City of El Paso hires legal counsel to help collect Trump campaign's outstanding debt

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Source: KTSM TV

The City of El Paso is taking further steps in attempts of collecting over half a million dollars that’s owed by the Trump campaign from a rally that took place almost two years ago.

It’s almost the end of November and with obstacles throughout the year due to COVID-19, the City has been waiting since February of last year on money that’s been owed from the Trump campaign.

“We all are seeing firsthand the struggles that everyday El Paso families have in addition to the challenges that we have in our own budget,” City Rep. Peter Svarzbein said during Tuesday’s council meeting, “So this amount of money is not inconsequential and also the message that we send that nobody is above the law is also an important one for our community to understand as well.”

Read more: https://www.ktsm.com/news/city-of-el-paso-hires-legal-counsel-to-help-collect-trump-campaigns-outstanding-debt/

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Infographic of the costs:

[elleng]

1. GOOD!

[SheltieLover]

3. +1,000!

Alll should do likewise!

[Leghorn21]

2. BRING IT, EL PASO!!!

Bulldog that motherfucker, and please keep us posted on your progress!!!

[RainCaster]

4. Can they attach his pension check?

That would be great!

[James48]

12. Actually, YES!

But they will have to get a court to declare that it is a personal debt, not a debt by the campaign. The campaign isn’t getting the pension, he is. So only debts that he personally is responsible for can be subject of garnishment.

[olddad65]

5. What were they expecting when they agreed to do business with a known crook?

[mr_lebowski]

8. A city can't tell a sitting POTUS* he can't come to their town to visit and/or campaign

I don't think so anyways.

I'm sure his attitude is 'look my being there made you 5 times what this bill says, you should just suck it up El Paso, you came out AHEAD because my awesome rally was the greatest thing that ever happened to your shithole town, thousands of people flew in from around the country and the world, booked weeklong stays at your hotels, came to eat in your restaurants, drank in your bars ... and you want to send ME a bill? I should be billing you!'

[Beartracks]

9. Spot-on impersonation. That is so a Trump "argument."

[AZ8theist]

19. They can't deny him access, but they sure as shit don't have to provide ANYTHING else..

No security, no cop overtime, no public venues available.
If I was the mayor of El Paso, I would have demanded money up front. Failing that, I wouldn't lift a finger.
Let the SS provide all of the security. Good luck with traffic.

[3Hotdogs]

23. Bad, if they didn't provide security. Any rallies invite counter-protestors.

Both sides need to be separated and protected.

OF course, we know which side needs the most protection from abuses of the other side.

If it wasn't for Antifa, both sides would just get along. (Yes Martha, its sarcasm).

[AZ8theist]

24. Tough shit. If the city gets stiffed, the campaign is on it's own.

The coward Doturd, knowing no police would be available, would cancel the event IMMEDIATELY.
City wins, didn't spend any money, no super spreader event.

You've got to play hardball with the anti-American TRAITOROUS SCUM.

[DeminPennswoods]

20. LOL! Perfectly

captures the Trump thought process.

[mr_lebowski]

7. He is a deadbeat and a cheat, he'll never f***ing pay unless a court makes him ...

And you know he's pulled this shit EVERYWHERE, because he could while he was POTUS. Nobody could say 'No, your campaign can't come here', or 'You know what screw you we're not providing protection if you come'.

He could just make all these cities eat the cost for his visits and they couldn't do shit about it. So that's exactly what he did. Cause he's 'smart' like that. Only losers and suckers pay their bills if they don't absolutely have to.

But that, friends, is about to end.

Which is one of many reasons why he HAS to the grift going.

[dalton99a]

10. Kick

[PatrickforO]

11. Oh my gosh, he is going to STIFF Texas!

Bad move.

[Warpy]

13. I wish them all the luck in the world

That sumbish is famous for never paying his bills. His lawyers will delay the proceedings until he is dead and the spoils from the campaign fundraising he's going to do until that happy day arrives will have been stolen, er, disbursed to the crooks he's got running things. There will be no way to recoup a dime since his personal fortune is separate and will be greatly diminished because lawyers are smart enough to get paid first, in his case.

I think he owes money in every state in the country.

[KG]

14. well...good luck with that

[beachbumbob]

15. good luck, trump made it a business not to pay bills

[Sherman A1]

17. Precisely

They won’t see a dime.

[beachbumbob]

18. I guess the exception here it was a campaign event and the RNC is liable so all legal actions must

go at RNC

[raccoon]

16. What a heartwarming headline! NT

[Maxheader]

21. So sorry...

So sad...

[Gothmog]

22. El Paso needs to sue this deadbeat

[WiseElder]

25. Just write it off as an idiot tax.

EVERYONE knows by now that Trump is a deadbeat and ANY vendor that is stupid enough not to get paid UPFRONT deserves to lose their money.

[bedazzled]

26. wonder if all the cities he stiffed can file a class action lawsuit

His usual tactic is to bankrupt his opponent. That probably doesn't work if you are bankrupt yourself though

[Initech]

27. Pay your bills, dead beat!

[Marcuse]

28. Maybe El Paso will hire this guy. I hear he needs the work.