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Old 08-23-2016, 09:08 AM
 
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He's a grifter.

I bet even Trump is amazed at the gullibility of his followers...
He did say he could shoot someone and not lose any support, so he definitely knows. Trump supporters are the worst people in America, without any doubt.
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Go President Trump!
He will put an end to the clinton crime family and make America great again.
Just putting an end to the clintons will go a long way towards making America great again..

those bumper stickers you've been hoarding are sure to bring in, maybe 10 cents a piece on eBay one day...Trumponomics 101
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:26 AM
 
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Why don't you start by showing us how a place that was cost $35,000 a month to rent last month suddenly costs $165,000 a month today? What changed?

I mean, aside from the fact that Trump is now sucking up campaign financing?
This post should answer your question
Trump Jacks Up Rent on his Trump Tower Campaign HQ Now that Someone Else Is Paying
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:40 AM
 
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Just as an FYI- if he is using his companies for services for his campaign, he's required by FEC regulations to pay for those services at the market rate. If he gives a discount to his campaign, that is considered an "in kind" donation and it's not allowed.
Your argument is that prior to July, Trump was violating FEC regs by giving a discounted rate?
But now is charging the market rate?

What is your source for the market rates in June and July?
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:46 AM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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The Democrats need to make an attack ad out of those numbers and show the American public that Don the Con is using this campaign merely to line his pockets. Never has there been a more concrete and easy to identify example of that truth than this.
Yeah, go right ahead, it will be just the latest "Shiny object" held up to distract the public over something of substance like why 85% of the Clinton foundation DONATIONS were spent on admin fees and food and travel expenses...85%!!!!!! But thats ok..no problem, instead focus on Trump...
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:46 AM
 
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Your argument is that prior to July, Trump was violating FEC regs by giving a discounted rate?
But now is charging the market rate?

What is your source for the market rates in June and July?
WTF? Where did you get that from? Did you go back and read the update from the campaign that said they INCEASED the size of the HQ? How did you twist into such a pretzel?
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:56 AM
 
Location: United States
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Your argument is that prior to July, Trump was violating FEC regs by giving a discounted rate?
But now is charging the market rate?

What is your source for the market rates in June and July?
You don't have any evidence of that.

Nowhere in the article does it give how many square feet were being rented, or what the terms of the lease were.
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:59 AM
 
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So you can't provide any evidence that what he is charging is not market rate.

What has changed is that Trump is charging the market rate for the rental. It's perfectly fair, and legal.

As usual the media has to make up lies to attack Trump.
When Trump was paying, it was $35,000 per month. Legally, that has to be the going rate for the space because if he gave his campaign a discount on that would be an "in-kind contribution" which would be a campaign law violation. So the only rational , legitimate reason for such an increase would be if if increased the headquarters square footage somewhere around 4 to 5 times. At the same time, the number of staff at the headquarters decreased so the square footage cost per staff would have gone up anyway.

The question is how does he justify a near 5 times increase when the number of staff assigned there has actually been reduced?
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Old 08-23-2016, 10:05 AM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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What Donald Trump is doing, I believe, is not illegal.

I do think he will do anything - ethical or unethical - to stuff his own pockets with money. He is greedy.
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Old 08-23-2016, 10:07 AM
 
Location: The High Desert
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He's a grifter.

I bet even Trump is amazed at the gullibility of his followers...


He has said so in no uncertain terms.
His motto... once attributed to P. T. Barnum "There's a sucker born every minute"
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