Remember the threat of the “Apprentice Tapes”?
More than 20 former crew members, editors and contestants from the show have told the Associated Press that Trump was repeatedly demeaning and vulgar to women. Bill Pruitt, who said he helped produce the first two seasons of The Apprentice, stoked speculation about the show’s archive when he tweeted on Oct. 8: “I assure you: When it comes to the #trumptapes there are far worse. #justhebeginning.”
A record $107 million was raised for Trump’s inauguration. So where did it all go? No one will say. (USA Today, 1/18/18)
Fred Wertheimer, of the Democracy 21 watchdog group, said the committee, as a nonprofit, can’t legally convert any of the funds to personal use… “It’s not a piggybank,” he said.
… But Kerrigan, who is running for Congress from Massachusetts, said it’s “shocking” that Trump’s team is not disclosing more information about how they are spending the record amount they collected for relatively modest celebrations. Trump attended three official balls, for instance, compared to Obama’s 10.“It is alarming that you would potentially have at least $50 million left over and no sense of how it was spent,” he said.
Trump’s Inaugural Committee Paid $26 Million to Firm of First Lady’s Adviser (NY TIMES, 2/15/18)
… But the mandatory tax return it filed with the Internal Revenue Service revealed heavy spending on administrative and logistical expenses associated with planning and executing several days’ worth of events for donors and supporters around Mr. Trump’s inaugural ceremonies.
… The 116-page filing indicates that the majority of the funds — more than $57 million — went to four event-planning companies.The company that received the biggest payment — $26 million — was WIS Media Partners of Marina del Rey, Calif. Records show that the firm was created in December 2016, about six weeks before the inauguration, and its founder, according to a person familiar with the firm, was Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a longtime friend of Mrs. Trump’s. Otherwise there is very little information available about the company.
Ms. Winston Wolkoff’s firm also paid the team used by Mark Burnett, the creator of “The Apprentice,” whose involvement in the inaugural festivities was requested by Mr. Trump.
Mark Burnett of ‘Apprentice’ tells why he can’t release Trump tapes (if they exist) (USA TODAY, 10/10/16)
No can do, Burnett says. “Despite reports to the contrary, Mark Burnett does not have the ability nor the right to release footage or other material from The Apprentice,” he said in a statement emailed to USA TODAY.
That’s because MGM Television and Digital Group owns Burnett’s production company, he said in the statement, although he left out that he is president of MGM.
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That, is worth looking into.
Hearseeno 