Trump Is Said to Avoid Donating to Staff Fund for Russia Probes

[yortsed snacilbuper]

President Donald Trump has been advised not to contribute to a fund set up to help former campaign aides and White House staffers pay legal bills related to the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election, a person familiar with the matter said.

The fund, which began taking contributions last week, offers a financial lifeline to staffers who may face tens of thousands of dollars in legal expenses from just a single interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The fund hasn’t disclosed how much it’s raised or who has donated.

Trump told some staffers last year that he wanted to help with their legal bills and asked his lawyers whether that could be done without violating regulatory and ethical standards, the person said. After reviewing the structure of the fund, people involved in the process advised him not to.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-said-to-avoid-donating-to-staff-fund-for-russia-probes/ar-AAvGTIM?ocid=spartanntp

[RandySF]

1. Yeah, that'll keep them from talking.

[Demovictory9]

2. he is too cheap to donate.

he doesn't really want to donate. If he did donate, he would reimburse himself from his sham charity.

[emulatorloo]

3. Probably doesnt have the cash either

Dude has been misrepresenting his wealth

[mr_lebowski]

4. That's what the 2016 Inauguration Slush Fund, AND the 2020 Campaign Donations are for ...

To pay off the people who know of your crimes ... using someone else's money, legal or not ... to keep their traps shut.

Oh, and BTW, do you know what PUTIN will do to you if you snitch?

It's known as "Avoiding Prison, The Trump Way!"

And the knuckle-dragging cult-members LOVE THIS about him.

It's Exactly What Jesus Did, after all.

Both of 'em a couple of Straight-Up OG's.

It's right there in the Bible, you know.

In fact, isn't 'Thou Shalt Commit Blackmail and/or Extortion and/or Bribery, Preferably Using Funds That Are Not Legally Yours To Use, Rather Than Face Punishment For Your Crimes, Just On Account of Some Sniveling Rat!?!" ... like the 6th Commandment or something?

[Docreed2003]

6. Lmao...so true!!

[tikka]

5. My understanding is that it might appear like he was bribing? potential witnesses eom

[dalton99a]

7. "I promise you I will pay for the legal fees, I promise"

"If you do I’ll defend you in court, don’t worry about it"