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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like the Clinton Foundation.[/quote]

Are you an idiot? Clinton is not the one who is POTUS. So are you fine with Trump corruption? As long as your guy is corrupt it is acceptable, right? You are not even getting any share of it? Are you? Heck, screw your sorry life, right? Its all about fucking the dems. As long as the dems are fucked you don't care if you are fucked even more. Welcome to trumpland. [/quote]

You moron ..... the Clinton Foundation received tens of millions in contributions because Hillary was SoS.

The people giving the money were not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. Hillary did not get paid $250K for a 45 min speech because she had any particularly profound thoughts to impart.

I did not vote for Trump but to get on your high horse about Trump's ethics when we had Hillary as our nominee with her dubious ethics is a joke.[/quote]

Dead wrong here.  The Foundation received millions in contributions BEFORE HRC was SOS.  Those donations did not come in because she was SOS.  Those donations were made because mostly of Bill.  No one expected HRC to become SOS.  The Foundation continued to received donations later, of course, but not generally from new donors.  As for speeches, many former politicians have been paid huge sums for speeches, BUT NOT while in office.  A big difference.  It started with Reagan who went overseas for paid speeches after he left office.  Bill and W were paid for speeches, as Rudy, Newt, etc were paid for speeches.  Many former Democratic politicians also have given paid speeches.  Nothing new here.   Former Presidents and other high profile politicians get paid more than other former politicians, obviously.  Newt and Rudy have been doing the speech circuit for over decade.  Newt, who has not had a real job for decades, has been living off of these speeches.

What Trump is doing is fundamentally different.  Corporations and foreign countries will frequent his hotels, etc, while Trump IS President, as a means to curry favor with Trump.  This has already happened with Trump Hotel in DC.  Whether that simultanous business activity affects the decisions of the Trump Admin is a different question, but the appearance of a conflict is there without question.  If you do not think lobbyists will not be hanging out at the Trump Hotel in DC or his NJ or FL properties, then you must live elsewhere.  In addition, as in Argentina, the Trump Org will get favorable treatment in multiple foreign countries, some of whom are not particularly friendly or open and democratic.  So, Trump will benefit financially while President from the increased business activity and the favorable treatment accorded the Trump Org (in which Donald owns 100%) solely due to Trump's being President.

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