Report: No Evidence Trump Followed Through on Promise to Decline All But $1 of Presidential Salary
Source: LawNewz
by Chris White | 8:56 am, March 13th, 2017
During an interview on 60 Minutes in the aftermath of his November election victory, then-President-elect Donald Trump promised Leslie Stahl that he would only accept a $1 salary as President, donating the remaining $399,999 to a charity or returning it to the United States treasury. In February, Trump was reportedly issued his first monthly presidential paycheck in the amount $33,333. According to a new report, there is no evidence yet that President Trump has followed through on his promise to return or donate his salary.
MSNBC legal analyst Ari Melber investigated the matter on Sunday in a segment on his TV show titled Show Me the Money. According to his reporting, MSNBC has made repeated efforts to obtain information about Trumps salary promise from both the White House and the U.S. Treasury Department, but neither agency would answer.
Melber then cited a Politfact report from last month in which White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the online fact-checking website that the President is required to get a paycheck but will be giving it back to (the) treasury or donating the money, presumably some charity. However, the MSNBC report left out the second part of Huckabee-Sanders comment that said Trumps staff was still in the process of sorting out any legal issues associated with him returning or donating the salary.
It could be that his legal team is still looking into the matter and has yet to determine a strategy for declining the salary. As the Politifact report notes, President George Washington also tried to decline to accept a salary when he was he was sworn in as the first elected President back in 1789. But Congress would not allow Washington to decline his pay, saying it was mandated in the Constitution and by declining a salary Washington would be putting himself above the Constitution. Washington reluctantly accepted the argument and took the salary, essentially setting a precedent for all future Presidents.
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Mc Mike
(9,107 posts)Not surprising to see him oink this way.
JI7
(89,182 posts)I always knew he was lying with that.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)There was a story on Mother Jones about someone who sent a series of letters to millionaires to claim a "refund" which decreased with each letter...the last one was something like 24 cents. Trump replied to the letter to claim it.
It's out there, anyone who wants to find it can go to Mother Jones and poke around for it.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Which is outrageously expensive.
But we know it's going into his pocket.
Botany
(70,291 posts)..... Trump and compnay had never met w/any Russians it is all a
bunch of lies.
groundloop
(11,488 posts)As well as the cost of maintaining a second residence in NY because Melania didn't want to move to Washington.
GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)as well as a liar, of course.
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)reports.
Those IRS decades long AUDITS must not be much fun to try to hide from the general public's RIGHT to view OUR transparent government PUBLIC SERVANTs at work.
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)during primaries where he said he was self funding...but it was later revealed some very smal % cmae from Dumpty himself. And recall the FEC reprots where all the campaigns funding were primarily dumped into his organizations (the private jet, the gold course, the hotels, etc.) He made sure campaign things happened at his venues to line his pockets
Smickey
(3,229 posts)figure out some way to ensure he steps on his schvantz. Of course we all know I mean that figuratively...cause...well he has small hands. ha
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)in the white house
Vinca
(50,172 posts)Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)Like how he lied about donating $$ to 911 causes, etc. Typical scumbag move from him. Would expect no less.
George II
(67,782 posts)tammywammy
(26,582 posts)Well to Trump it is. He doesn't understand donating money to legitimate charities.
Marthe48
(16,692 posts)in his nasty little reptile brain, he isn't our employee and can do what the hell he wants. But I bet he keeps the money, because he needs it, and he's a big fat liar.