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March 10th, 2014
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Sheldon Says Bondi Is Doubling Down On Ethics With Trump’s Appearance At Her Palm Beach Fundraiser
TAMPA, FL– Attorney General Candidate George Sheldon challenged current Attorney General Pam Bondi to give Donald Trump back his $25,000 campaign contribution and cancel the $3,000-a-ticket fundraiser where Trump is a featured attraction this Friday.
“Pam Bondi seems to care more about raising money for her campaign than preserving the public trust in the Office of the Attorney General,” Sheldon said.
Three days after Bondi said she was reviewing a complaint against a Trump organization, the Donald J. Trump Foundation gave $25,000 to an organization Bondi’s campaign set up called “And Justice for All.”
Three days after the money came in, Bondi decided NOT to pursue the complaint against Trump, according to the Tampa Tribune (October 28, 2013).
The complaint urged Bondi to join a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General alleging that a Trump corporation defrauded New Yorkers and Floridians of more than $40 million through expensive seminars at what was known as Donald Trump University.
“It looks like you have to pay to play in Pam Bondi’s office,” Sheldon said.
“Maybe Trump did nothing wrong. But when the Attorney General takes the continuing big-dollar support from Donald Trump and his rich friends, people can’t have confidence in any decision she makes. Now she is shamelessly doubling down on her pay-to-play ethics.”
The reception in support of Bondi is Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. The “suggested minimum contribution” is $3,000. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is also attending.
“Voters need to tell Pam Bondi that the Attorney General of Florida needs to be above reproach,” Sheldon said. “They need to tell her they don’t want an Attorney General who looks out for her big contributors instead of the voters she is supposed to protect. She needs to give Trump his money back and provide a complete accounting of the Trump investigation that never was.”
