The Trump Foundation, Donald Trump’s nonprofit organization, is under fire for allegedly operating as more of a political slush fund than a charity. The foundation is accused of violating rules prohibiting it from engaging in politics—prompting ethics watchdogs to call for public investigations.
On numerous occasions this year, Trump’s campaign work and his foundation work have overlapped—putting himself at risk for penalties and his charity at risk of being shut down.
Trump is listed as the president of the foundation in the charity’s annual disclosures, and his children Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump are all listed as directors. Foundations like theirs are exempt from paying taxes, and as such are barred from engaging in political causes.
But in key early primary states this year, Trump handed out Foundation checks to charities at campaign rallies. This also calls into question “whether the foundation provided the campaign with an illegal in-kind contribution by providing services for what was a campaign event. Under the campaign finance laws… providing anything of value to a campaign for free or at less than fair market value is a contribution to the campaign,” said Larry Noble, the general counsel at the Campaign Legal Center.
And in 2013, the Trump Foundation donated $25,000 to a political organization supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi—an action the foundation is prohibited from taking, and which it failed to report on its disclosures.
Of course, of COURSE, Trump is using his bullshit "charity" foundation, how would anybody suspect otherwise?
Simply put Trump does NOT follow the rules, or obey laws, unless he it forced to do so by the courts.
This is where, unfortunately, we have to rely on the states to investigate this, because u can't trust the justice department now. So I hope this falls within the jurisdiction of the state of New York and their attorney general, Eric Scheiderman. When it comes to Little Donnie Two Scoops and his shady dealings, like Trump U, scheiderman will some after him in a heart beat.
ReplyDeleteTrump also can not pardon anyone convicted on State charges.
DeleteNY is already investigating the Trump Foundation and has been for months. And, is also looking into Eric Trump Foundation. Our Attorney General is awesome when it comes to watching what Trump is up to.
DeleteSorry, here is the link to article about NY investigation of Trump Foundation
Deletehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/n-y-attorney-generals-office-trump-cant-shut-down-foundation-until-investigation-ends/
Having worked at a 501(c)3 foundation, it is the IRS who verifies that no political activity is funded by the charity. Since The DJT Foundation is listed as a 501(c)3, they are likely in violation and the penalties can be severe.
DeleteO/T, but two weeks ago, this year's Kennedy Center Honorees were announced, and I'm not say the Center was trolling Trump but the five nominees were three African Americans, Lionel Richie, LL Cool J, dancer Carmen Dr Lavallade, Cuban immigrant Gloria Estefan, and Norman Lear, creator of All In The Family, and founder of People for the American Way. Mr Lear and Ms Dr Lavallade have already announced they are boycotting the White House reception. Mr Richie is considering it. N.a. Stefan is going so as to speak with the President about immigration. Good luck with that
ReplyDeleteLL Cool J has confirmed he will show up, read it in Huffpo
DeleteYou can't publicly give 45 the finger on national television if you don't show up.
DeleteBut I suspect I would be with Norman and say thanks but no thanks.
The only way Trump would truly honor these Americans is if he STAYED HOME. But then, he'd probably send Ivanka.
I am not talking to the President now, after what he said about my child. It’s not that I saw somebody else’s tweets about him. I saw an actual clip of him at a press conference equating the protesters like Miss Heyer, with the KKK and the white supremacists.”
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/18/heather-heyers-mom-talk-trump-equated-murdered-daughter-kkk.html
""You can't wash this one away by shaking my hand and saying I'm sorry," she said. "I'm not forgiving for that." "Bro said she refuses to live in fear and has vowed to continue to carry on HER daughter’s legacy by establishing a foundation in HER name."
She is one strong wise woman!
Deletehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/where-are-trumps-tweets-about-fallen-soldiers
Delete"No tweets or speeches for the last 22 servicemembers who died fighting the wars he promised to easily win. Instead, the president creates a new crisis every day."
" All but one of those dead soldiers have not been mentioned publicly by President Trump; he addressed the widow of Navy SEAL Ryan Owens at the State of the Union address. (Owens’s father was so upset about the apparently ill-conceived raid that took his son's life that he refused to meet the president when the soldier's body arrived at Dover Air Force Base.)"
"The last time Trump mentioned Iraq on Twitter was July 31, 2016, when he thumbed out a complaint against Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim American soldier slain during a suicide attack in Baghdad in 2004. Trump had been “viciously attacked” by the Gold Star father"
A strong good woman raised a strong good daughter. It's the exact opposite with $ara palin.
DeletePredecessor Palin would never do such an evil doing. Using and cheating the misfortunes of others. Even her son was a counselor for PTSD. Look at all of Bristol's charity. No one in that family surpasses Dakota Meyer. He did so much to expose human trafficking. He was so passionate now that he is a father.
ReplyDeleteSo passionate and determined, he'll never quit. That is why you see him educating the public about these crimes and he is working with ICE to put the bad guys in prison. (not)
Finally some are wising up and taking action:
3 Charities Have Cancelled Fundraisers At Mar-A-Lago In Wake Of Charlottesville . .
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/charities-ditch-mar-a-lago-charlottesville
Resistance Is NOT Futile: Five Ways Donald Trump Can Be Contained - We all know the problem: a president who gives aid and comfort to white supremacists and is thoroughly unsuited for the office. The question is what do we do about it. . http://www.thedailybeast.com/resistance-is-not-futile-five-ways-donald-trump-can-be-contained .
What Steve Bannon gets right about Democrats — and wrong about Trump https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/18/16165344/steve-bannon-trump-democrats-identity-racism
1. Impeachment March
Delete2. Boycott
3. Restructure the Command and Control of Nuclear Weapons
4. Re-write the War Powers Act
5. Pass a New Independent Counsel Law
6. Censure
https://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/10/18/11527/citizens-united-decision-and-why-it-matters
“Resign,”“I thought, actually there was a chance he might come to his senses,” REALLY?"We’ve never had a president who’s deliberately made decisions the effect of which is to tear down America’s standing in the world.”
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/al-gores-advice-to-president-trump-resign
OT:
ReplyDeleteF*ckface Von Clownstick.>"“Just so you know, he’s a Jew.”"
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/jon-stewart-calls-out-fuckface-von-clownstick-aka-trump-for-racism-at-chappelles-radio-city-show/
His Real name isis dRUMPf
White Supremacists are now using DNA tests to prove their purity and are very unhappy with the results. One Nazi in the UK was exposed on a talk show when his DNA results came back 14% subsaharan African. He had a fit, denied it, said the tests were rigged by jews and all sorts of other excuses.
DeleteNow they're touting the "mirror" test. If you look in the mirror and see a white guy, you're white.
Trouble is that is in direct opposition to the old racist stand that if you had so much as one drop of "negro" blood you were a "negro". The musical Showboat is all about that; the daughter of a slave passing as white.
No matter how they try to support their twisted version of hate, they fail.
Why can't the medical association just declare being a Nazi/White Supremacist/Nationalist/Skinhead/AltRight a mental disease and be done with it? Then we could legally round these bastards up for observation, have a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist evaluate them, and then lock them up.
Read a House Democrat's new bill asking for Trump to be removed via the 25th Amendment https://www.vox.com/2017/8/18/16164628/zoe-lofgren-25th-amendment
ReplyDeleteAl Gore’s Advice to President Trump: ‘Resign’
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Little Donnie Two Scoops (good one 5:55 AM) alias F*ckface Von Clownstick (never tire of this one) is destroying the USA from within by siding with all the racist and bigotted groups instead of promoting respect and equality. He is also destroying the reputation of the USA in the world in the same process. For the good of the country, he has to be removed from his position and he has to lose all credibility so that he cannot continue to harm the country with a new platform such as a media outlet. I'm hoping that the many investigations going on right now will find the evidence for all his criminal and illegal activities very soon so that he is forced out in disgrace and we do not hear from him again except to look at his mugshot and to see him doing the perp walk in an orange suit (how fitting would that be).
ReplyDeleteIt's isn't a political slush fund. It's a means of laundering money into Trump's private pocket. So is his PAC. All of this political stuff is just a means to funnel money into Trump's personal account. He decided to be president because he can just funnel it faster through politics rather than through charity.
ReplyDeleteBoth are just fronts for money laundering.
And Mueller is going to expose that.
Well now, Sarah Inkkk was doing it for years? Why not? That uncomfortable feeling that jolts you up at night will go away. And how is that working out?
DeleteOh wrong question for Sarah. We SEE how it's working out. Haha Haha. :/