Rockyrd |
06-07-2017 07:12 PM |
Quote:
Posted by Guest
well, i read the entire article and did not see anything to get so excited about...apparently Eric Trump raised millions and millions of dollars for St Jude's Hospital and other charities....Unfortunately he had to give it up to avoid conflict of interest problems when his father became president, but he formed another charity to continue to raise money for them....some of the money was donated to other charities and some was used for expenses which for several years had been totally donated by the Trump businesses, golf courses etc. to quote Mrs. Clinton, a big nothingburger!
|
Well, as someone who is Very dissapointed in this story, as my wife and I contribute as much as possible to St. Jude, in fact we have purchased plaques as well.
Howevr, despite that, did you miss the below copied directly from the Forbes article, youbare totally misrepresenting some really funky bookkeeping.. they lied to donors and funneled money into the Trump Otganization.
Does not matter if your name is Trump or not...this is not allowed and is extremely deceitful.
" reviewing filings from the Eric Trump Foundation and other charities, it's clear that the course wasn't free--that the Trump Organization received payments for its use, part of more than $1.2 million that has no documented recipients past the Trump Organization. Golf charity experts say the listed expenses defy []any reasonable cost justification for a one-day golf tournament.
-----------------[/B]----------------------------------------
"Additionally, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which has come under previous scrutiny for self-dealing and advancing the interests of its namesake rather than those of charity, apparently used the Eric Trump Foundation to funnel $100,000 in donations into revenue for the Trump Organization."
------------------------------------------------------------
" And while donors to the Eric Trump Foundation were told their money was going to help sick kids, more than $500,000 was re-donated to other charities, many of which were connected to Trump family members or interests, including at least four groups that subsequently paid to hold golf tournaments at Trump courses."
----------------------------------------------------------
" All of this seems to defy federal tax rules and state laws that ban self-dealing and misleading donors. It also raises larger questions about the Trump family dynamics and whether Eric and his brother, Don Jr., can be truly independent of their father.
Especially since the person who specifically commanded that the for-profit Trump Organization start billing hundreds of thousands of dollars to the nonprofit Eric Trump Foundation, according to two people directly involved, was none other than the current president of the United States, Donald Trump."
This was well researched and I find no defense for this at all. After hearing about nebulous claims concerning gaining influence in the Clinton Foundation and that includes your mocking comment, this is clearly out of line.
It always seems that Trump followers have an excuse, a reason or another person to accuse.
Apparently despite all the facts over the years about the man and his business...I am talking facts, not simple innuendo, but despite that, they never ever seem to be wrong.
|