Corruption in NY? There sure is.

Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

Mary Papenfuss
September 3, 2021·3 min read
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

At Trump Tower, meanwhile, other key tenants have either quit the building or fallen far behind on their hefty rents during the C****-** p******c.

The company that once manufactured footwear for former first daughter Ivanka Trump, for example, was $1.4 million in arrears, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization earlier this year. Marc Fisher Footwear used to occupy the entire 22nd floor and part of the 23rd floor in the formerly trendy Fifth Avenue highrise that used to be Trump’s primary residence and the setting for his “Apprentice” reality series.

A shady “business school” once chaired by Kardashian mom-ager Kris Jenner accumulated nearly $200,000 in rent arrears by last October, according to another Trump Organization suit.

The MAGA PAC took over Trump Tower offices in March that the Trump campaign once occupied. For several months, it also paid $3,000 a month to the Trump Organization to rent a retail kiosk in the building’s lobby — even though the lobby was closed — the Post reported, citing federal campaign filings and sources.

Believe it or not, the self-serving payments don’t appear to be illegal. The PAC has few restrictions with no expiration date, leaving Trump free to spend its money on his own businesses for “as long as he wants,” according to the Post.

That doesn’t mean it’s not wrong, critics noted.

“He’s running a con,” Paul Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause, told the Post. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”

Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for Trump’s political operation, defended the rent.

“We are paying market rate for leased office space used to help President Trump build a financial juggernaut to help elect ‘America First’ conservatives,” she told the Post.

Trump, the first president to hang on to his businesses and brazenly promote them in the White House, has often steered taxpayer, campaign and GOP money into his own pockets.

In just one instance, he arranged a lavish trip to his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, for his family and their entourage after meeting with Queen Elizabeth in London in 2018. Former Vice President Mike Pence also went out of his way to stay at Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to Dublin in 2019.

Various PACS, supporters and the Republican Party have spent millions of dollars at conferences and parties at Trump properties, from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. And Trump is currently hitting the Secret Service with stratospheric lodging costs at his own golf resorts.

When Trump mused about running for the White House in an interview with Fortune magazine in 2000, he predicted he would be the “first p**********l candidate to run and make money on it.”

Also on HuffPost

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.

HuffPost needs to be updated with some objectivity and t***h.

https://news.yahoo.com/maga-pac-forking-over-37-004433007.html

Corruption in NY? There sure is.

Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

Mary Papenfuss
September 3, 2021·3 min read
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

At Trump Tower, meanwhile, other key tenants have either quit the building or fallen far behind on their hefty rents during the C****-** p******c.

The company that once manufactured footwear for former first daughter Ivanka Trump, for example, was $1.4 million in arrears, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization earlier this year. Marc Fisher Footwear used to occupy the entire 22nd floor and part of the 23rd floor in the formerly trendy Fifth Avenue highrise that used to be Trump’s primary residence and the setting for his “Apprentice” reality series.

A shady “business school” once chaired by Kardashian mom-ager Kris Jenner accumulated nearly $200,000 in rent arrears by last October, according to another Trump Organization suit.

The MAGA PAC took over Trump Tower offices in March that the Trump campaign once occupied. For several months, it also paid $3,000 a month to the Trump Organization to rent a retail kiosk in the building’s lobby — even though the lobby was closed — the Post reported, citing federal campaign filings and sources.

Believe it or not, the self-serving payments don’t appear to be illegal. The PAC has few restrictions with no expiration date, leaving Trump free to spend its money on his own businesses for “as long as he wants,” according to the Post.

That doesn’t mean it’s not wrong, critics noted.

“He’s running a con,” Paul Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause, told the Post. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”

Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for Trump’s political operation, defended the rent.

“We are paying market rate for leased office space used to help President Trump build a financial juggernaut to help elect ‘America First’ conservatives,” she told the Post.

Trump, the first president to hang on to his businesses and brazenly promote them in the White House, has often steered taxpayer, campaign and GOP money into his own pockets.

In just one instance, he arranged a lavish trip to his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, for his family and their entourage after meeting with Queen Elizabeth in London in 2018. Former Vice President Mike Pence also went out of his way to stay at Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to Dublin in 2019.

Various PACS, supporters and the Republican Party have spent millions of dollars at conferences and parties at Trump properties, from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. And Trump is currently hitting the Secret Service with stratospheric lodging costs at his own golf resorts.

When Trump mused about running for the White House in an interview with Fortune magazine in 2000, he predicted he would be the “first p**********l candidate to run and make money on it.”

Also on HuffPost

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.



https://news.yahoo.com/maga-pac-forking-over-37-004433007.html

Corruption in NY? There sure is.

Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

Mary Papenfuss
September 3, 2021·3 min read
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

At Trump Tower, meanwhile, other key tenants have either quit the building or fallen far behind on their hefty rents during the C****-** p******c.

The company that once manufactured footwear for former first daughter Ivanka Trump, for example, was $1.4 million in arrears, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization earlier this year. Marc Fisher Footwear used to occupy the entire 22nd floor and part of the 23rd floor in the formerly trendy Fifth Avenue highrise that used to be Trump’s primary residence and the setting for his “Apprentice” reality series.

A shady “business school” once chaired by Kardashian mom-ager Kris Jenner accumulated nearly $200,000 in rent arrears by last October, according to another Trump Organization suit.

The MAGA PAC took over Trump Tower offices in March that the Trump campaign once occupied. For several months, it also paid $3,000 a month to the Trump Organization to rent a retail kiosk in the building’s lobby — even though the lobby was closed — the Post reported, citing federal campaign filings and sources.

Believe it or not, the self-serving payments don’t appear to be illegal. The PAC has few restrictions with no expiration date, leaving Trump free to spend its money on his own businesses for “as long as he wants,” according to the Post.

That doesn’t mean it’s not wrong, critics noted.

“He’s running a con,” Paul Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause, told the Post. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”

Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for Trump’s political operation, defended the rent.

“We are paying market rate for leased office space used to help President Trump build a financial juggernaut to help elect ‘America First’ conservatives,” she told the Post.

Trump, the first president to hang on to his businesses and brazenly promote them in the White House, has often steered taxpayer, campaign and GOP money into his own pockets.

In just one instance, he arranged a lavish trip to his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, for his family and their entourage after meeting with Queen Elizabeth in London in 2018. Former Vice President Mike Pence also went out of his way to stay at Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to Dublin in 2019.

Various PACS, supporters and the Republican Party have spent millions of dollars at conferences and parties at Trump properties, from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. And Trump is currently hitting the Secret Service with stratospheric lodging costs at his own golf resorts.

When Trump mused about running for the White House in an interview with Fortune magazine in 2000, he predicted he would be the “first p**********l candidate to run and make money on it.”

Also on HuffPost

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.



https://news.yahoo.com/maga-pac-forking-over-37-004433007.html

In 1986, Trump prevented the foreclosure of Annabell Hill’s family farm after her husband committed suicide. Trump personally phoned down to the auction to stop the sale of her home and offered the widow money. Trump decided to take action after he saw Hill’s pleas for help in news reports.

In 1988, a commercial airline refused to fly Andrew Ten, a sick Orthodox Jewish child with a rare illness, across the country to get medical care because he had to travel with an elaborate life-support system. His grief stricken parents contacted Trump for help and he didn’t hesitate to send his own plane to take the child from Los Angeles to New York so he could get his treatment.

In 1991, 200 Marines who served in Operation Desert Storm spent time at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina before they were scheduled to return home to their families. However, the Marines were told that a mistake had been made and an aircraft would not be able to take them home on their scheduled departure date. When Trump got wind of this, he sent his plane to make two trips from North Carolina to Miami to safely return the Gulf War Marines to their loved ones.

In 1995, a motorist stopped to help Trump after the limo he was traveling in got a flat tire. Trump asked the Good Samaritan how he could repay him for his help. All the man asked for was a bouquet of flowers for his wife. A few weeks later Trump sent the flowers with a note that read: “We’ve paid off your mortgage.”

In 1996, Trump filed a lawsuit against the city of Palm Beach, Florida accusing the town of discriminating against his Mar-a-Lago resort club because it allowed Jews and b****s. Abraham Foxman, who was the Anti-Defamation League Director at the time, said Trump “put the light on Palm Beach – not on the beauty and the glitter, but on its seamier side of discrimination.” Foxman also noted that Trump’s charge had a trickle-down effect because other clubs followed his lead and began admitting Jews and b****s.

In 2000, Maury Povich featured a little girl named Megan who struggled with Brittle Bone Disease on his show and Trump happened to be watching. Trump said the little girl’s story and positive attitude touched his heart. So he contacted Maury and gifted the little girl and her family with a very generous check.

In 2008, after Jennifer Hudson’s family members were tragically murdered in Chicago, Trump put the Oscar-winning actress and her family up at his Windy City hotel for free. In addition to that, Trump’s security took extra measures to ensure Hudson and her family members were safe until the murderer was arrested.

In 2013, New York bus driver Darnell Barton spotted a woman close to the edge of a bridge staring at traffic below as he drove by. He stopped the bus, got out and put his arm around the woman and saved her life by convincing her to not jump. When Trump heard about this story, he sent the hero bus driver a check simply because he believed his good deed deserved to be rewarded.

In 2014, Trump gave $25,000 to Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi after he spent seven months in a Mexican jail for accidentally crossing the US-Mexico border. President Barack Obama couldn’t even be bothered to make one phone call to assist with the United States Marine’s release; however, Trump opened his pocketbook to help this serviceman get back on his feet.

In 2016, Melissa Consin Young attended a Trump rally and tearfully thanked Trump for changing her life. She said she proudly stood on stage with Trump as Miss Wisconsin USA in 2005. However, years later she found herself struggling with an incurable illness and during her darkest days she explained that she received a handwritten letter from Trump telling her she’s the “bravest woman, I know.” She said the opportunities that she got from Trump and his organizations ultimately provided her Mexican-American son with full college tuition.

Lynne Patton, a black female executive for the Trump Organization, released a statement in 2016 defending her boss against accusations that he’s a r****t and a bigot. She tearfully revealed how she’s struggled with substance abuse and addiction for years. Instead of kicking her to the curb, she said the Trump Organization and his entire family loyally stood by her through “immensely difficult times.”

https://www.swnewsmedia.com/prior_lake_american/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-too-many-are-unaware-of-trumps-generosity/article_6f229d4f-b74f-5d68-8a73-51a021341aae.html

In 1986, Trump prevented the foreclosure of Annabell Hill’s family farm after her husband committed suicide. Trump personally phoned down to the auction to stop the sale of her home and offered the widow money. Trump decided to take action after he saw Hill’s pleas for help in news reports.

In 1988, a commercial airline refused to fly Andrew Ten, a sick Orthodox Jewish child with a rare illness, across the country to get medical care because he had to travel with an elaborate life-support system. His grief stricken parents contacted Trump for help and he didn’t hesitate to send his own plane to take the child from Los Angeles to New York so he could get his treatment.

In 1991, 200 Marines who served in Operation Desert Storm spent time at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina before they were scheduled to return home to their families. However, the Marines were told that a mistake had been made and an aircraft would not be able to take them home on their scheduled departure date. When Trump got wind of this, he sent his plane to make two trips from North Carolina to Miami to safely return the Gulf War Marines to their loved ones.

In 1995, a motorist stopped to help Trump after the limo he was traveling in got a flat tire. Trump asked the Good Samaritan how he could repay him for his help. All the man asked for was a bouquet of flowers for his wife. A few weeks later Trump sent the flowers with a note that read: “We’ve paid off your mortgage.”

In 1996, Trump filed a lawsuit against the city of Palm Beach, Florida accusing the town of discriminating against his Mar-a-Lago resort club because it allowed Jews and b****s. Abraham Foxman, who was the Anti-Defamation League Director at the time, said Trump “put the light on Palm Beach – not on the beauty and the glitter, but on its seamier side of discrimination.” Foxman also noted that Trump’s charge had a trickle-down effect because other clubs followed his lead and began admitting Jews and b****s.

In 2000, Maury Povich featured a little girl named Megan who struggled with Brittle Bone Disease on his show and Trump happened to be watching. Trump said the little girl’s story and positive attitude touched his heart. So he contacted Maury and gifted the little girl and her family with a very generous check.

In 2008, after Jennifer Hudson’s family members were tragically murdered in Chicago, Trump put the Oscar-winning actress and her family up at his Windy City hotel for free. In addition to that, Trump’s security took extra measures to ensure Hudson and her family members were safe until the murderer was arrested.

In 2013, New York bus driver Darnell Barton spotted a woman close to the edge of a bridge staring at traffic below as he drove by. He stopped the bus, got out and put his arm around the woman and saved her life by convincing her to not jump. When Trump heard about this story, he sent the hero bus driver a check simply because he believed his good deed deserved to be rewarded.

In 2014, Trump gave $25,000 to Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi after he spent seven months in a Mexican jail for accidentally crossing the US-Mexico border. President Barack Obama couldn’t even be bothered to make one phone call to assist with the United States Marine’s release; however, Trump opened his pocketbook to help this serviceman get back on his feet.

In 2016, Melissa Consin Young attended a Trump rally and tearfully thanked Trump for changing her life. She said she proudly stood on stage with Trump as Miss Wisconsin USA in 2005. However, years later she found herself struggling with an incurable illness and during her darkest days she explained that she received a handwritten letter from Trump telling her she’s the “bravest woman, I know.” She said the opportunities that she got from Trump and his organizations ultimately provided her Mexican-American son with full college tuition.

Lynne Patton, a black female executive for the Trump Organization, released a statement in 2016 defending her boss against accusations that he’s a r****t and a bigot. She tearfully revealed how she’s struggled with substance abuse and addiction for years. Instead of kicking her to the curb, she said the Trump Organization and his entire family loyally stood by her through “immensely difficult times.”

https://www.swnewsmedia.com/prior_lake_american/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-too-many-are-unaware-of-trumps-generosity/article_6f229d4f-b74f-5d68-8a73-51a021341aae.html

Corruption in NY? There sure is.

Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

Mary Papenfuss
September 3, 2021·3 min read
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

At Trump Tower, meanwhile, other key tenants have either quit the building or fallen far behind on their hefty rents during the C****-** p******c.

The company that once manufactured footwear for former first daughter Ivanka Trump, for example, was $1.4 million in arrears, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization earlier this year. Marc Fisher Footwear used to occupy the entire 22nd floor and part of the 23rd floor in the formerly trendy Fifth Avenue highrise that used to be Trump’s primary residence and the setting for his “Apprentice” reality series.

A shady “business school” once chaired by Kardashian mom-ager Kris Jenner accumulated nearly $200,000 in rent arrears by last October, according to another Trump Organization suit.

The MAGA PAC took over Trump Tower offices in March that the Trump campaign once occupied. For several months, it also paid $3,000 a month to the Trump Organization to rent a retail kiosk in the building’s lobby — even though the lobby was closed — the Post reported, citing federal campaign filings and sources.

Believe it or not, the self-serving payments don’t appear to be illegal. The PAC has few restrictions with no expiration date, leaving Trump free to spend its money on his own businesses for “as long as he wants,” according to the Post.

That doesn’t mean it’s not wrong, critics noted.

“He’s running a con,” Paul Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause, told the Post. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”

Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for Trump’s political operation, defended the rent.

“We are paying market rate for leased office space used to help President Trump build a financial juggernaut to help elect ‘America First’ conservatives,” she told the Post.

Trump, the first president to hang on to his businesses and brazenly promote them in the White House, has often steered taxpayer, campaign and GOP money into his own pockets.

In just one instance, he arranged a lavish trip to his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, for his family and their entourage after meeting with Queen Elizabeth in London in 2018. Former Vice President Mike Pence also went out of his way to stay at Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to Dublin in 2019.

Various PACS, supporters and the Republican Party have spent millions of dollars at conferences and parties at Trump properties, from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. And Trump is currently hitting the Secret Service with stratospheric lodging costs at his own golf resorts.

When Trump mused about running for the White House in an interview with Fortune magazine in 2000, he predicted he would be the “first p**********l candidate to run and make money on it.”

Also on HuffPost

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.

https://news.yahoo.com/maga-pac-forking-over-37-004433007.html

Corruption in NY? There sure is.

Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

Mary Papenfuss
September 3, 2021·3 min read
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

At Trump Tower, meanwhile, other key tenants have either quit the building or fallen far behind on their hefty rents during the C****-** p******c.

The company that once manufactured footwear for former first daughter Ivanka Trump, for example, was $1.4 million in arrears, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization earlier this year. Marc Fisher Footwear used to occupy the entire 22nd floor and part of the 23rd floor in the formerly trendy Fifth Avenue highrise that used to be Trump’s primary residence and the setting for his “Apprentice” reality series.

A shady “business school” once chaired by Kardashian mom-ager Kris Jenner accumulated nearly $200,000 in rent arrears by last October, according to another Trump Organization suit.

The MAGA PAC took over Trump Tower offices in March that the Trump campaign once occupied. For several months, it also paid $3,000 a month to the Trump Organization to rent a retail kiosk in the building’s lobby — even though the lobby was closed — the Post reported, citing federal campaign filings and sources.

Believe it or not, the self-serving payments don’t appear to be illegal. The PAC has few restrictions with no expiration date, leaving Trump free to spend its money on his own businesses for “as long as he wants,” according to the Post.

That doesn’t mean it’s not wrong, critics noted.

“He’s running a con,” Paul Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause, told the Post. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”

Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for Trump’s political operation, defended the rent.

“We are paying market rate for leased office space used to help President Trump build a financial juggernaut to help elect ‘America First’ conservatives,” she told the Post.

Trump, the first president to hang on to his businesses and brazenly promote them in the White House, has often steered taxpayer, campaign and GOP money into his own pockets.

In just one instance, he arranged a lavish trip to his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, for his family and their entourage after meeting with Queen Elizabeth in London in 2018. Former Vice President Mike Pence also went out of his way to stay at Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to Dublin in 2019.

Various PACS, supporters and the Republican Party have spent millions of dollars at conferences and parties at Trump properties, from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. And Trump is currently hitting the Secret Service with stratospheric lodging costs at his own golf resorts.

When Trump mused about running for the White House in an interview with Fortune magazine in 2000, he predicted he would be the “first p**********l candidate to run and make money on it.”

Also on HuffPost

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.



https://news.yahoo.com/maga-pac-forking-over-37-004433007.html

Corruption in NY? There sure is.

Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

Mary Papenfuss
September 3, 2021, ·3 min read
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

At Trump Tower, meanwhile, other key tenants have either quit the building or fallen far behind on their hefty rents during the C****-** p******c.

The company that once manufactured footwear for former first daughter Ivanka Trump, for example, was $1.4 million in arrears, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization earlier this year. Marc Fisher Footwear used to occupy the entire 22nd floor and part of the 23rd floor in the formerly trendy Fifth Avenue highrise that used to be Trump’s primary residence and the setting for his “Apprentice” reality series.

A shady “business school” once chaired by Kardashian mom-ager Kris Jenner accumulated nearly $200,000 in rent arrears by last October, according to another Trump Organization suit.

The MAGA PAC took over Trump Tower offices in March that the Trump campaign once occupied. For several months, it also paid $3,000 a month to the Trump Organization to rent a retail kiosk in the building’s lobby — even though the lobby was closed — the Post reported, citing federal campaign filings and sources.

Believe it or not, the self-serving payments don’t appear to be illegal. The PAC has few restrictions with no expiration date, leaving Trump free to spend its money on his businesses for “as long as he wants,” according to the Post.

That doesn’t mean it’s not wrong, critics noted.

“He’s running a con,” Paul Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause, told the Post. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”

Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for Trump’s political operation, defended the rent.

“We are paying market rate for leased office space used to help President Trump build a financial juggernaut to help elect ‘America First’ conservatives,” she told the Post.

Trump, the first president to hang on to his businesses and brazenly promote them in the White House, has often steered taxpayer, campaign, and GOP money into his own pockets.

In just one instance, he arranged a lavish trip to his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, for his family and their entourage after meeting with Queen Elizabeth in London in 2018. Former Vice President Mike Pence also went out of his way to stay at Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to Dublin in 2019.

Various PACS, supporters, and the Republican Party have spent millions of dollars at conferences and parties at Trump properties, from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. And Trump is currently hitting the Secret Service with stratospheric lodging costs at his golf resorts.

When Trump mused about running for the White House in an interview with Fortune magazine in 2000, he predicted he would be the “first p**********l candidate to run and make money on it.”

Also on HuffPost

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.



https://news.yahoo.com/maga-pac-forking-over-37-004433007.html

Corruption in NY? There sure is.

Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

Mary Papenfuss
September 3, 2021·3 min read
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
(Photo: oversnap via Getty Images)
Here’s one way for campaign contributors to finance a lifestyle: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC’s eye-popping $37,561 per month rent at Trump Tower in Manhattan covers office space for just three employees, The Washington Post reported Friday.

“This may not be the most efficient use of donors’ money,” quipped the Post, which noted that the 5,490-square-foot space on Trump Tower’s 15th floor could comfortably accommodate 30 workers. The three employees the PAC lists there often work from home, according to the Post. A security guard told a visiting Post reporter on a weekday that no one was in the office.

HuffPost reported the massive rent payments last month, noting that Trump’s campaign committee paid the same amount for the same office all four years he was in the White House, even though the campaign headquarters were in Virginia. The MAGA political action committee is essentially a reformulation of Trump’s campaign committee.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

At Trump Tower, meanwhile, other key tenants have either quit the building or fallen far behind on their hefty rents during the C****-** p******c.

The company that once manufactured footwear for former first daughter Ivanka Trump, for example, was $1.4 million in arrears, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Organization earlier this year. Marc Fisher Footwear used to occupy the entire 22nd floor and part of the 23rd floor in the formerly trendy Fifth Avenue highrise that used to be Trump’s primary residence and the setting for his “Apprentice” reality series.

A shady “business school” once chaired by Kardashian mom-ager Kris Jenner accumulated nearly $200,000 in rent arrears by last October, according to another Trump Organization suit.

The MAGA PAC took over Trump Tower offices in March that the Trump campaign once occupied. For several months, it also paid $3,000 a month to the Trump Organization to rent a retail kiosk in the building’s lobby — even though the lobby was closed — the Post reported, citing federal campaign filings and sources.

Believe it or not, the self-serving payments don’t appear to be illegal. The PAC has few restrictions with no expiration date, leaving Trump free to spend its money on his own businesses for “as long as he wants,” according to the Post.

That doesn’t mean it’s not wrong, critics noted.

“He’s running a con,” Paul Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause, told the Post. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”

Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for Trump’s political operation, defended the rent.

“We are paying market rate for leased office space used to help President Trump build a financial juggernaut to help elect ‘America First’ conservatives,” she told the Post.

Trump, the first president to hang on to his businesses and brazenly promote them in the White House, has often steered taxpayer, campaign and GOP money into his own pockets.

In just one instance, he arranged a lavish trip to his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, for his family and their entourage after meeting with Queen Elizabeth in London in 2018. Former Vice President Mike Pence also went out of his way to stay at Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to Dublin in 2019.

Various PACS, supporters and the Republican Party have spent millions of dollars at conferences and parties at Trump properties, from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. And Trump is currently hitting the Secret Service with stratospheric lodging costs at his own golf resorts.

When Trump mused about running for the White House in an interview with Fortune magazine in 2000, he predicted he would be the “first p**********l candidate to run and make money on it.”

Also on HuffPost

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.



https://news.yahoo.com/maga-pac-forking-over-37-004433007.html