Trump Brothers' Charity Caught Selling $1 Million Tickets To Inaugural Ball

[Initech]

A new Texas nonprofit led by Donald Trump’s grown sons is offering access to the freshly-minted president during inauguration weekend — all in exchange for million-dollar donations to unnamed “conservation” charities, according to interviews and documents reviewed by the Center for Public Integrity.

And the donors’ identities may never be known.

Prospective million-dollar donors to the “Opening Day 2017” event — slated for Jan. 21, the day after inauguration, at Washington, D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center — receive a “private reception and photo opportunity for 16 guests with President Donald J. Trump,” a “multi-day hunting and/or fishing excursion for 4 guests with Donald Trump, Jr. and/or Eric Trump, and team,” as well as tickets to other events and “autographed guitars by an Opening Day 2017 performer.”
http://time.com/4607439/donald-trump-inauguration-sons-nonprofit-texas/

These people just can't stop taking can they?

[MineralMan]

1. Money-Grubbing Pretenders to a Non-Existent Throne!

Damn them all!

[underpants]

2. They found someone to perform?

[HughBeaumont]

7. Right . . . to see WHO?

Who is going to pay a cool million to see Wayne Newton and Ped Nugent?

And these are supposed to be smart businesspersons?

[awoke_in_2003]

30. Am I alone in thinking

That Wayne Newton's voice is one of the worst things ever heard?

[HughBeaumont]

31. Certainly is one of the creepiest.

If this sounds like a re-write of Mack the Knife, it's because it pretty much IS.

[awoke_in_2003]

32. I thought I recognized the medley

His voice is not only high, but is creepy as you say.

[Hekate]

3. They all just can't restrain themselves from monetizing the presidency. Remember Ivanka's bracelet

When Ivanka is First Lady, I wonder how fast her lackeys will slap pricetags on historic WH knick-knacks so she can replace them with the baroque gilt crap her daddy loves....

[Maru Kitteh]

21. oh gawd. I'm afraid to ask but . .

Ivanka's bracelet?

[Hekate]

22. During the photo with the Japanese delegation, Daddy's Little Girl wore one of her trademarked....

....bangles. Not long after the photo was published she posted it on her webiste to let consumers know that they too could own one of them for a mere $10,400.

I know, right?

[Maru Kitteh]

26. I'm sure if Chelsea photobombed state meetings in order to sell cheap Chinese-made junk at 10K

a pop, it would all just be no big deal right?

Right?

I mean, the "liberal" media would just ignore it like they ignored this - RIGHT?

[yallerdawg]

4. Fox News is peddling the Corrupt Trump line (lie):

The president and vice-president legally can have no 'conflict of interest' issues.

"That's what I was saying," Dick Nixon mumbles from grave.

[Coventina]

5. I know, right? We are going to have to issue Nixon an official apology.

[progressoid]

8. Nixon was a jaywalker compared to what's going on.

[Purrfessor]

13. Unless of course the president was Hillary.

[smirkymonkey]

6. They are thoroughly corrupt and disgusting.

He's not even in office yet and they just can't wait to get their filthy, greedy hands on as much money as they can bleed out of this racket. Why is nobody cracking down on this?

[RiverStone]

11. Where are our Dem leaders on this?

The corruption is hiding in plain sight...and if Party leaders don't jump on this blatant abuse of power, it will become normalized.

Every little step unchallenged e is taking us towards fascist rule.

[smirkymonkey]

20. Exactly, it's the old "give them an inch and they'll take a mile".

If we don't set boundaries and limits in the beginning, there is no end to how crooked this adminstration will become. It will just be a big free-for-all for Trump, his family and his cronies.

[JudyM]

29. +1 Billion. Looks like we the peeps are going to have to ride herd on our congress critters because

they are not standing up yet, with few exceptions.

[calimary]

9. "Autographed guitars by an Opening Day 2017 performer."

Uh - WHO? Got any names? Maybe because musicians and other performing artists and celebrities are not exactly flocking to join the onstage line-up? I suppose they can always get Ted Nugent...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. And while we're on the subject: Opening Day?

“autographed guitars by an Opening Day 2017 performer.”

As in, the first day of baseball?

[jmowreader]

18. As in, the first day of hunting season

And who, you may ask, is the prey? Welll...let's put it this way: If they wouldn't sell you Klan robes, you're on the list.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. Sound a little like a money laundering scheme to redirect foreign and illegal funds to legal cash.

[Initech]

14. Yup it goes from one greedy SOB to another greedy SOB.

It's a big club and we're not in it!

[RussBLib]

15. only the beginning

only the beginning

the watchdogs are going to be dog-tired

[Upthevibe]

16. Are you f'in' kidding me!?!?!?! N/T

[benld74]

17. GOTUS - Grifter of the United States

[LeftinOH]

19. If there's anything the Trump brothers know best, it's hunting:

Here they are, Uday Trump and Qusay Trump....

[DFW]

25. Yep, killing a beautiful animal like that for "sport" is a real Trump act of heroism and bravery

At least in Trumpworld.

[DFW]

23. I'll bet they are ligitimately registered charities, too

Typical Republican charities, where the expenses of the administrators' salaries eat up about 95% of the total funds contributed. And guess who, in this case, the administrators are?

[Initech]

24. Yup! Grifters just keep grifting!

[Siwsan]

27. Apparently we need to change the acronym to POTU$

[tblue37]

28. Grifters gonna grift. nt

[kentuck]

33. Grifters, Inc.

Yep.