Donald Trump’s presidential library foundation plans to raise almost a billion dollars in tax-exempt contributions over the next two years to build and operate his high-rise legacy project in downtown Miami, according to new tax filings. The foundation’s massive fundraising projections — during a period while Trump is still in office — are almost 50 times as much as Barack Obama’s presidential library raised in its first three years.
Most of the money the foundation has raised this year has been through high-profile settlements with media companies — including the ABC network, Paramount and Meta.
The unusual funding source funnels millions from media companies whose coverage he’s criticized into the foundation’s mission to “preserve, interpret, and promote understanding of the life, leadership, and public service of President Donald J. Trump.”
The media settlements also proved pivotal in helping Trump’s foundation get expedited approval of its tax-exempt status during the government shutdown, the new tax records show.
So much grifting in Florida by the governor, the AG and trump.
Florida attorney general goes to bat against transparency in Trump library case
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is leading the charge to defend Miami Dade College in higher court from allegations it violated the state’s Sunshine Law, raising the stakes in a case involving Donald Trump’s presidential library that could have sweeping implications for the future of government transparency.
The Trump Library is going to be the cushiest NARA job ever. There’s going a single cocktail napkin with an illegible scrawl ont it, and nothing else in that archive.
You need that much space for The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Miami.
God.
It’s all a scam. Whether it’s Trump or Obama.
bOtH sIdEs makes someone sound extremely stupid, or Russian
Presidential libraries are a scam whether you’re Trump or Obama. Get over yourself.
