Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
National Enquirer Owners Pay $187,000 Fine to FEC Over Payoff to Trump Accuser
thewrap.comby Common Cause, the FEC ruled that American Media Inc., which rebranded as A360 Media in 2020, violated the Federal Elections Act.
When the company paid Karen McDougal $150,000 for exclusive rights to the story of her affair with Trump, then shelved it to keep the story secret, it made an illegal campaign contribution to Donald Trump, the FEC said.The ruling comes in part because former A360 CEO David Pecker told Federal investigators in 2018 that the Trump campaign knew about the payments, and that they were intended specifically to help Trump out.“The available information indicates that AMI paid $150,000 to McDougal for the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential election by preventing a potentially damaging story about Trump from.
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