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UpInArms

(51,282 posts)
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 11:52 AM Sep 2020

Hospitalized Brad Parscale 'is under investigation for stealing up to $40M from Trump's campaign and

EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalized Brad Parscale 'is under investigation for stealing up to $40M from Trump's campaign and $10M from the RNC', as he spirals out of control over 'gravy train' ending and mounting debt from his lavish lifestyle

Donald Trump's demoted campaign boss Brad Parscale is under investigation for 'stealing' between $25-$40 million from Trump's 2020 presidential campaign, well-placed sources exclusively told DailyMail.com.

The 44-year-old is also being investigated for 'pocketing' nearly another $10 million from the Republican National Committee, the insiders added.

The revelation comes as Parscale was involuntarily committed to a hospital by Fort Lauderdale police on Sunday following a concerning episode at his $2.4 million Florida home.

... snip ...

A Trump insider explained to DailyMail.com that Parscale went into a tailspin after he was demoted in July and replaced by his former number two, Bill Stepien, as he's worried about the 'gravy train' ending and keeping up with his lavish lifestyle.

More at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8782463/Brad-Parscale-investigation-stealing-40M-Trumps-2020-campaign.html

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Not what I call a news source, but more of a gossip rag ...

Still ....
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Hospitalized Brad Parscale 'is under investigation for stealing up to $40M from Trump's campaign and (Original Post) UpInArms Sep 2020 OP
Hell, for that he oughta get an award... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #1
Agree. I was thinking this qualifies him to be budget director eom Midnightwalk Sep 2020 #19
f**king wife beater still_one Sep 2020 #2
Yep. I hate them all. No excuse for them. Walleye Sep 2020 #6
no excuse!!! still_one Sep 2020 #15
Kick dalton99a Sep 2020 #3
If lowly parscale was able to skim 50M how much has trumpco taken? bullimiami Sep 2020 #4
+1000000 crickets Sep 2020 #27
He'd have been ok if he'd given Тяцмр his cut. n/t Whiskeytide Sep 2020 #5
There You Go, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2020 #16
Taking a cut Aerator Sep 2020 #34
Bwahahahahahahaha! Sorry he got caught! 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2020 #7
A wife beating, substance abusing, election stealing, embezzler C_U_L8R Sep 2020 #8
Love it. Grifter grifting grifters. Sneederbunk Sep 2020 #9
Wow. That explains a lot. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #10
Grifters hate being the victim of other grifters. LonePirate Sep 2020 #11
With a legit Justice Department, Jarqui Sep 2020 #12
You mean he stole $50 million before Trump could steal it? no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 #13
I love seeing this. 50 mill is a lot of donor money that could have done them a lot brewens Sep 2020 #14
now wonder the trump campaign is broke idziak4ever1234 Sep 2020 #17
Watch him try to claim an insanity defense, now that he has been hospitalized Tanuki Sep 2020 #18
Hospitalized Brad Parscale 'is under investigation for laundering up to $40M for Trump Autumn Sep 2020 #20
Why is stealing in quotes? Merlot Sep 2020 #21
His "suicide watch" wasn't that at all. SoonerPride Sep 2020 #22
There is over $1 billion in Trump campaign funds that are unaccounted for. liberalmuse Sep 2020 #23
+1 dalton99a Sep 2020 #25
I agree Andy823 Sep 2020 #26
must be something else stillcool Sep 2020 #28
+20000000 bluestarone Sep 2020 #35
I wonder if this is part of what Don Winslow was eluding to yesterday Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #24
Why hasn't this story gotten more play? mchill Sep 2020 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author mchill Sep 2020 #33
He's a cinch to flip, now. He'll have a sweet song. Baked Potato Sep 2020 #29
"honor among thieves"......... eom lastlib Sep 2020 #30
Ivanka, trump and jarad llashram Sep 2020 #31
Always puzzles me bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #36
Go big. Be brazen about it. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2020 #39
In Trumpworld, you're either conning or getting conned, and if you don't know which, you're the mark greenjar_01 Sep 2020 #37
Eventually the gig is up Larissa Sep 2020 #38
Birds of a feather, flock & grift together. bronxiteforever Sep 2020 #40
No honor among thieves or grifters DeminPennswoods Sep 2020 #41
I think this helps Rump and zentrum Sep 2020 #42
Dumb bastard wanted the lifestyle his boss enjoyed Warpy Sep 2020 #43
Grifters grifting grifters! Too fucking funny! madinmaryland Sep 2020 #44
A guy who can't maintain a quiet peaceful demeanor after embezzling $40 or $50 million struggle4progress Sep 2020 #45

Aerator

(189 posts)
34. Taking a cut
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:01 PM
Sep 2020

Well I believe Jrs girlfriend and Eric’s wife are both on his payroll ,They are just using Brad for a pass thru

C_U_L8R

(45,000 posts)
8. A wife beating, substance abusing, election stealing, embezzler
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 11:56 AM
Sep 2020

He's the picture of republican perfection.

And the Trump campaign found its fall guy. They're hoping no one notices where the other 900M disappeared to.

LonePirate

(13,417 posts)
11. Grifters hate being the victim of other grifters.
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 11:57 AM
Sep 2020

Given the parties involved, Parscale possibly gritting them is hilarious.

Jarqui

(10,123 posts)
12. With a legit Justice Department,
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 11:58 AM
Sep 2020

he be given a choice:
1. Spend a lot of time in prison
2. Rat out those above you.

He'd better hope the campaign he allegedly stole $ from prevails ... because among other things, as a felon in Florida, he could lose his right to vote!

brewens

(13,581 posts)
14. I love seeing this. 50 mill is a lot of donor money that could have done them a lot
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:01 PM
Sep 2020

good. This should be pounded. It can't make donors large or small happy. It really might slow the contributions down.

I love hearing about all the looting at the NRA as well.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
18. Watch him try to claim an insanity defense, now that he has been hospitalized
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:06 PM
Sep 2020

"The bipolar disorder made me do it!"

Autumn

(45,064 posts)
20. Hospitalized Brad Parscale 'is under investigation for laundering up to $40M for Trump
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:12 PM
Sep 2020

from Trump's campaign. Fixed the headline.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
21. Why is stealing in quotes?
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:17 PM
Sep 2020
Donald Trump's demoted campaign boss Brad Parscale is under investigation for 'stealing' between $25-$40 million from Trump's 2020 presidential campaign, well-placed sources exclusively told DailyMail.com.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
22. His "suicide watch" wasn't that at all.
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:19 PM
Sep 2020

Conflating his fear over going to prison with a true mental health crisis to garner sympathy is disgusting.

He's a wife beating money grubbing grifter.

He should go to prison for a long long time.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
23. There is over $1 billion in Trump campaign funds that are unaccounted for.
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:22 PM
Sep 2020

$40 million is essentially peanuts compared to that. Parscale is being set up as the fall guy.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
26. I agree
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:31 PM
Sep 2020

Not saying he wasn't taking money, but the whole things was about funneling money out of the campaign, and RNC, for trump. Now he could take the fall for all that missing money.

If he is smart the will start talking, and try and cut a deal to help him reduce any jail time he could get if he goes to trial.

bluestarone

(16,924 posts)
35. +20000000
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:04 PM
Sep 2020

Only way to prove that he stole money is? SHOW US YOUR BOOKS RNC and RUMP!!! Fucking lying bunch of bastards!!!

Brother Buzz

(36,419 posts)
24. I wonder if this is part of what Don Winslow was eluding to yesterday
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:24 PM
Sep 2020

Don Winslow
@donwinslow
·
Sep 28
.
@parscale
isn't in a psych ward because of the current
@nytimes
story.

He's in a psych ward because he knows the next two stories that are coming.

Save this tweet.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14153878

Response to Brother Buzz (Reply #24)

llashram

(6,265 posts)
31. Ivanka, trump and jarad
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 01:05 PM
Sep 2020

are deflecting their theft(s) of 800,000,000 million to Parscsle since he has acted out giving them a perfect candidate to throw under the bus. Meanwhile, they are shifting their ill-gotten gains around different shell companies till after January and then I bet they try to go low under the radar and try to disappear.

bucolic_frolic

(43,142 posts)
36. Always puzzles me
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:05 PM
Sep 2020

how embezzlers walk off with such large sums. I mean, bank deposits, ECH transfers, checks. Must be a specialty technology skill.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,175 posts)
39. Go big. Be brazen about it.
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:24 PM
Sep 2020

If Brad had taken five paper clips from inventory when the maximum was three, he would have been fired his second day. Meanwhile, while they're focused on the paper clips, he can be wheeling The Master's Golden Throne out the front door and they'll never even notice. Hell, they'll even hold the door open and help him load it in the truck.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
37. In Trumpworld, you're either conning or getting conned, and if you don't know which, you're the mark
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:06 PM
Sep 2020

There is no third position. You're a thief or a mark, period.

Larissa

(790 posts)
38. Eventually the gig is up
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:23 PM
Sep 2020

Trevor Noah has a theory that a reason why Trump doesn't want to leave the White House is that his Secret Service protection ends. Ex-presidents do continue to have S.S., but usually more scaled down. Maybe Donny will have the White House bunker excavated and moved to Mar-A-Lago. Americans are just exhausted with the costly, criminal, tragic White House Grift-o-Rama.

Go to 4:33:

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
42. I think this helps Rump and
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:48 PM
Sep 2020

…..gives him a cover story. "It was all Pascale. I'm a trusting victim". Like all my dear MAGATS. Victims.

Warpy

(111,253 posts)
43. Dumb bastard wanted the lifestyle his boss enjoyed
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 03:10 PM
Sep 2020

Theft on that large a scale would have gotten him a great lifestyle on a resort island in Indonesia, which doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US. Bali comes to mind, but it's not the only resort area.

Dumbass.

struggle4progress

(118,281 posts)
45. A guy who can't maintain a quiet peaceful demeanor after embezzling $40 or $50 million
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 04:12 PM
Sep 2020

doesn't deserve either the money or a quiet peaceful life

He might have enjoyed some real underworld cred as "the dude who took Trump for a nice little ride" by pretending he was helping set up the family dynasty, if he could have maintained his cool

But, no, he had to parade his vision of godly marriage, between one suicidal drunk man with a gun-filled basement and one woman with her face bruised from his beatings

I suppose he can now try to explain to his psych-ward doctors that the President is planning to kill him for stealing tens of millions of dollars the Russian mafia wanted to launder, but it's become a steep climb since he's been committed




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