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Donald Trump spent $27,000 of taxpayer money to monitor media reports ... and it was done the day after Stormy Daniels sued the President.
According to Federal Procurement documents obtained by TMZ, the payment was authorized March 7 by the Executive Office of the President. The money -- $27,075 -- went to a company called TVEyes, which tracks stories on TV, radio and in print ... using keywords. The docs say the purpose of the expenditure was "SUPPORT - MANAGEMENT: PUBLIC RELATIONS."
The documents don't say what story was being tracked, but the day before payment was authorized, Stormy sued to get her confidentiality agreement invalidated, which opened to door to embarrassing allegations against Trump and a flurry of news reports.
It's not the first time Trump's Office has used the service, but it's by far the most they've ever spent ... the last being $9,504 in February of 2017, right around the time Trump's then Chief of Staff, Reince Preibus, allegedly tried to interfere with the FBI's Russia probe.
Federal Procurement records also show the $27k Trump's shelled out was by far the largest expenditure the Executive Office has ever made to TVEyes ... since 2011, when TVEyes began getting contracts.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/31/donald-trump-spent-dollar27k-to-monitor-stories-written-about-him-report/23399999/
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)They are blowing some huge taxpayer dough...
dchill
(38,447 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)dameatball
(7,395 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)He was probably shunned and treated badly at school, and had no childhood friendships. Now he can buy lots friends with tax cuts and wild promises, but he's still the same timid, insecure 71 year old kid.
Stuart G
(38,414 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)malaise
(268,713 posts)He hates being humiliated
HipChick
(25,485 posts)as many skeletons as he had in his closet...WTF was he thinking running for President?
malaise
(268,713 posts)He had to show that black man who won two terms and humiliated him in public . If he wasn't so destructive and dangerous, it would be hilarious.