Grand Rapids joins other cities in Trump campaign unpaid bill accusations

[Craig]

ANOTHER CITY HAS COME FORWARD ACCUSING PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP OF STILL OWING MONEY FROM CAMPAIGN RALLIES … BEGGING THE QUESTION – WHO IS GOING TO FOOT THE BILL? 

OFFICIALS IN GRAND RAPIDS THIS WEEK SAY TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN IS IGNORING MORE THAN 49-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BILLS FOR TWO RALLIES HOSTED THERE THIS YEAR … WITH THE CITY NOW HAVING TO WRITE OFF THOSE EXPENSES AS UNCOLLECTIBLE, WHICH ULTIMATELY COSTS TAXPAYERS. 

A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN WAS BILLED NEARLY 33-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HIS RALLY IN JULY AND ANOTHER 16-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HIS NOVEMBER VISIT. 

BOTH OF THOSE AMOUNTS STILL HAVEN’T BEEN PAID. 

THE SPOKESPERSON ADDED THAT TRUMP USED A VENUE DOWNTOWN REQUIRING MORE CLOSURES AND SAFETY MEASURES, RESULTING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF POLICE OVERTIME AND PUBLIC WORKS. 

THE JULY EVENT WAS ALSO THE FIRST SINCE THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRUMP, REQUIRING HEIGHTENED SECURITY. 

GRAND RAPIDS ISN’T ALONE … WITH N-B-C NEWS REPORTING IN OCTOBER THAT THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN OWED MORE THAN 750-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FOUR OTHER CITIES AND ONE COUNTY – SOME DATING BACK EIGHT YEARS. 

ALTHOUGH, IT’S NOT CLEAR WHOSE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY IT IS TO PAY.

A TRUMP CAMPAIGN SPOKESPERSON TOLD N-B-C NEWS THAT QUESTIONS RELATED TO PAYMENT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRET SERVICE.

A SECRET SERVICE SPOKESPERSON SAYS IT’S THE AGENCY, NOT THE CAMPAIGN THAT TYPICALLY REQUESTS LOCAL ASSISTANCE FOR EVENTS BUT ADMITTED IT LACKS A PROPER SYSTEM TO REIMBURSE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 

SOME PLACES OPT TO NOT BILL THE CAMPAIGNS FOR EVENTS AT ALL – lLIKE NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK.

LEGISLATORS FILED A COMPLAINT THIS YEAR – CLAIMING IMPROPER USE OF TAXPAYER RESOURCES FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. 

TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE RECENT ACCUSATION FROM GRAND RAPIDS. 

FEDERAL RECORDS SHOW THAT AS OF LATE NOVEMBER, TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN HAD NEARLY 10 MILLION DOLLARS CASH LEFT OF THE 464 MILLION IT RAISED.

FOR SAN – I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI. 

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