Florida AG Asked Trump for Donation Before Nixing Fraud Case
Source: Associated Press
Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates
The new disclosure from Attorney General Pam Bondi's spokesman to The Associated Press on Monday provides additional details around the unusual circumstances of Trump's $25,000 donation to Bondi. After the money came in, Bondi's office nixed suing Trump.
The money came from a Trump family foundation in apparent violation of rules surrounding political activities by charities. A political group backing Bondi's re-election, called And Justice for All, reported receiving the check Sept. 17, 2013 — four days after Bondi publicly announced she was considering joining a New York state probe of Trump University's activities.
Marc Reichelderfer, a political consultant who worked for Bondi's re-election effort and fielded questions on the donation at her request, told AP that Bondi spoke with Trump "several weeks" before her office publicly announced it was deliberating whether to join a multi-state lawsuit proposed by New York's Democratic attorney general. Reichelfelder said Bondi was unaware of dozens of consumer complaints received by her office about Trump University filed before she requested the donation.
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By JEFF HORWITZ, GARY FINEOUT AND MICHAEL BIESECKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Jun 6, 2016, 7:05 PM ET
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I bet there is a reason that she didn't make any threats to BP like every other Gulf State AG did (until they suddenly shut up and dropped it well before there were settlement talks between the government, BP, and the court appointed "Neutrals."
She must have done her deal early. Florida was hit really hard with no tourists. While I traveled the coast all I saw were guys under white tents sitting in the shade, and always two guys in white suits working. They sifted sand wherever they saw a tar ball. The beaches and hotels virtually empty except for the clean up workers.
One of his biggest issues is corruption and how politicians are "bought" by wealthy donors like him.
This isn't a liability for Trump, it's just another example of his expertise in maneuvering Congress and exemplifying how corrupt Hillary is...
June 07, 2016
CREW Statement on Donald Trump and Pam Bondi Press Releases
"Attorney General Bondi’s admission that she personally solicited a donation from Donald Trump directly contradicts the Trump camp’s version of events. Their claims that they did not know how the Bondi-backing group got the money and their implication that Bondi made the request of the Trump Organization and not Trump himself raise further questions, including how another organization was listed as receiving the donation on their taxes. We filed a complaint with the IRS focusing on the Trump Foundation’s illegal $25,000 contribution to support Bondi’s election. If the contribution was made or solicited to influence an official decision, it would be an even more serious violation of the law. This reaffirms the need for an immediate and thorough investigation."
Click here to read CREW's complaint.
Click here to read our further questions for Trump and Bondi.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Jordan Libowitz .....
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