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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe last time the Con's Foundation had a Board Meeting
Was 19fucking99. The accountant didn't know he was on the Board.
Clearly these are deplorables - what a bunch of low life scumbags.
dameatball
(7,392 posts)htuttle
(23,738 posts)malaise
(268,664 posts)The largest donation in the charitys history a $264,231 gift to the Central Park Conservancy in 1989 appeared to benefit Trumps business: It paid to restore a fountain outside Trumps Plaza Hotel. The smallest, a $7 foundation gift to the Boy Scouts that same year, appeared to benefit Trumps family. It matched the amount required to enroll a boy in the Scouts the year that his son Donald Trump Jr. was 11.
The attorney generals investigation turned up evidence that Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump all listed as officers of the charity had never held a board meeting. The board hadnt met since 1999. The charitys official treasurer, Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg, told investigators that he wasnt aware that he was on the board.
dameatball
(7,392 posts)of cheapskates.
ploppy
(2,162 posts)I guess rules don't apply to the deplorables.
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)califootman
(120 posts)Well, you know... anything Trump runs is a well-oiled machine, so I'm sure it had no problem coasting on auto-pilot for almost twenty years.
MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)1. Refunds to those that contributed in good faith.
2. Jail time for those responsible for this scam.
3. A "make-it-real" artist fixes the "hair" on the portrait hanging in the lobby to reflect what is truly life-like (hey, "reality show" - reality portrait!).
malaise
(268,664 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)People actually thought that would be a good thing??
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)He was misusing charitable foundation funds:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/07/10/kermit-washington-nba-sentenced-six-years-prison-fraud-tomjanovich/771345002/
Makes one wonder why there are no criminal charges against any of the Trump Foundation principals. Maybe not the Head Cheese, but the lower level minions could be charged, couldn't they?
Folks are watching - one set of laws for some folks apparently.
MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)THAT couldn't happen here in Amerika, could it?
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,239 posts)In spite of tv talking heads obsessed with emails, online reporting jumped on the shady foundation:
* Three of the mysteries in the files of the Donald J. Trump Foundation have been solved. Heres what we know.
* The Trump Foundation is a real scandal, and it should be a campaign-ending scandal
* Why Trumps Foundation Should Be a Bigger Scandal Than Clintons
* Clinton fires off tweetstorm after report questioned Trump Organization's ties to foreign governments
* Donald Trumps shady foundation that just got him sued by the New York attorney general, explained Originally published 2016-09-13, updated 2018-06-14
* Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Is Investigating The Trump Foundation
* What We Know About Donald Trump's Scandal-Plagued Charity Foundation
* 'I've never encountered anything so brazen': Report details shocking new revelations about Trump Foundation
* Donald Trump, His Foundation and Floridas Attorney General Epitomize Corruption
* Trump smears reporter, insists his foundation is not a scam
* House Republicans Offer Collective Shrug To Trump Foundation Self-Dealing
* Trump finally asked about his foundation scandal, descends into complete incoherence
* The key question on the Clinton Foundation is whether it saved lives. The answer is clearly yes.
* Charity watchdog compares Clinton, Trump foundations
* Unlike Trump Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative Has Data to Prove Its Worth
* A Brief Analysis of the Clinton and Trump Foundations
* Most of the media is ignoring the Trump Foundations shady work. Stephen Colbert isnt.
* Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on self-dealing, new filing to IRS shows
But, of course, her emails.
IcyPeas
(21,839 posts)it's just unfriggenbelievable. every.day.something.new.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,239 posts)This regime is a target-rich environment for investigators and prosecutors.