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Melania Trump stylist gets $260K in campaign cash since start of 2022
The New York Post ^ | 08/01/2023 | Ryan King

Posted on 08/01/2023 2:26:51 PM PDT by thegagline

Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee has paid the French-born stylist who designed Melania Trump’s inaugural ball gown more than $260,000 for “strategy consulting” since the start of last year, filings with the Federal Election Commission show.

Hervé Pierre Braillard was paid $108,000 by the Save America PAC during the first six months of 2023, receiving the money in increments of $18,000 each month, according to a half-year report filed with the FEC Monday night.

Braillard, who goes by Hervé Pierre professionally, also received $152,500 in 2022, broken down into eight monthly payments of $18,000 between May and December of that year — along with an initial $6,000 payment for April and a $2,500 “year-end bonus.” *** My role is to dress the First Lady and advise her – I’m not a stylist; I am an adviser, and she is adamant about that,” Braillard told Vogue in 2017.

*** Save America, which is primarily supported by small-dollar donations, began 2022 with a nine-figure war chest that has dwindled to fewer than $4 million in cash on hand as of the end of June, FEC data indicates.

Part of what kept the PAC in the black was a $12.25 million rebate from an initial $60 million transfer to Make America Great Again Inc., a PAC that’s also aligned with Trump’s 2024 bid.

Save America also dished out more than $21 million in the first six months of this year to foot the bill for legal advice for Donald Trump and some of his associates. ***

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alwaysagagging; alwayschump; breaking; donatetrump; donations; legalfees; melania; neverconservative; nevermaga; nevertrump; retread; rupertmurdoch; ryanking; thegagline; trump
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1 posted on 08/01/2023 2:26:51 PM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

Money well spent IMHO!


2 posted on 08/01/2023 2:29:34 PM PDT by shadeaud (We have to discover the real truth and ho did all the funding. This is American ....Defend )
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To: thegagline

“Part of what kept the PAC in the black was a $12.25 million rebate from an initial $60 million transfer to Make America Great Again Inc., a PAC that’s also aligned with Trump’s 2024 bid.”

The Feds are investigating this.


3 posted on 08/01/2023 2:31:22 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

Of course they are.


4 posted on 08/01/2023 2:32:35 PM PDT by Cats1
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To: thegagline

The more I hear of the use of campaign money for personal expenses, the more I think Trump might not actually run.


5 posted on 08/01/2023 2:35:02 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: thegagline

We’re all FORCED to pay tons of taxes 24/7 to the ultra corrupt in D.C., deep state, FBI, DOJ...Most all their policies are basically sabotage, violent open borders, criminal coddling, billions to foreign countries, and you’re paying for all of it.

And you’re complaining about donations to Trump? Whooa..


6 posted on 08/01/2023 2:37:55 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: thegagline

How do you know he’s not a brilliant campaign strategist as well as a designer?


7 posted on 08/01/2023 2:38:40 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: thegagline

Hillary spent 3x that and it didn’t help.


8 posted on 08/01/2023 2:39:21 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: thegagline
Melania Trump stylist gets $260K in campaign cash since start of 2022

I'm voting for Trump.

In case you didn't hear me, i'll say it a little louder.

I'm voting for Trump!

9 posted on 08/01/2023 2:39:38 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: thegagline

Absurd and irresponsible. No wonder Trump is out of money and constantly begging for more to run his campaign and fight lawsuits.


10 posted on 08/01/2023 2:40:21 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: thegagline
LOL!

Any attack is a good attack for NeverTrump, AlwaysChump.

I don't have a problem with this expense. Melania Trump rates it.

Wonder how much The Tater's campaign fund kicked in for the sex toy that the "girls" picked up for Hunter back in the day?   


11 posted on 08/01/2023 2:41:00 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: thegagline

Oh the huge manatee.


12 posted on 08/01/2023 2:41:52 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: thegagline

Rotten deep state, corrupt career politicians, the leftist lying media, Communist, Antifa and BLM, all hate Trump.

Oh and so do you!

Nice friends you have!


13 posted on 08/01/2023 2:42:01 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: thegagline

Just like Trump / Russia, Trump/Putin, Trump/Pee tape, Trump / Nazi, Trump/insurrection, Trump / classified documents, Trump/ tapes erased - let’s wait and see how real this is.


14 posted on 08/01/2023 2:43:06 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: thegagline; TexasGator

Trump has absolutely no control over any PAC. You both are really are not very knowledgeable, which makes you the perfect target to digest all garbage you are fed.


15 posted on 08/01/2023 2:43:10 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: DiogenesLamp
YEP...VOTING FOR TRUMP!!

STALIN'S WARNING TO AMERICA:

https://youtu.be/Iao12S_Wbc4

16 posted on 08/01/2023 2:46:25 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (=uran)
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To: thegagline

Couldn’t care less. First time we have a first lady in 5 decades that isn’t a psycho, drunk, doper, mystic or power grabber and they treated her like garbage and did nothing but insult her.


17 posted on 08/01/2023 2:48:51 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: DiogenesLamp
YEP...VOTING FOR TRUMP!!

STALIN'S WARNING TO AMERICA:

https://youtu.be/Iao12S_Wbc4

18 posted on 08/01/2023 2:49:36 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (=uran)
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To: dragnet2
And you’re complaining about donations to Trump? Whooa..

No, you misunderstand. We’re laughing at the people giving their hard earned money to this grift.

19 posted on 08/01/2023 2:50:40 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Robert DeLong
Trump has absolutely no control over any PAC.

He has the absolute power of NO! As in “no, I refuse to accept political campaign donations to dress up my wife or pay my legal bills.”

20 posted on 08/01/2023 2:51:28 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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