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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: i-node who wrote (966063)9/21/2016 12:43:17 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (3) of 1574680
 
So, Clinton takes contributions to her foundation from foreign governments in exchange for access to top US officials.

There is no evidence of this. Besides, why would she do such a thing? It isn't like she or her family gets any benefit from those donations.

So Trump writes the check out of his charitable foundation. After all, it is a charitable contribution. They both agreed it was that.

Nope, doesn't work like that. Trump got a benefit from this arrangement, and that isn't legal. Besides, this wasn't the only time he used his foundation for personal gain.

The agreement was the result of a court ordered mediation. It wasn't the case of Trump proposing a solution and the city agreeing to it. There were several stipulations to the settlement. Which include shortening the flagpole, although only by 10 feet, and getting the permit which he neglected to do in the first place. He also had to move it.

Besides, it all appears to have been a ruse to change membership restrictions the city had placed on the club as part of the settlement.

And that is the difference. The Clintons do not use their foundation for personal gain. They don't draw a salary. They don't use it to buy their way out of legal difficulties. They don't use it to buy items for themselves. IIRC, they don't even use it to pay for their travel expenses. The same cannot be said of Trump. Heck, when the Trump foundation holds a charity event, it usually is held at a Trump property and pays for the privilege. And not at a discount, either.
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