Lightning_Roller
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Bruh, there's scandals in the scandals. Like scandals oozing out the walls and stuff. That Trump in a nutshell.
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WaPo: Trump Foundation lacks the certification for charities that solicit money.
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Bruh, there's scandals in the scandals. Like scandals oozing out the walls and stuff. That Trump in a nutshell.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
So it's not a real charity... Does that mean the things he can't do with a charity he can actually do?
Captin Quacker
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I'm starting to think trump didn't think this 'run for prez' deal all the way through
AngmarsKing701
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Hmm, so if it's technically not a real charity, then the fact that he used money someone gave him to buy a Tebow helmet and a portrait of himself (what a fucking douche, by the way) isn't illegal!
It's like if someone handed me $5 and I headed straight to Starbucks to buy myself a latte!
It's like if someone handed me $5 and I headed straight to Starbucks to buy myself a latte!
It's still a charity--it's been filing 990-PFs and everything--it just doesn't have the right certification to solicit outside money.
so it's about to be a broke-ass charity?
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Trump is a mess!
Randolph Freelander
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BlastProcessing
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Randolph Freelander
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It's good to see Tim Kaine.
When's the VP debate?
Randolph Freelander
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Tuesday, October 4, 9 PM ET.
I don't find this surprising at all - Trump is all about exploiting loopholes for his own advantage, so it was likely that a number of these lie on the far side of legal. I doubt that this will affect the big Trump fans, but it's sure to erode his marginal support - one more nail in the coffin if you will.
The one genius thing about Trump is that there's no way to pull off an October surprise against him - his scandals never stop coming, so anything release in October would only be business as usual!
Trump's entire campaign is an October surprise.
Morrigan Stark
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Man, the gift that keeps on giving huh.
Next, Trump Foundation proven to be a front for money laundering for drug cartels. Oops no prosecution due to some technicality/loophole, and somehow his polls number keep rising!
This fucking election...
Next, Trump Foundation proven to be a front for money laundering for drug cartels. Oops no prosecution due to some technicality/loophole, and somehow his polls number keep rising!
This fucking election...
Personally, I am hoping for the Russian Mafia who have ties with Putin
Delicious.
Morrigan Stark
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Yeah, I remember that. HSBC wasn't running for office, but still. There is no fucking justice against the rich and powerful, it's so frustrating.
Nazgul_Hunter
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ABC news not just confirming it, but saying the source is from the New York AG's office; someone on the investigation into the foundation
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-foundation-lacks-certification-operate-charity-source/story?id=42465276&cid=abcn_tco
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-foundation-lacks-certification-operate-charity-source/story?id=42465276&cid=abcn_tco
BlastProcessing
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Farenholt's reporting better get him the goddamned Pulitzer. He has been grinding away at this for months.
sturgboski
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I am cautiously optimistic about this. I mean, clearly the responses are going to be:
1) "But Hillary..."
2) Schneiderman is a democrat and is only going after Trump to help Hillary
3) Its a rigged system
4) Look at Bill Clinton's affairs
I just really hope this affects him negatively and we can stop the Clinton Foundation talks as the Trump Foundation actually is embroiled in scandals.
1) "But Hillary..."
2) Schneiderman is a democrat and is only going after Trump to help Hillary
3) Its a rigged system
4) Look at Bill Clinton's affairs
I just really hope this affects him negatively and we can stop the Clinton Foundation talks as the Trump Foundation actually is embroiled in scandals.
streetsahead123
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Read the October Surprise wikipedia page. It's total bullshit. Half of the events mentioned didn't even occur in October.
killer rin
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Just remember people will vote for him
rokkerkory
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At least 40% will
Orbis Tabula
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So, as far as I've read, the consequences of this, if he's found to have actually broken these rules, is that the donations have to be reimbursed. So, not exactly campaign ending, by itself, right?
JesseEwiak
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30% of voters are very racist and another 10-15% of people are basically greedy sociopaths who really don't care what happens as long as taxes stay low.
PhoncipleBone
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It doesn't matter, honestly. None of the campaign-ending things Trump has done have actually been campaign-ending.
Orbis Tabula
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Well, yeah. Phrased that poorly. Once you're the nominee, I think the idea of campaign-ending goes out the window. Short of dying, his campaign ends Nov. 8th. But, I'm still curious. Having to pay back the donations doesn't seem too onerous.
Memorabilia
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Exactly. People who say, "Wow THIS is the one thing that's going to sink his campaign!" haven't been paying attention.
By the way, what's with the sudden flood of Trump threads in the gaming section? Shouldn't these be in off-topic?
Well, "Campaign ending" means different things to different candidates in different races. Prognosticators have been consistently wrong about Trump because this isn't a normal period of time and he's not a normal candidate. Nothing he says or does phases his numbers, which have continually hovered between 38-42% for months now. More troubling (or encouraging if you're a Trump fan) is the fact that his numbers have gone up slightly even after a debate performance that people on both sides of the aisle agree was, ahem, lackluster/meandering/obnoxious. The problem is many rational people don't seem to be able to understand his appeal, and it goes way beyond xenophobia/race baiting (although that is certainly there in dog whistle form).
There was one recently that was posted on gaming, but got moved when a mod saw it. There have been a few threads about Luckey, which seemed ok since that was gaming-related as well as political. I don't see any Trump threads in gaming currently, but may have missed something. Do let us know if you spot any obviously OT threads in gaming, so we can move them.
BlastProcessing
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I think that when we look back on this campaign, history will show that most of those things were campaign killers and that the Trump campaign was a shambling zombie for most of the general election.
You know... um... at the end of the day... both sides are... um...
OH! Look Hillary sneezed, lets talk about that for the next two weeks. Thanks, bye.
Regulus Tera
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Soooo he's totally going to court after he loses the election, right? I don't mean solely for this, but for all the illegal shenanigans that have been cropping up.
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Really wish all these scandals were taken seriously by the DOJ.
We all know it will just end up with a simple slap on the tiny wrist in the end.
We all know it will just end up with a simple slap on the tiny wrist in the end.
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Can someone who is running for president be prosecuted and still be in the running?
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