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Originally Posted by Guest
BTW: When does Trump open his wallet as a self-funder? Both candidates, Hillary and ? are going to need over a billion dollars for the general election. There have been no reports of Trump writing big checks.
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CAN’T LOSE03.01.16 12:01 AM ET
Donald Trump Is Paying Himself to Run for President
The GOP frontrunner likes to brag that he self-funds his presidential campaign. What he doesn’t mention is that he’s profiting off it as well.
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“It’s kind of a nice deal for Trump,” another experienced campaign finance attorney said. “It’s very common for candidates to loan money to their campaign. It’s even not unusual for a candidate to have the campaign purchase goods or services, usually rent, from an entity that’s owned by the campaign. But the scale here is completely different.”
Millions of dollars are funneling into his campaign, both from himself and from his followers, “and a lot of it is going back into his pocket indirectly,” the attorney said.
“It’s basically recycling.”
Donald Trump Is Paying Himself to Run for President - The Daily Beast
Boy, am I jealous.