Pot calling the kettle black
Donald Trump continues to call Hillary Clinton "Crooked Hillary" but an
examination of his record shows that's he is the one who has run afoul
of the law far more than she.
1983 found Mr. Trump being sued by members of a union who alleged that he and an insurer conspired to cheat the union out of more than $325,000 in pension funds by hiring non-union workers. Insisting he'd done nothing wrong the case went to trial. The judge ruled "...the Trump Organization and its partner, Equitable Life Assurance Society, conspired with a former union leader to withhold $325,000 in benefit payments plus interest adding up to about $4 million." An appeals court ordered the case retried and that is where it was headed until a sealed settlement was reached.
In 1988 Mr. Trump was sued for antitrust violations by the U. S. Department of Justice. He lost. He paid a $750,000 penalty.
There's the Trump University lawsuit and according to Bloomberg.com more than 1,300 other lawsuits. Some in which he was the plaintiff, some in which he was sued. Contrary to his assertion that he doesn't settle his cases, the Bloomberg analysis showed he settled more than 30% of those lawsuits.
Then there are what some allege are "payoffs" to two different state Attorney Generals where Trump gave them money and they chose not to go after the Trump University to protect its victims. Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times, solicited a donation from Trump before dropping the Trump University case. Worse yet, the Times story claims that the money was funneled to Bondi through a Trump family foundation, a clear violation of IRS regulations involving non profits.
So who is the real crook in this election?
1983 found Mr. Trump being sued by members of a union who alleged that he and an insurer conspired to cheat the union out of more than $325,000 in pension funds by hiring non-union workers. Insisting he'd done nothing wrong the case went to trial. The judge ruled "...the Trump Organization and its partner, Equitable Life Assurance Society, conspired with a former union leader to withhold $325,000 in benefit payments plus interest adding up to about $4 million." An appeals court ordered the case retried and that is where it was headed until a sealed settlement was reached.
In 1988 Mr. Trump was sued for antitrust violations by the U. S. Department of Justice. He lost. He paid a $750,000 penalty.
There's the Trump University lawsuit and according to Bloomberg.com more than 1,300 other lawsuits. Some in which he was the plaintiff, some in which he was sued. Contrary to his assertion that he doesn't settle his cases, the Bloomberg analysis showed he settled more than 30% of those lawsuits.
Then there are what some allege are "payoffs" to two different state Attorney Generals where Trump gave them money and they chose not to go after the Trump University to protect its victims. Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times, solicited a donation from Trump before dropping the Trump University case. Worse yet, the Times story claims that the money was funneled to Bondi through a Trump family foundation, a clear violation of IRS regulations involving non profits.
So who is the real crook in this election?
posted by me at 2:44 PM
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