By Matt Katz:
Yet Trump didn't win such powerful friends the normal way — by making political donations. He couldn't. As a casino owner, Trump was barred by state law from contributing to campaigns.
Instead, says David Cay Johnston, a journalist who covered Trump at the time, in exchange for the free pass Trump got from regulators, politicos got other perks. "There were favored seats at boxing matches or concerts. There were deeply discounted bills for people who had parties or weddings at casinos. There were limo rides to go to events. There are all sorts of things that Trump was in a position to do," Johnston said.
Once, Trump's attorney threw a birthday party on his yacht, the Trump Princess, for the wife of a pro-Trump Atlantic City mayor.
The Full Story (June 2, 2016)
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