I.) "Trump: a policy of self-enrichment," THE WEEK, August 7, 2020. - " 'The Trump era is at heart one one massive grift,' said Scott Martelle in the Los Angeles Times. 'Since he took office, visits to his campaign spent $380,000 for facility rental/catering services' at his hotels. In all, his campaign and various Republican committees have spent more that $22 million at Trump properties since 2015."
2.) Russ Choma, "In the Rough," Mother Jones, September 2020. - "The year before purchasing the Aberdeenshire estate, [Trump] was ousted as CEO of his thrice-bankrupted casino business in 2008; in 2008 he defaulted on a large Deutsche Bank loan tied to a development in Chicago. Like other Trump wagers, his Scottish gamble has so far not worked out. Both resorts are bleeding millions annually." The question: Where did the hundreds of millions Trump poured into his Scottish courses actually come from?
"In 2018, the most recent year for which numbers are available, both courses -- Turnberry and Aberdeenshire -- lost more that $15 million combined. And that was a good year. A golf industry expert familiar with Trump's operations says he expects that 2020 revenues at [both courses] will be down 80 to 90 percent from 2018."
After it was determined that Trump was "using a stolen [Scottish] coat of arms, he was barred from using it. Trump eventually sued the Scottish government but lost so resoundingly that in 2019 he was ordered to pay the legal fees."
3.) Ivanka Trump received consulting fees of over $900,000 each year from the Trump Organization as a senior executive of the family business. The Trump Organization deducted $70,000 to style Donald Trump's hair when hosting "The Apprentice," and nearly $100,000 was paid to a favorite hair and makeup artist of Ivanka.
4.) Ivanka Trump had sent hundreds of emails to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants, using a personal account, many of the uses in violation of federal rules. President Trump used an over-the-top defense of Saudi Arabia's MBS to divert from the Ivanka email story.
5.) During a live phone-in to Fox Business on October 8, Trump issued an ultimatum to Attorney General William Barr to indict Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden for the "greatest political crime of our century," or he will find himself in a "sad situation." He said that includes Obama, and that includes Biden; "these are people that spied on my campaign, and we have everything."
President Trump followed up by saying: "I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions." Trump said in a tweet.
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