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Over the weekend release of a secret recording of an April 2018 dinner for major donors and prospective donors supporting Mr. Trump, showed that Mr. Trump engaged in policy discussions with donors pushing their own agendas.
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There was the New York real estate developer whose company’s project in South Korea was proposed to Mr. Trump as a possible site for his summit with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea.
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There was the Canadian steel magnate who pushed the president to further limit steel imports to the United States, and whose companies donated $1.75 million to the super PAC
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The recording is a glimpse into a broader pattern in which the administration appointed industry lobbyists to key policymaking jobs, heeded the deregulatory wishes of big corporations and granted regular access to donors and influential political supporters.
Ok, but you are mixing apples and oranges. When you hear the phrase "drain the swamp" what does this mean to you? It has a very specific finite meaning.
During the dinner, Mr. Parnas and Mr. Fruman discussed with Mr. Trump a natural gas venture they were pursuing in Ukraine. Mr. Parnas also asked the president to consider changing banking regulations to aid another business venture they would soon pursue: a plan to win marijuana retail licenses in Nevada and elsewhere.
The month after the dinner, they donated $325,000 to America First Action through Global Energy Producers, a company they had recently formed to pursue energy deals.
Ok, but you are mixing apples and oranges. When you hear the phrase "drain the swamp" what does this mean to you? It has a very specific finite meaning.
Remember when trump promised you that he would never accept donations from wealthy donors?
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“I don’t need anybody’s money. It’s nice. I don’t need anybody’s money,” Trump said on June 16, 2015. “I’m using my own money. I’m not using the lobbyists. I’m not using donors. I don’t care. I’m really rich.”
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