Where did the Trump campaign's $1 billion go?

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A GOP strategist said, "You could literally have 10 monkeys with flamethrowers go after the money, and they wouldn't have burned through it as stupidly."

When the general-election season began in earnest in the spring, Joe Biden's campaign was short on funds following the Democratic primaries, while Trump's campaign was flush with cash. Brad Parscale, the president's campaign manager at the time, famously publishedin which he boasted about having created a"juggernaut." The missive included a Star Wars gif featuring the Death Star firing on the Empire's enemies.

Mike Murphy, a veteran Republican consultant and Trump critic, told the AP, in reference to the president's operation,"They spent their money on unnecessary overhead, lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous activity by the campaign staff and vanity ads way too early. You could literally have 10 monkeys with flamethrowers go after the money, and they wouldn't have burned through it as stupidly.

 

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MaddowBlog It probably went into all the family’s pockets first

MaddowBlog If you have to ask the question you’re not ready for the answer, but here goes: he stole it through executive pay to friends and relatives.

MaddowBlog His pocket!!

MaddowBlog Laundered through layers of LLCs into Trump’s personal account?

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