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CaptainTruth

(8,133 posts)
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:08 PM 16 hrs ago

2013: Trump paid Bondi $25,000 to drop her investigation.

I'm posting this as a reminder, in case folks didn't know or have forgotten. Bondi has been doing Trump's bidding for a long time, that's why she's in her current position.

Bondi was Florida Attorney General in 2013 & was considering an investigation into Trump University. After a $25,000 payment from Trump, the investigation disappeared.

From the attached article:

In March 2016, CREW discovered that the Trump Foundation had broken the law by giving an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Charitable foundations like the Trump Foundation are not allowed to engage in politics. Even more problematic was the fact that the contribution was given as Bondi’s office was deciding whether to take legal action related to Trump University.

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Sep 17, 2013
The Donald J. Trump Foundation makes a $25,000 contribution to And Justice for All, a political group backing Bondi. The donation, illegal for a 501(c)(3) private foundation to give, was personally solicited by Bondi from Trump.

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Many more details in the article.

https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/the-trump-foundation-pam-bondi-scandal/

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2013: Trump paid Bondi $25,000 to drop her investigation. (Original Post) CaptainTruth 16 hrs ago OP
Was she... 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #1
I remember this. Couldn't stand her then. badhair77 15 hrs ago #2
Kick for checking Bondi/Trump history oasis 15 hrs ago #3
This was the incident that first drew my attention to Bondi and her corruption. GoodRaisin 15 hrs ago #4
A sell out for 25K? Hope22 14 hrs ago #5
Self respect? She has way too much. And the $25K is only what was reported. erronis 14 hrs ago #6
These people have sold all of us out for a pittance. A million, a billion, 25k.... Hope22 11 hrs ago #10
Truly a 50 cent whore chicoescuela 14 hrs ago #7
She's a paragon of ethics and integrity Orrex 13 hrs ago #8
She's something all right. CaptainTruth 12 hrs ago #9

badhair77

(5,146 posts)
2. I remember this. Couldn't stand her then.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:56 PM
15 hrs ago

She totally repulses me now. She’s a huge grifter. There’s nothing redeeming about Pam.

erronis

(23,349 posts)
6. Self respect? She has way too much. And the $25K is only what was reported.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:14 PM
14 hrs ago

I'm sure there were some other items offered (or threatened.)

Hope22

(4,604 posts)
10. These people have sold all of us out for a pittance. A million, a billion, 25k....
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:40 PM
11 hrs ago

All while bankrupting the future of this country.

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