Top Trump Political Advisers Donate Fee for Work on Behalf of Pro-Russian Government After He Floated Firing Them
The move follows criticism over their work for a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb party and may still leave both men owing income taxes.
- Top Trump political advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair donated their six-figure Bosnia consulting fees to the Trump presidential library, The New York Post reported Thursday.
- Earlier this month, The New York Times revealed the pair traveled to the ethnically Serbian region of Republika Srpska in Bosnia to advise Milorad Dodik's ruling party ahead of elections.
- Each man earned more than $100,000 for the gig, prompting Trump to threaten on Oct. 7 that "if there's a conflict, I will terminate them, immediately!"
- A White House official told The Post on Thursday that Trump does not seem upset or likely to blame the pair if Republicans are wiped out on Nov. 3.
- LaCivita and Blair continue their roles at MAGA Inc., though the donation to the library will not necessarily spare them from owing income taxes on the fees.
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James Blair and Chris LaCivita, political advisers to US President Donald Trump, donated the money they earned this month working for Milorad Dodik's election campaign to Trump's presidential library, reports CNN.
POLITICS: Trump Advisers Donate Bosnia Consulting Fees to His Presidential Library After Backlash – The Beltway Report
Chris LaCivita and James Blair, two of President Trump’s top political advisers, have donated the six-figure consulting fees they earned from a side job in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Trump’s presidential library, according to The Post, which cited four sources confirming the transfer. Sources said the fees were more than $100,000 apiece for LaCivita and Blair, who likely will still owe income taxes on the money despite donating it. Two of the sou…
TRUMP's advisers, James Blair and Chris LaCivita, have donated to the Trump library the fees earned for advising the pro-Russian government in the Republika Srpska, after Trump threatened to fire them.
Trump Advisers Donate Bosnia Consulting Fees to His Presidential Library After Backlash
Trump advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair donated their six-figure consulting fees from a controversial Bosnia political job to Trump's presidential library, easing tension after the president had publicly criticized the arrangement.
Top Trump political advisers donate fee for work on behalf of pro-Russian government after he floated firing them
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Top Trump political advisers James Blair and Chris LaCivita have donated money they made earlier this month in the Balkans on behalf of a pro-Russian government to President Donald Trump’s presidential library. “Yes, it’s true we donated our full fee. I love the President and am eternally grateful for
Trump advisers facing firing over foreign gig buy back his favor with library gift: report
Two of President Donald Trump's top political advisers have found an unusual way back into his good graces after drawing his public wrath.Chris LaCivita and James Blair have donated the six-figure fees they collected from a controversial consulting job in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Trump's presidential library, the New York Post reported Thursday, citing four sources. Each man earned more than $100,000 from the gig, according to the report.Two of…
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