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orleans

(34,051 posts)
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:32 AM Jan 2019

turns out HIS SPEECH WAS A FUNDRAISER for his reelection campaign!

his committee send out emails before and after the speech, asking for money
"we need to raise $500,000 in ONE DAY"

HOW THE HELL IS THIS LEGAL???????

lawrence o'donnell explains what just went down




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turns out HIS SPEECH WAS A FUNDRAISER for his reelection campaign! (Original Post) orleans Jan 2019 OP
His lawyer bills must be past due. TeamPooka Jan 2019 #1
Great reason to address the entire nation from the Oval Office lunatica Jan 2019 #2
5:56 in Rik von Beer Jan 2019 #6
Thanks! lunatica Jan 2019 #16
It was a money making scam. dalton99a Jan 2019 #3
Trump ripped off his marks or followers Gothmog Jan 2019 #4
It's not legal... add another count to the Articles of Impeachment! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #5
That was down right True Blue American Jan 2019 #7
And he lied to his so called base to get the money malaise Jan 2019 #8
KGOP republican grifters are without honor Achilleaze Jan 2019 #9
And his campaigns and the presidency itself are fundraisers for Donald Trump. tanyev Jan 2019 #10
What will come out eventually is duforsure Jan 2019 #11
I hope Schmidt is right on this one. kentuck Jan 2019 #12
This shutdown is very dangerous bdamomma Jan 2019 #13
If he asked for campaign donations or any donations (I did not watch) scarytomcat Jan 2019 #14
His team sent requests for building the wall before and after the speech lunatica Jan 2019 #17
K&R bdamomma Jan 2019 #15

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
2. Great reason to address the entire nation from the Oval Office
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:43 AM
Jan 2019

I wonder if it’ll become his regular fundraising activity.

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
7. That was down right
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:05 AM
Jan 2019

Blackmail! That alone, should get him arrested! It was blatant!

They sent Trump a list of the Patriots!

malaise

(268,993 posts)
8. And he lied to his so called base to get the money
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 06:52 AM
Jan 2019

told them it was to secure the border while the fine print said it was for his re election campaign.
He really is an unethical uncouth pig.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
11. What will come out eventually is
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:10 AM
Jan 2019

It was intended to raise legal defense funding , because he won't be running, and he'll pocket all the money donors give him, not use for any election. Just like he conned networks into showing this rerun of immigration made up crisis to use to accomplish this now, and all just another scam , an act from trump to use for his own personal gains by getting donors to give more with. He's reduced himself to a tv preacher begging for more money now. trump is nothing more than a infomercial spokesman salesman trying to get you to buy into his fantasy world, nothing more. He'll use all donors money for his legal bills.

kentuck

(111,094 posts)
12. I hope Schmidt is right on this one.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:16 AM
Jan 2019

He says that Trump has jumped the shark and that more Republicans will soon jump the ship and join the Democrats in a call to open our government.

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
13. This shutdown is very dangerous
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:35 AM
Jan 2019

even TSA agents are walking away because they are not getting paid.

tRump is holding them hostage for his fucking wall.

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)
14. If he asked for campaign donations or any donations (I did not watch)
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 10:08 AM
Jan 2019

it is a campaign speech and he should have to pay for the time.
Are the media networks going to give him free air time to campaign again?

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
17. His team sent requests for building the wall before and after the speech
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:45 PM
Jan 2019

It was not mentioned in the speech itself, but evidently the fine print in the donation request said it was for his re-election. So his team may have found a way around the illegality of it. And, of course they lied about what the money was for.

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