4/2/2018

BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign spent more than $150,000 on purchases from Amazon, the company now facing his ire amid claims it doesn’t pay its fair share of shipping costs and taxes. A report by CBS News digging into Federal Election Commission records found that in 2015 and 2016 the campaign spent $158,498.41 in 379 transactions classified as office supply purchases. The committee continued after the election to spend money on the website, purchasing more than $2000 in 2017. Trump has repeatedly attacked Amazon and the Washington Post, both of which are owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos.”

-Aileen Graef, “CBS: Trump presidential campaign spent more than $150,000 on Amazon,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April 2, 2018 12:50pm