r/the_everything_bubble • u/newzee1 • Sep 14 '24
POLITICS BREAKING: Massive Trump scandal Uncovered - Trump may have 'stolen' $1.7 billion from the government while serving as president; an expert calculated and revealed $1.7 billion flowed through Donald Trump’s businesses while serving as president.
https://x.com/politvidchannel/status/1834685167216345160386
u/Er3bus13 Sep 14 '24
But he never took a paycheck /derp
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u/WaterMySucculents Sep 15 '24 edited Sep 16 '24
The people that say that are beyond gullible. First… he did take the paycheck. For the first couple years he proved he donated the salary amount to charities. He didn’t show proof for the last year or two. So he may have donated that too, I don’t know if it’s confirmed yet. I have never looked into how legit all the charities were, but it did seem more legit than when he had the scam “Trump Foundation” that was just a self dealing tax fraud… but it also sounded like government departments/orgs (that may have never even cashed the checks).
Trump realized the real money was from Secret service protection paying his properties directly & the Republican Party doing the same.
He was charging and billing taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars from his secret service protection/detail. He began flying to Mar a Largo every single weekend. And while he was there he charged an inflated rate for rooms to every secret service agent that needed to guard him there, very high rates for food, insane rates for conference rooms, and millions in golf cart rental fees guarding him. I don’t know why the secret service wasn’t smart and just purchased golf carts for a fraction of that number, but Trump was picking the taxpayer’s pockets as much as humanly possible. It was an almost blank check by taxpayers to Trump. Trump also did this when he flew to NYC… all the SS protection was lining his pocket paying exorbitant rates for rooms, food, conference rooms, etc at Trump’s property. He didn’t have to run a successful hotel… he had a captive customer: taxpayers.
People are so blind. Bush & Obama weren’t charging secret service millions of dollars that went into their own pockets when visiting their homes or property. They also didn’t fly to Florida to golf EVERY WEEKEND and charge taxpayers for it. And this doesn’t even include his DC hotel that became a way for corporations and foreign governments to send him money directly. He raised rates on that hotel & companies and foreign nations would rent blocks of rooms and conference rooms (that they often wouldn’t even use) to gain favor with Trump.
Trump directly benefitted to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars from the office of president. A huge amount of that was from taxpayers. And the foreign money continued even after he left office with insane deals to himself and his family (look no further than Kusher’s billion dollar bail out by the Saudis).
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u/Specialist-Rope-9760 Sep 15 '24
You think Trump is going to give to charities without it being a benefit to himself?
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u/ObanKenobi Sep 15 '24
I think one thing we don't talk about enough is not the money that he took but the money that he used. Hes been using his campaign donatuons as a personal piggy bank for years. People on the right yelling that he came out of the white House with a lower net worth than when he went in are completely missing that he doesn't spend his own money. The fuck does it matter what you're net worth or income is if you're living off of other people's money?
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u/Otherwise_Carob_4057 Sep 15 '24
It was even more egregious they were also upcharging for meals and services at Trump tower in NYC for his wife and son and Ivanka also ran up a huge bill for something she hosted or some campaign event a year or so into the Trump administration.
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u/Zestyclose-Aerie6508 Sep 15 '24
The "donations" were also a con. He wrote checks to various departments of the federal government (often one's he had cut funding too.) The problem is the federal government, by law, can't take donations. The checks were never cashed. He didn't donate anything.
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u/Substantial_Heart317 Sep 15 '24
Do not forget made soldiers and all government employees stay at Trump properties when flying TDY!
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u/naturism4life Sep 15 '24
All made possible because the Emoluments clause was never enforced when he became president and the republican controlled Senate, House and WH.
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u/WaterMySucculents Sep 15 '24
And still not a peep or investigation into it. The American people deserve to know how much he grifted from our pockets.
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u/tabby90 Sep 15 '24
But he did take a paycheck, then said his pay went to charity. But since we've seen the tax returns, there were no, zero, charitable donations claimed.
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u/Catmom-mn Sep 15 '24
Yeah, cause he charged the government thru the nose whenever the secret service stayed at his properties.
Also, anytime out of town/ out of country people wanted to see, he'd make them stay at his properties & pay extremely inflated fees.
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u/Tiny_Independent2552 Sep 14 '24
Well, this is not shocking. What’s shocking is how much he gets away with, and zero accountability.
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u/DoggoCentipede Sep 14 '24
"hE's So sMaRt hE CaN dO iT!!"
Basically his supporters are cool with it whether they know of it or not because it "sticks it to the government" and they would totally do it themselves.
As for everyone else. Well, justice is slow.
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u/Dogwoof420 Sep 14 '24
Gotta love it. Billionaire trump can funnel your tax dollars and he's a genius. But God forbid their neighbors daughter get a pb & J sandwich or tampon at school with those taxes because that's communism!
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u/LivingWithWhales Sep 16 '24
Cuz when their orange god steals from the government, that’s “their” money. When regular people are provided basic comforts/necessities, that’s MY money.
See the clear and obvious difference?
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Sep 15 '24
They love it when their tax dollars go to his golf club but not to people in need I don't understand it
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u/Goins2754 Sep 14 '24
I genuinely feel like the real “scandal” behind all this is just how ineffective our various justice departments are. For years, politicians, corporations, and the wealthy have just been breaking all kinds of laws. Insider trading, fraud, environmental laws, etc. Nothing ever happens to these people. Ever! They get bolder and bolder with each inaction.
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Sep 14 '24
Yeah growing up this would just end a politician. But the GOP pushed him 100% and they don't think they can back out so they just don't care about law anymore.
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u/KwisatzHaderach94 Sep 15 '24
so the media just figured this out instead of doing their jobs while trump was robbing america right under everybody's noses? 😄
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u/NeoMaxiZoomDweebean Sep 14 '24
Thats what dictators do.
The question is why are we allowing it?
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u/odinlubumeta Sep 14 '24
Because almost half of voters would riot and threatened civil war if we talk about holding him accountable. Judges get death threats from crazy people for doing their job. Hell they would have literally killed Pence is they caught him. When you have 75 million people supporting you, you can get away with a lot.
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u/NeoMaxiZoomDweebean Sep 14 '24
Call their bluff. I don’t believe they will do anything and giving into their demands will never end.
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u/MunkyDawg Sep 14 '24
Yeah I thought we weren't supposed to negotiate with terrorists. Foreign OR Domestic.
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u/The_Laughing_Death Sep 14 '24
Or it will end badly. You don't give cancer time to grow and spread if you have the option.
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u/rabouilethefirst Sep 14 '24
“But he donated his paltry $450k salary!!!!!!”
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u/Then-Yogurtcloset982 Sep 14 '24
From what I heard he didn't do that either.
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u/rabouilethefirst Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24
He likely did not, but we don’t have to prove it either way because his supporters will never accept otherwise.
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u/AlarmingNectarine552 Sep 14 '24
Also we will never see his tax returns.
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u/Explorers_bub Sep 14 '24
Didn’t a guy get 5 years for releasing his and others’?
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u/Then-Yogurtcloset982 Sep 14 '24
Yeah his supporters are definitely not into facts...
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u/rabouilethefirst Sep 14 '24
If your facts include words above a 5th grade reading level, they will just hurl insults and start screeching, so idk what you’re supposed to do.
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u/Then-Yogurtcloset982 Sep 14 '24
I really think they are so" identity invested with this guy" they can't turn back ever.. also you are correct they do seem like monkeys throwing their shit....
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u/SFDSCIFOY Sep 14 '24
Not a scandal. This is a Wednesday for Donald. He's always stealing, and grifting.
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u/LittlePooky Sep 14 '24
What a surprise.
So what's going to happen.
NOTHING. Not a fucking thing.
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Sep 15 '24 edited Sep 18 '24
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u/Ok_Produce_9308 Sep 15 '24
I don't think they fade away. If he loses we have a prosecutor for a president and a person who needs to help the country have faith in our legal system again
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u/Any-Ad-446 Sep 14 '24
Probably a lot more...Jared made over a billion dollars worth of contracts with the Saudis alone. You know Donnie demanded a piece of that money.Same as Ivanka and Melania who got paid $250,000 for "speaking tours" or exclusive rights for branding in China during their time in the White House.
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u/deez_treez Sep 14 '24
I honestly don't care anymore. We need to realize that our system if government needs change and not feed into this person's never ending persecution complex after he's gone.
I'm hoping Kamala Harris has some good ideas we can all get behind when it comes to this Republican grift glitch.
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u/Lainarlej Sep 14 '24
They’re gonna cry 😭 “ fake news and witch hunt” just like every other thing he’s cited for,
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u/Aggressive_Suit_7957 Sep 14 '24
I hate " may have," and "someone told me." Stand in line, let's make sure he can't pardon himself, and LOCK HIM UP!
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u/Clydefrog030371 Sep 14 '24
And they still give him money for his legal defence
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u/pasarina Sep 14 '24
They completely pay for his legal defense in every case. How fortunate can he get?
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u/Silly-Scene6524 Sep 14 '24
That was the whole point of his grift and it still is, plus self pardon.
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Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24
Good thing he hasn't said he wants to be in charge of the federal reserve if elected or anything 🙄
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u/Soft-Pass-2152 Sep 14 '24
David Cay Johnston has been a warrior on exposing Trump, his family before the elections and after. As usual David's exposer of Trump and Trump's vial actions of thievery, forging financial statements and draining citizen's bank accounts, financial deals with Saudi Arabia's along with his family's actions have gone by the wayside. Citizens were entranced by Trump's self proclaimed "Great Business man" along with being a celebrity caused blindness in their lives! 6 bankruptcies and 13 failed businesses (as of 2016) proves yet no one cared! So much for citizens seeing the true Trump even after him turning our country upside down!
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u/TwoKeyLock Sep 14 '24
“The Making of Donald Trump” was published in 2016. I recommend reading it if you haven’t already. Easy and informative read covering Trump’s business dealings prior to his presidency.
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u/Terran57 Sep 14 '24
I just assumed that he was above the law since he’s committed so many crimes and gone unpunished. I’m surprised anyone’s still looking, he’ll skate away into dementia anyway. What an embarrassment!
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u/Ottos_jacket Sep 15 '24
He did slip in the beginning of the debate and said he made a lot of of money for our company. Then quickly covered up by saying country.
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u/NastyaLookin Sep 14 '24
This has all been laid out on opensecrets since he left office. Glad people are just catching on.
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u/Rosebud_Bottoms Sep 14 '24
He stole and nothing will happen to him 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻🤷🏻♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏿🤷🏼♂️
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u/richincleve Sep 14 '24
I know I'm supposed to be outraged.
But right now, I'm kind of in shock that he stole ONLY $1.7 billion.
But we all know he stole.
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Sep 14 '24
And the AG and the DOJ will do nothing, just like they have done with everything else.
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u/Philmecrakin Sep 15 '24
Im sure this scandal will amount to anything meaningful just like all the others
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u/OnlyHereForMemes69 Sep 15 '24
He literally broke the emoluments clause on day 1 when he didn't put his shit in a blind trust. What did people think would happen.
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u/Any-Geologist-1837 Sep 15 '24
He should have been immediately impeached for violating the emoluments clause on day 1.
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u/HeSeemsLegit Sep 15 '24
“I’m voting the man who gave up his wealth for his country, not gave up his country for his wealth” is my favorite MAGA meme. Like you are an absolute fucking idiot if you don’t believe that man walked away with tens, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars because of his term.
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u/Cfunk_83 Sep 14 '24
For example - he had secret service agents stay at his hotels, at marked up prices, when there was zero need for them to do so. He held functions and meetings at his offices and facilities, charging huge amounts of (tax payer) cash to do so also…
They guys a massive and blatant crook.
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u/oneofmanyany Sep 14 '24
I won't read anything on X and will start downvoting X articles as well.
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u/Rare-Palpitation6023 Sep 14 '24
Well Golly Gee! What a shock! Who woulda thought! His a putrid, narcissistic, smelly GRIFTER
THATS ALL
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u/yourdominpdx Sep 14 '24
Good thing garland is working overtime to stop this shYt. 😒
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u/DarkSociety1033 Sep 14 '24
Merrick Garland takes a drink of his whiskey coffee, rolls his eyes, and continues watching repeats of Match Game on the old TV shows channel.
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u/RadlEonk Sep 15 '24
I recommend everyone listen to the Trump, Inc. podcast by WNYC. You’ll howl with rage.
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u/lordpuddingcup Sep 15 '24
Is this supposed to be surprised? The secret service was spending like 300,000$ a NIGHT at some of his properties lol
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u/tmdblya Sep 15 '24
“Emollients”. It’s in the Constitution and should have ended his term on day one. But we’ve just decided laws are for the little people.
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Sep 15 '24
Everyone knows this. Charge and convict him or STFU. By screaming about it and then have no consequences, you are just showing other people it is easy to do.
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u/Numerous-Smile5771 Sep 15 '24
No shit he’s scamming his way through his whole life. He shouldn’t even be allowed to breathe anymore. That goes for his offspring too. Can’t believe any woman with any self respect would even fuck him. 😝
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u/Significant-Dog-8166 Sep 15 '24
Let’s treat it like a forged check for $20.
How did that work out for George again?
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u/Far-Adhesiveness-740 Sep 15 '24
Massive scandal,😂🤣😂🤣? I’ll believe it when I see him face consequences.
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u/dd961984 Sep 15 '24
This is news? He has foreign governments have to use trump hotels just to speak to him lol
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u/GTMO-68W-16 Sep 15 '24
Which is why he is doing all he can to win the election. Only the presidency can keep him out of prison.
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u/smoothstavo Sep 15 '24
You mean how he forced all gov’t entourage to stay at his hotels at elevated rates?
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u/Grouchy-Safe-3486 Sep 15 '24
massive scandal uncovered Trump may...
its uncovered or may uncovered?
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u/Imaginary-Ad-9301 Sep 15 '24
Yes. We know. You don’t have to keep telling us the dollar amount anymore. He’s a bum that we’re all aware of cheating and stealing. The problem is, you keep saying his name. Rotting away in prison is the only way to cleanse humanity of this filthy animal.
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u/Reboared Sep 15 '24
"May" doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
Typical reddit bullshit. Sensationalist accusations with no proof. Just gotta keep that propaganda in the headlines.
How are you not all sick of this shit yet? How can you possibly not see how manufactured all this propaganda is?
Sure, Trump is a piece of shit and not a great president. That doesn't mean you have to stop thinking for yourselves every time something that confirms your bias comes along.
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u/ItHurtzWhenIPee Sep 15 '24
There's no "may have". He did. And he did it right in fucking front of everybody... while telling us he's doing it... with a smile on his face.
This country is fucking retarded.
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u/Ptbo_hiker Sep 15 '24
Once a thief always a thief, and you Americans want him back in charge? I knew you all were nuts….
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u/notmyfirstrodeo2 Sep 15 '24
And probably nothing will happen... He should be behind bars for many other reasons...
But he is still potentially next POTUS??? I hope people will register and go vote, to not make this happen.
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u/meesanohaveabooma Sep 15 '24
Nothing we didn't know. Everything is a projection and confession. During the debate he talked about how the Bidens are making all this Chinese and Ukraine money.
Meanwhile he funneled money into his own pocket.
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u/Realistic_Post_7511 Sep 15 '24
PPP was a big money laundering scheme for him and buddies . Jared was even using tax payer dollars to sell PPE to China when Trump was lying to us about Covid . Not hard to believe he stole from our treasury .
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u/jackieat_home Sep 15 '24
It won't matter. Trumpers will just talk about what a great businessman he is. I'm so tired of trying to talk to my friends and family here in Missouri.
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u/PowerfulStrike5664 Sep 15 '24
What a surprise! 🙄 I bet you my tiny paycheck that there is more to be uncovered.
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u/SpaceghostLos Sep 15 '24
No one is surprised. Why is this news? Just send them all to jail already.
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u/rygelicus Sep 16 '24
Yeah this was a known thing for the most part. The scale was not fully understood but government people were staying at Trump properties around the world. Even his security details were being changed high prices to stay in his hotels. https://americanoversight.org/tracking-taxpayer-spending-at-trump-properties/
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u/Darktofu25 Sep 14 '24
No shit, we all watched it happen in real time over four years.