Donald Trump just used his presidential power to advertise L.L. Bean:-- Boycott quick follows....
A boycott exists, but LLBean put out a letter saying:
http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/news/a52252/ll-bean-trump-statement/?src=socialflowTW
L.L. Bean: 'No Political Endorsements or Contributions. Period.'
The venerable outdoor brand is not on the Trump train.
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Group Says It’ll Take LL Bean Off Boycott List If Company Takes Linda Bean Off Board
By Steve Mistler • Jan 9,
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Group Says It’ll Take LL Bean Off Boycott List If Company Takes Linda Bean Off Board
An organization that’s encouraging a boycott of L.L. Bean says it will end the campaign if the company removes Linda Bean from its board of directors.
Bean, the heiress to the company’s founder, became the target of the group Grab Your Wallet following reports that she bankrolled a political action committee supporting president-elect Donald Trump.
Currently, Grab Your Wallet puts L.L. Bean among the dozens of companies that consumers should consider boycotting. But the threat is serious enough that Shawn Gorman, the company’s board chairman, posted a statement on the company’s Facebook page.................................
Donald Trump just used his presidential power to advertise L.L. Bean 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/12/donald-trump-just-used-his-presidential-power-to-advertise-l-l-bean/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.e6b23fdd597d
By Danielle Paquette January 12 at 11:02 AM
After the co-owner of retailer L.L. Bean expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump, the future leader of the United States urged his 19.6 million Twitter followers to buy the company’s goods.
The unprecedented endorsement came less than two hours after Linda Bean said on a talk show early Thursday that anti-Trump groups are browbeating American businesses, an effort she called “un-American.” “It’s a case of bullying,” Bean said on Fox and Friends. “I'm not going to back down. I never back down.”
Bean, a granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, contributed $30,000 to a pro-Trump super PAC called Making America Great Again LLC between August and October of last year, according to recently amended federal filings. Another $15,000 was contributed by Maine resident Diana Bean, the name of Linda’s sister.
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That prompted Grab Your Wallet, a boycott effort against companies that carry Trump brand products or have other connections to the president-elect, to add L.L. Bean to its list. Organizers have said they will not take L.L. Bean off its website until Linda Bean is ejected from the board.........................
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Yeah I saw that @Watchingyeahok Jan 12
Bye @llbean . I'll take my $ to companies that don't support racism + anything trump. #boycottllbean #notmypresident
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Linda Bean In Trouble With FEC Over Pro-Trump PAC
http://mainepublic.org/post/linda-bean-trouble-fec-over-pro-trump-pac
By Steve Mistler • Jan 6, 2017
A pro-Donald Trump political action committee funded by L.L. Bean heiress Linda Bean is under scrutiny by the Federal Elections Commission.
The committee, Making America Great Again LLC, was notified Wednesday by the FEC that it had exceeded individual contribution limits, including three separate donations totaling $60,000 by Bean herself. Additionally, the FEC letter said the PAC had failed to file on time for several independent expenditures for ads and communications supporting Trump and opposing Hillary Clinton.
A spokesman for the FEC said federal law prohibits him from commenting on the potential enforcement cases. However, Bean’s PAC on Friday sent two updated filings to address the issues outlined in the FEC letter.
One filing clarifies that Bean’s group is a super PAC, which allows groups and individuals to contribute unlimited amounts of money to the committee. Had Bean’s group originally filed as a super PAC, Bean’s donations would have been legal under federal law. The group has also filed an amended independent expenditure report, as requested by the FEC........................
Shoppers exit the L.L. Bean retail store in Freeport in March.
Robert F. Bukaty / Maine Public
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