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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts) Tue Jun 27, 2017, 04:59 PM Jun 2017

Just because he's in the news again: James O'Keefe was paid by Trump's phony charity scam.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-foundation-paid-activist-filmmaker-james-o-keefe-n670381

At the third presidential debate, Donald Trump invoked a video that says supporters of Hillary Clinton were paid to incite violence at one of his rallies in Chicago. It was an attack thread to emphasize that her campaign was "sleazy."

But what Trump didn't say is that he has paid the filmmaker who he says uncovered the story.

The video, which was just released earlier this week and made by conservative activist James O'Keefe of Project Veritas, was paid $10,000 by the Trump Foundation in May of 2015 - one month before Trump's announcement of candidacy.

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The payment was first reported by Think Progress and was listed in a compilation of donations the Trump Foundation gave to the Washington Post.

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Just because he's in the news again: James O'Keefe was paid by Trump's phony charity scam. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 OP

This is a violation of the law Gothmog Jun 2017 #1

Which law? Project Veritas is a tax-exempt org, so couldn't the Trump Foundation pnwmom Jun 2017 #2

James O'Keefe is in the same category as Alex Jones, Trump used his "information" to cover Thinkingabout Jun 2017 #3

Let's not shy from describing Jimmy's works as what they are... JHB Jun 2017 #4

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

1. This is a violation of the law

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 05:03 PM

Jun 2017

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

2. Which law? Project Veritas is a tax-exempt org, so couldn't the Trump Foundation

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 05:06 PM

Jun 2017

donate to it?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/us/27veritas.html

By STEPHANIE STROM MAY 26, 2011

The Internal Revenue Service has granted nonprofit status to the group that brought down two senior executives at NPR and dealt a death blow to the community organizing group Acorn with videos of its employees giving tax advice to people claiming to be a pimp and prostitute.

Project Veritas, a group founded by the videographer James O’Keefe, received the status from the I.R.S. in April, according to documents gathered by The Chronicle of Philanthropy through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

3. James O'Keefe is in the same category as Alex Jones, Trump used his "information" to cover

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 07:06 PM

Jun 2017

up for the violence at Trump's rallies which Trump incited.

JHB

(37,161 posts)

4. Let's not shy from describing Jimmy's works as what they are...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:03 PM

Jun 2017

Frauds.

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