Trump Foundation, trouble ahead for the candidate

[del]

But I'm trying to figure out how it went from Trump's criminal organization to someone running for office in California? Anyone? How are those two connected?

he couldn't remember how to spell clinton

they're not exactly *the best and the brightest*

 

[deanrd]

i'm shocked that trump and his spawn used a charitable foundation for their own selfish purposes


said no one with an iq over 6

I know. It also wasn't licensed, had no certification and was never audited.

This is the portrait of Donald Trump that his charity bought for $20,000

 

[deanrd]

What a scumbag this guy is. Tricking people into giving him money to help others and he helps himself.

And Republicans talk about Hillary? Really?

 

[Oldstyle]

We talk about Hillary because for every thing you bring up about Trump...you can easily find two things that Hillary and Bill Clinton have done that are FAR sleazier! They've made "public service" a cottage industry to make themselves fabulously wealthy! They've used their foundations to launder money from people trying to buy political influence and we're not talking about smalls sums...we're talking about millions of dollars pouring into their non profits!

You're toast, R-Derp! Trump is turning out to be a successful President and you far left shills don't know what to do now that the Mueller investigation hasn't turned up a thing you could even remotely call "collusion"! What are you going to run on now? The Progressive agenda to grow the economy? LOL Right..................

 

[nat4900]

It's telling that nobody in the Trump campaign has been charged by Mueller with collusion.

Its only "telling" for morons.........First of all "collusion" is NOT a crime but an ethical violation......and heaven knows that there is NO ETHICS within the snake pit that is the Trump WH.

Here, so you can learn something:

List of indictments and plea deals in Mueller’s probe

1) George Papadopoulos, former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, pleaded guilty in October to making false statements to the FBI.

2) Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty in December to making false statements to the FBI.

3) Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chair, was indicted in October in Washington, DC on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, and false statements — all related to his work for Ukrainian politicians before he joined the Trump campaign. He’s pleaded not guilty on all counts. Then, in February, Mueller filed a new case against him in Virginia, with tax, financial, and bank fraud charges.

4) Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide and Manafort’s longtime junior business partner, was indicted on similar charges to Manafort. But in February he agreed to a plea deal with Mueller’s team, pleading guilty to just one false statements charge and one conspiracy charge.

5-20) 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies were indicted on conspiracy charges, with some also being accused of identity theft. The charges related to a Russian propaganda effort designed to interfere with the 2016 campaign. The companies involved are the Internet Research Agency, often described as a “Russian troll farm,” and two other companies that helped finance it. The Russian nationals indicted include 12 of the agency’s employees and its alleged financier, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

21) Richard Pinedo: This California man pleaded guilty to an identity theft charge in connection with the Russian indictments, and has agreed to cooperate with Mueller.

22) Alex van der Zwaan: This London lawyer pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with Rick Gates and another unnamed person based in Ukraine.

23) Konstantin Kilimnik: This longtime business associate of Manafort and Gates, who’s currently based in Russia, was charged alongside Manafort with attempting to obstruct justice by tampering with witnesses in Manafort’s pending case this year.

 

[westwall]

What a scumbag this guy is. Tricking people into giving him money to help others and he helps himself.

And Republicans talk about Hillary? Really?

Yeah, what a scumbag, they take in 18 million but give out 19 million. On the other hand your hero's from the clinton foundation give less than 10% of what they take in. I wonder where the rest of it goes?

Memo shows Bill Clinton's wealth was tied to Clinton Foundation

Memo shows Bill Clinton's wealth was tied to Clinton Foundation

 

[JakeStarkey]

The "but Hillary" defense is meaningless.

 

[westwall]

The "but Hillary" defense is meaningless.

No, it ain't. The trump foundation gave out more money then it took in. The clinton foundation paid for every clinton trip, possibly chelseas wedding, and all of their day to day living expenses. And nary a peep out of your hypocritical ass.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Yeah, it is. 30% of America goes "Hillary . . . but Hillary!" and the other 70% are all like "Yawn!". The argument just does not resonate with non Trumpers.

 

[skews13]

The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold on Tuesday published a series of stunning revelations about Donald Trump's charitable foundation, reporting that Trump used foundation money to finance various legal fees.

Trump had not made a single donation to his charity since 2008, and used money from others in such instances, the Post found.

The cases, which together used $258,000 from the Trump Foundation, may have violated "self-dealing" laws that prohibit nonprofit leaders from using charity money for self benefit or the benefit of their for-profit businesses, according to the Post.

"I represent 700 nonprofits a year, and I've never encountered anything so brazen," Jeffrey Tenenbaum, who advises charities at the Venable law firm in Washington, told the Post, later describing the details as "really shocking."

"If he's using other people's money — run through his foundation — to satisfy his personal obligations, then that's about as blatant an example of self-dealing [as] I've seen in a while," he continued.

Trump could be found in violation of self-dealing rules from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Post, which could require him to pay penalties or reimburse the foundation's money. He is also facing scrutiny from the New York attorney general's office, which could find him in violation of the state's charity laws.

'I've never encountered anything so brazen': Report details 'shocking' new revelations about Trump Foundation

Between this and Trump University, Trump may find himself not worrying about losing the election after 8Nov16.

The Attorney General initiated a special proceeding to dissolve the Trump Foundation under court supervision and obtain restitution of $2.8 million and additional penalties. The AG’s lawsuit also seeks a ban from future service as a director of a New York not-for-profit of 10 years for Mr. Trump and one year for each of the Foundation’s other board members, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. The Attorney General also sent referral letters today to the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission, identifying possible violations of federal law for further investigation and legal action by those federal agencies.


holy shit

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold on Tuesday published a series of stunning revelations about Donald Trump's charitable foundation, reporting that Trump used foundation money to finance various legal fees.

Trump had not made a single donation to his charity since 2008, and used money from others in such instances, the Post found.

The cases, which together used $258,000 from the Trump Foundation, may have violated "self-dealing" laws that prohibit nonprofit leaders from using charity money for self benefit or the benefit of their for-profit businesses, according to the Post.

"I represent 700 nonprofits a year, and I've never encountered anything so brazen," Jeffrey Tenenbaum, who advises charities at the Venable law firm in Washington, told the Post, later describing the details as "really shocking."

"If he's using other people's money — run through his foundation — to satisfy his personal obligations, then that's about as blatant an example of self-dealing [as] I've seen in a while," he continued.

Trump could be found in violation of self-dealing rules from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Post, which could require him to pay penalties or reimburse the foundation's money. He is also facing scrutiny from the New York attorney general's office, which could find him in violation of the state's charity laws.

'I've never encountered anything so brazen': Report details 'shocking' new revelations about Trump Foundation

Between this and Trump University, Trump may find himself not worrying about losing the election after 8Nov16.

LOL!..Looks like you saw the future?


New York files civil suit against President Trump, alleging his charity engaged in ‘illegal conduct’

New York’s attorney general filed suit against President Trump and his three eldest children Thursday, alleging “persistently illegal conduct” at the president’s personal charity and saying that Trump had repeatedly misused the nonprofit organization to pay off his businesses’ creditors, to decorate one of his golf clubs and to stage a multimillion-dollar giveaway at 2016 campaign events.


In the suit, Attorney General Barbara Underwood asked a state judge to dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation. She asked that its remaining $1 million in assets be distributed to other charities and that Trump be forced to pay at least $2.8 million in restitution and penalties.


Underwood also asked that Trump be banned from leading any other New York nonprofit organization for 10 years — seeking to apply a penalty usually reserved for the operators of small-time charity frauds to the president of the United States.


The allegations of sweeping misuse by Trump of his personal foundation came the same day that he faced another legal setback, with the rejection by an appeals court in New York of his request to halt a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant. That decision leaves open the possibility that Trump could be deposed in the case.


Meanwhile, Underwood sent letters to the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission in which she identified what she called “possible violations” of tax law and federal campaign law by Trump’s foundation.


The claims in the New York attorney general’s suit could trigger tax penalties by the IRS, according to tax-law experts, who noted that the Justice Department can also bring criminal charges when prosecutors believe tax-law violations are “willful.”

 

[AZGAL]

Charities and Art...who ever heard of such a thing???

 

[AZGAL]

POLITICS
Can Religious Charities Take the Place of the Welfare State?
Supporters of Trump’s budget are eager to restore the central role of faith-based organizations in serving the poor—but it’s not clear they can be an adequate substitute for government.

EMMA GREEN

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

The "but Hillary" defense is meaningless.

No, it ain't. The trump foundation gave out more money then it took in. The clinton foundation paid for every clinton trip, possibly chelseas wedding, and all of their day to day living expenses. And nary a peep out of your hypocritical ass.

Well..yes it did pay out more..sadly however..it paid it to Trump..and funded Trump's personal endeavors. Which is certainly unethical and possibly illegal.

Ethics 101 --one person's bad acts do not excuse another persons bad acts...instead of the Hillary deflection...perhaps just an admission that Trump is a sleaze who plays fast and loose with other people's money--and always has. But you like him anyway...and so what?

Everyone knows what Trump is..even if they don't admit it. If they think he's a good President and that he's doing what they elected him for..who cares that he's a thief and a liar?

Not 30+%..that's obvious...LOL!

 

[JakeStarkey]

Clinton is bad, Trump is worse, and he is taking his followers over the cliff.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

It's telling that nobody in the Trump campaign has been charged by Mueller with collusion.

Its only "telling" for morons.........First of all "collusion" is NOT a crime but an ethical violation......and heaven knows that there is NO ETHICS within the snake pit that is the Trump WH.

Here, so you can learn something:

List of indictments and plea deals in Mueller’s probe

1) George Papadopoulos, former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, pleaded guilty in October to making false statements to the FBI.

2) Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty in December to making false statements to the FBI.

3) Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chair, was indicted in October in Washington, DC on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, and false statements — all related to his work for Ukrainian politicians before he joined the Trump campaign. He’s pleaded not guilty on all counts. Then, in February, Mueller filed a new case against him in Virginia, with tax, financial, and bank fraud charges.

4) Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide and Manafort’s longtime junior business partner, was indicted on similar charges to Manafort. But in February he agreed to a plea deal with Mueller’s team, pleading guilty to just one false statements charge and one conspiracy charge.

5-20) 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies were indicted on conspiracy charges, with some also being accused of identity theft. The charges related to a Russian propaganda effort designed to interfere with the 2016 campaign. The companies involved are the Internet Research Agency, often described as a “Russian troll farm,” and two other companies that helped finance it. The Russian nationals indicted include 12 of the agency’s employees and its alleged financier, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

21) Richard Pinedo: This California man pleaded guilty to an identity theft charge in connection with the Russian indictments, and has agreed to cooperate with Mueller.

22) Alex van der Zwaan: This London lawyer pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with Rick Gates and another unnamed person based in Ukraine.

23) Konstantin Kilimnik: This longtime business associate of Manafort and Gates, who’s currently based in Russia, was charged alongside Manafort with attempting to obstruct justice by tampering with witnesses in Manafort’s pending case this year.

And not a single one has anything to do with Trump.

 

[Crepitus]

Funny how the same AG had no problems with the Clinton Foundation using non profit funds to help pay for Hilary's election campaign?

Gee, think this MIGHT be a politically motivated attack?

Guess the "Russian collusion" investigations have come up empty! Time to start another bullshit investigation so CNN and MSNBC have something to fill their broadcast day with!

Link?

And no rwnj nonsense either. Real news.

 

[Lakhota]

The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold on Tuesday published a series of stunning revelations about Donald Trump's charitable foundation, reporting that Trump used foundation money to finance various legal fees.

Trump had not made a single donation to his charity since 2008, and used money from others in such instances, the Post found.

The cases, which together used $258,000 from the Trump Foundation, may have violated "self-dealing" laws that prohibit nonprofit leaders from using charity money for self benefit or the benefit of their for-profit businesses, according to the Post.

"I represent 700 nonprofits a year, and I've never encountered anything so brazen," Jeffrey Tenenbaum, who advises charities at the Venable law firm in Washington, told the Post, later describing the details as "really shocking."

"If he's using other people's money — run through his foundation — to satisfy his personal obligations, then that's about as blatant an example of self-dealing [as] I've seen in a while," he continued.

Trump could be found in violation of self-dealing rules from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Post, which could require him to pay penalties or reimburse the foundation's money. He is also facing scrutiny from the New York attorney general's office, which could find him in violation of the state's charity laws.

'I've never encountered anything so brazen': Report details 'shocking' new revelations about Trump Foundation

Between this and Trump University, Trump may find himself not worrying about losing the election after 8Nov16.

I agree!

 

[tigerred59]

MY GOD, IS THERE ANYTHING DECENT AND HONEST ABOUT THIS GOTDAMNED PRESIDENT AND HIS FUCKIN FAMILY??? These people reeeeekkkkkk of corruption!!!!

 

[tigerred59]

I don't think so. RWNJ traitors knows he lies every time he opens his mouth. They know he cheats and will steal from them. They know this because he has said so and because that's his entire history.

They simply don't care. They love Pooting for the same reason they love Trump - he tells them what to think, what to do and because he has promised to take rights away from Americans.

And, they're invested in believing the lies about Hillary.

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Trump is still better than the hag hillary.

Says stupid white guy living off the gov. in a trailer park, next?