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Trump gets caught lying about his charitable foundation
We know Trump’s lying, in part because the Trump Foundation has already admitted that some of its money covered non-charitable expenses.
A month ago, the Trump Foundation admitted in official documents that “it violated a legal prohibition against ‘self-dealing,’ which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity’s money to help themselves, their businesses or their families.” The materials, filed with the IRS, were signed by Trump himself – so it’s not as if he can credibly claim he had no idea what was going on.
Indeed, what’s alarming about Trump’s latest deception is how brazen it is. The president-elect knows his claims are false, and he must realize that anyone with a passing familiarity with current events knows it, too. But Trump just doesn’t care about getting caught lying, in part because his followers don’t care, in part because he’s counting on news organizations to push back against his lies with kid gloves, and in part because he assumes much of the public will reject any evidence published by journalists.
- Embarrassing.monospaced
- and stupid lies. like you're gonna get caught out, dude. he lies like a teenagerGnash
- mind you, doesn't chelsea clinton draw a million dollar salary from their foundation?Gnash
- does she?monospaced
- This bothers me: "he’s counting on news organizations to push back against his lies with kid gloves"whatthefunk
- Regarding Chelsea: False says Snopes http://www.snopes.co…whatthefunk
- ^ thanks for that, funkGnash
- I can't find any other evidence but I find them to be the most objective, agree?whatthefunk