General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTFG Cashed In On Jan. 6 Riot Furor, Records Show
Former President Donald Trump has been accused of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and it appears he also profited from it, according to records examined by Forbes magazine.
As Trump touted the coming gathering of his supporters at one point last December tweeting: Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild! the price of the least expensive rooms in his Washington hotel zoomed from $476 to $1,999. Just over a week later, prices hit $3,600 and eventually reached an astonishing $8,000 on Jan. 6, Forbes reported.
In-room dining also hit record highs, according to the hotels director.
Guests included Trump allies and insiders working to overturn his 2020 election loss from a nearby war room at the Willard hotel, Trumps sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Forbes noted, basing its report on various social media posts.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-cashed-jan-6-021036075.html
And there were people stupid enough to pay that rate.
keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)Or organizations paying that rate to curry favor or donate indirectly?
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)WarGamer
(12,483 posts)Trump's stake in the TMTG/SPAC is worth BILLIONS.
THAT is cashing out.
malaise
(269,157 posts)No surprise here - lock him up!