To: Rob Solomon, GoFundMe C.E.O.
Refund All Donors of Private "Border Wall" Fundraiser
An illegitimate fundraiser is being hosted here: https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall
Rob Solomon should be ashamed that his company is being used as a platform to fund such a purpose. ALL donors must be refunded. This money must never cross the hands of Donald Trump, his ilk, or any of his entities.
Rob Solomon should be ashamed that his company is being used as a platform to fund such a purpose. ALL donors must be refunded. This money must never cross the hands of Donald Trump, his ilk, or any of his entities.
Why is this important?
GoFundMe must close this fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall and refund ALL donors on the grounds that a "border wall" fund is ILLEGITIMATE without the approval of Congress and is in direct contradiction of the collective agenda of the 115th Congress.
The fund has already raised $1.2 Million and is poised to continue growing rapidly. GoFundMe allows a maximum goal of only $1 Billion, $4 Billion short of the supposed cost of construction. Aside from that fact, any amount raised by this fundraiser CANNOT be used for its intended purpose without a vote by Congress. Thus, these funds will NEVER be used for their intended purpose. The law matters. We know it doesn't matter to Donald Trump. Does it matter to Rob Solomon?
GoFundMe has no feasible means of ensuring that these funds will be allocated appropriately, though any allocation would be inappropriate since the entire purpose of the fund is ILLEGITIMATE. How do we know these funds won't end up lining the pockets of Grifter in Chief? We don't. In fact, we can reasonably expect that that is EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
Donald Trump and his ilk are already very well known for misappropriating charitable donations. The Donald J. Trump Foundation was accused by NY Attorney General, Barbara Underwood, of “functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump’s business and political interests,” and of engaging in “a shocking pattern of illegality” that included unlawfully coordinating with Mr. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. In addition to shuttering the charity, her office has pursued a lawsuit that could bar President Trump and his three oldest children from the boards of other New York charities, as well as force the payment of millions in restitution and penalties.
Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/nyregion/ny-ag-underwood-trump-foundation.html
Rob Solomon must close the fundraiser and refund all donors IMMEDIATELY in the name of all that is moral and decent. We cannot let our fellow, struggling Americans be scammed into handing over their hard-earned money to Grifter in Chief despite the fact that he will have no plausible way of constructing a border wall. This fund should be ILLEGAL.
The fund has already raised $1.2 Million and is poised to continue growing rapidly. GoFundMe allows a maximum goal of only $1 Billion, $4 Billion short of the supposed cost of construction. Aside from that fact, any amount raised by this fundraiser CANNOT be used for its intended purpose without a vote by Congress. Thus, these funds will NEVER be used for their intended purpose. The law matters. We know it doesn't matter to Donald Trump. Does it matter to Rob Solomon?
GoFundMe has no feasible means of ensuring that these funds will be allocated appropriately, though any allocation would be inappropriate since the entire purpose of the fund is ILLEGITIMATE. How do we know these funds won't end up lining the pockets of Grifter in Chief? We don't. In fact, we can reasonably expect that that is EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
Donald Trump and his ilk are already very well known for misappropriating charitable donations. The Donald J. Trump Foundation was accused by NY Attorney General, Barbara Underwood, of “functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump’s business and political interests,” and of engaging in “a shocking pattern of illegality” that included unlawfully coordinating with Mr. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. In addition to shuttering the charity, her office has pursued a lawsuit that could bar President Trump and his three oldest children from the boards of other New York charities, as well as force the payment of millions in restitution and penalties.
Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/nyregion/ny-ag-underwood-trump-foundation.html
Rob Solomon must close the fundraiser and refund all donors IMMEDIATELY in the name of all that is moral and decent. We cannot let our fellow, struggling Americans be scammed into handing over their hard-earned money to Grifter in Chief despite the fact that he will have no plausible way of constructing a border wall. This fund should be ILLEGAL.