Donald Trump Made $155K Payment to Melania From Campaign Funds Raising Suspicions

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Donald Trumps campaign finances are under scrutiny after a closed political action committee (PAC) revealed an unusual payment to Melania Trump in 2021. The amount was $155,000, paid to the former first lady by Make America Great Again, Again under of pretending a speaking engagement, according to The New York Times.

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The media outlet called it rare for the wife of a potential presidential candidate to be paid directly by a campaign or an outside group affiliated with the candidate, and she was paid through a middleman, Designers Management Agency. According to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing, the payments were made over two days, December 2 and December 3, 2021, in two lump sums of $125,000 and $30,000. Although her services are listed as speaking engagements, a source told The New York Times that she was paid for design consulting, which included floral arrangements, table settings and dinnerware for a fundraiser in Mar -a-Lago.

This payment would never have been discovered if the media outlet hadn’t done the research because Melanias name does not appear anywhere in the FEC filing. They do some digging only to find out that the Designers Management Agency happens to have the former first lady on their roster as a client. The line item raises more questions about how Donald Trump and his family used campaign donors’ money for their benefit. This latest incident comes on the heels of Donald Trumps Save America PAC listing eight payments ranging between $6,000 to $18,000 to hairstylist Herv Pierre Braillard for strategy consulting for Melania.

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With closer scrutiny of Donald Trumps finances after his two indictments, it may be more confusing for him to grift his political donors. However, the former president seems to always be one step ahead by working an angle and manipulating the system to benefit his family bank account.

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