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In reply to the discussion: He did it. He finally did it. Trump tweets out his "simple cloth coat" Checkers speech. #NotACrook [View all]struggle4progress
(118,214 posts)2. "In her decision filed Thursday, Justice Saliann Scarpulla found that
'Mr. Trump breached his fiduciary duty to the Foundation,' including by "allowing his campaign to orchestrate" a televised fundraiser ostensibly for the foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, in January 2016, and allowing the campaign to direct the distribution of the money raised from that event 'to further Mr. Trump's political campaign' ..."
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/politics/trump-settlement-trump-foundation-new-york/index.html
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He did it. He finally did it. Trump tweets out his "simple cloth coat" Checkers speech. #NotACrook [View all]
Miles Archer
Nov 2019
OP
None of the charities listed in the last paragraph will see a dime of Trump's money.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2019
#1
OMG I literally thought the same thing after reading the OP and then seeing your post
BumRushDaShow
Nov 2019
#35
Yeah, that's why the judge made you sign to acknowledge all of the illegal money usage.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2019
#4
I wonder who writes the fool's statements. He's incapable of writing this in a coherent manner. n/t
RKP5637
Nov 2019
#6
$19 Million? Sure. Prove it, liar. No one believes you anymore. If anything, I hope that the ...
SWBTATTReg
Nov 2019
#19
"Every penny of the $19 million .... went to hundreds of great charitable causes."
Botany
Nov 2019
#20
Can't be a "Checkers" speech without a dog. Trump hates dogs except for the bomb sniffing types
yellowcanine
Nov 2019
#26
I'm so tired of trump's 'Poor Pitiful Me' assertions - he's a corrupt, lying, POS.
iluvtennis
Nov 2019
#28
1st paragraph is Trump, as is the attacks on AGs; the rest, Javanka, or his attorney
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2019
#31
Let's remember that Donald Trump is a pathological liar with zero credibility.
Martin Eden
Nov 2019
#38
I'd like to thank David Farenthold for making sure this happened to Trump.
lagomorph777
Nov 2019
#39
I won't rest until he's forced to give up his little dog Checkers. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2019
#42