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It's Not About Russia But....
it's still pretty interesting. Amazing what spreading around a little campaign cash can do for a fellow. ProPublica has this intriguing story about a Mississippi hotel developer and Mr. Trump.
Hotelier-in-Chief: Here Are the Trumps’ New Hotels
Last August, Mississippi’s governor introduced a local hotel developer to then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a $1,000-per-plate private fundraiser in Jackson. The developer, Suresh Chawla, had long been a campaign donor to the governor, Phil Bryant.
At the fundraiser, Chawla told Donald Trump and his son, Donald Jr., about his latest project: a boutique hotel in Cleveland, Mississippi, the home of a new museum devoted to the Grammy Awards.
Donald Trump told Chawla to “think grand,” according to Chawla.
Two weeks later, Chawla donated $50,000, roughly half to Trump’s campaign and half to the Republican National Committee.
By March — two months into Trump’s presidency — Chawla and his brother were on the 26th floor of Trump Tower for contract negotiations. By June, the Trumps and Chawlas had a handshake deal for not one but four Trump-branded hotels in Mississippi, signing the deal 10 minutes before a public announcement.
read the rest here: https://www.propublica.org/article/hotelier-in-chief-here-are-the-trumps-new-hotels
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to assist them with their search for information on Trump's mysterious hotel partners.
President Trump’s two eldest sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, are expanding the family’s Scion hotel chain and creating a new brand of budget-priced hotels, patriotically themed and dubbed American IDEA.
The Trump Organization says it has signed letters of intent for 39 different locations.
Even though President Trump has resigned from most of his business empire, he can still take money from it while in office. So his hotel business partners and dealings are of public interest.
A handful of locations for both brands have been announced, including four in the Deep South where the Trumps have teamed up with a well-connected local developer.
The Trump Organization says it has signed letters of intent for 39 different locations.
Even though President Trump has resigned from most of his business empire, he can still take money from it while in office. So his hotel business partners and dealings are of public interest.
A handful of locations for both brands have been announced, including four in the Deep South where the Trumps have teamed up with a well-connected local developer.
Read about it here: https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/trump-hotels
