggles the mind. Nitram Jun 2018 #39
Brilliant! Trump can't issue presidential pardons in State jurisdictions. Somebody's going to jail. W T F Jun 2018 #40
K&R Scurrilous Jun 2018 #41
In DJT's handwriting jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #44
Happy Birthday you crooked asshole. mountain grammy Jun 2018 #46
Take a number Ms Underwood. edbermac Jun 2018 #47
Heh Heh Heh- Exxxcellent! Marie Marie Jun 2018 #50
K&R for OMG SWEEEET! flibbitygiblets Jun 2018 #55
crooks ///// all of them trueblue2007 Jun 2018 #57
NY Daily News today robbedvoter Jun 2018 #58
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