Omarosa: “It had finally sunk in that the person I’d thought I’d known so well for so long was actually a racist. Using the N-word was not just the way he talks but, more disturbing, it was how he thought of me and African Americans as a whole.” amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/a…
"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which owns the rights to the reality TV show, and its British creator, Mark Burnett, have resisted pressure to release the footage because of 'various contractual and legal requirements.'"
Worth recalling: "An inaugural committee official...said Ms. Winston Wolkoff’s firm also paid the team used by Mark Burnett, the creator of 'The Apprentice,' whose involvement in the inaugural festivities was requested by Mr. Trump." nytimes.com/2018/02/15/us/…
In sum: Trump's inaugural cmte. paid $26 million to a firm owned by friend of Melania's, who in turn paid Apprentice creator Mark Burnett's team, brought in at Trump's request, after Burnett refused to release the allegedly inflammatory Trump Apprentice tapes during the election.
Also: "The company that received the biggest payment—$26M—was WIS Media Partners...Records show that the firm was created in December 2016, about six weeks before the inauguration...its founder...was Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a longtime friend of Mrs. Trump’s."
Trump's inaugural cmte. paid $26M to a 6-wk-old firm created by a friend of Melania's, who in turn paid Apprentice creator Mark Burnett's team, brought in at Trump's request, after Burnett refused to release the allegedly inflammatory Trump Apprentice tapes during the election.
The whole Inauguration could stand more scrutiny: "The committee spent heavily on administrative expenses, including $9.4M on travel, $500K on legal fees, $237K on fund-raising and $4.6M on salaries and benefits for its 208 employees. That included $100K paid to Rick Gates"
All above quotes not from the Guardian are from this Feb 2018 piece by @maggieNYT and @kenvogel nytimes.com/2018/02/15/us/…
