TEXT from Vegas: "Funny to hear Russian spoken in lobby of Trump hotel here !"

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Ben Schreckinger Verified account ?@SchreckReports 2h2 hours ago

TEXT from Vegas: "Funny to hear Russian spoken in lobby of Trump hotel here !"



Nathaniel Spuewell
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Trump fans: Trump says HE'S WITH YOU. So pop down to the nearest Trump hotel and hang out in his lobby and lounge. See how welcome you are.




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Lee Fang Verified account ?@lhfang 22h22 hours ago

Donald Trump calls for foreign lobby cash ban -- his campaign already violated it.







Donald Trump Lashes Out at Foreign-Lobbyist Donations, Despite Accepting Them
https://theintercept.com/2016/10/18/trump-foreign-lobbyist/


Lee Fang

October 18 2016, 3:56 p.m.
Photo: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images

Donald Trump suddenly lashed out at the influence of foreign lobbyists on Monday, calling to ban them from donating to U.S. candidates and accusing his rival of being corrupted by foreign interests. “The reason Hillary Clinton pushes for NAFTA, or the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and for completely open borders, is because her international donors control her every move,” Trump said, announcing what he called his ethics reform plan.

But newly filed campaign reports show several donations from foreign lobbyists to his own campaign. They are among a tide of other lobbyists, mainstream special-interest groups and consumer-facing companies that have begun to heavily fund Trump’s political campaign, which was previously fueled by small donors.

Marc Lampkin, a lobbyist who appeared at a campaign meeting in September at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., is a registered lobbyist for the Saudi Arabian government, as well as for number of U.S. companies including Johnson & Johnson, McDonalds, Comcast, and Pfizer. Lampkin, a former aide to Rep. John Boehner, gave the Trump joint fundraising committee $2,700.
David Tamasi, the D.C. chairman of the Trump Victory committee, is a registered agent of André Okombi Salissa, a leading politician from the ruling party in the Republic of Congo. Tamasi has organized fundraising efforts on Trump’s behalf and donated to the campaign.
Several officials from the lobbying firm BGR Group have donated to Trump. Two of them, founder Lanny Griffith and general counsel Dan Murphy, were spotted chatting about campaign strategy with Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr. The firm represents a variety of foreign interests, such as the the embassy of Korea, embassy of Bangladesh, and the Center of Studies and Media Affairs at the Saudi Royal Court.........................