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BREAKING NEWS: Judge orders President Trump to pay $2M for misusing his charitable foundation. (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2019 OP
Ha as in ha! OhZone Nov 2019 #1
Oh the one where he ripped off child cancer patients? SlogginThroughIt Nov 2019 #2
-- G_j Nov 2019 #3
Criminal charges? fleur-de-lisa Nov 2019 #4
Ironic, isn't it. triron Nov 2019 #12
Link here Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #5
omg, the whole fam damnly Deb Nov 2019 #7
These people are evil Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #9
Caught abusing charity for his own enrichment Deb Nov 2019 #6
'People just give me money. Why wouldn't I spend it?' Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #11
Unfit for office malaise Nov 2019 #8
But, but, but - I thought stopping corruption was so important. lark Nov 2019 #10
So the judge has ruled that Trump can't be trusted to run a fucking charity fleur-de-lisa Nov 2019 #13
He should resign elias7 Nov 2019 #14
I have never, ever, and will never, ever refer to that bastard the way you did in your headline. Goodheart Nov 2019 #15

Johnny2X2X

(19,254 posts)
5. Link here
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 03:18 PM
Nov 2019
https://abcnews.go.com/US/president-donald-trump-ordered-pay-2m-collection-nonprofits/story?id=66827235

"President Trump -- along with his children, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka -- of conflating charity with politics, repeatedly using charitable donations for personal, political and business gains, including legal settlements, campaign contributions and even to purchase a portrait of Trump to hang at one of his hotels.."

Attorneys for Trump argued that the money was always used for charitable purposes within the law, such as in 2014 when Trump bid $10,000 of foundation money on a portrait of himself at a charity auction benefiting the Unicorn Foundation. Trump Organization attorney, Alan Futerfas told the court Trump only donated to start the bidding, but when no one else would bid, the Donald J. Trump Foundation was stuck with the painting."

Cash will have to come directly from Trump. They stole money intended for pediatric cancer patients. SICK!

Johnny2X2X

(19,254 posts)
9. These people are evil
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 03:32 PM
Nov 2019

They robbed from charities and laughed about it. Think about that, the leaders of this country have been found in a court of law to owe $2 Million to charities that they stole from. Just sick sick people.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,544 posts)
11. 'People just give me money. Why wouldn't I spend it?'
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 03:43 PM
Nov 2019

Greed, deception, cruelty -- the pillars of Trump's character.

The Trump Files: When Donald Took Revenge by Cutting Off Health Coverage for a Sick Infant
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/trump-files-donald-sick-infant-medical-care/

Donald Trump's Cruel Streak
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/donald-trumps-cruel-streak/501554/

lark

(23,190 posts)
10. But, but, but - I thought stopping corruption was so important.
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 03:34 PM
Nov 2019

So why doesn't he quit if reducing corruption means so much to him?

Also, another big question is why corruption in Ukraine only started to matter once Biden had announced his candidacy and was so far ahead in the polls? What was significant now that wasn't a priority for over 2-1/2 years prior?

fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)
13. So the judge has ruled that Trump can't be trusted to run a fucking charity
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 04:03 PM
Nov 2019

and yet we have to endure him as 'president'? Jeebus!

Goodheart

(5,351 posts)
15. I have never, ever, and will never, ever refer to that bastard the way you did in your headline.
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 05:55 PM
Nov 2019

I'm appalled!!!!!!!!!!!!


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