Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has not paid at least ten
of his top staff members for their work, according to a new Reuters
report based on federal campaign finance filings. Those who apparently
worked for free on the campaign include top staffers such as Paul
Manafort, who recently stepped down amid scandal over his earlier
business dealings with corrupt Ukrainian leaders. In addition, Trump's
California state director Tim Clark, communications director Michael
Caputo and two senior aides who left in June to work for a Trump Super
PAC have all not been paid, according to the campaign finance filings.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that his campaign's affordability, with his
team spending about one-third of what Hillary Clinton has spent, is
proof of his business smarts. It's not clear if the staffers had agreed
to work as volunteers or will simply deprived of pay. At least one of
those on the list, Michael Caputo, told a radio station in June that
he'd never offered to volunteer, but had simply never been paid. Two
others, Ken McKay and Laurance Gay, told Reuters that they had worked as
volunteers, though they each later received $60,000 through a
Trump-backed Super PAC. Other top staffers who have not been paid
include finance chairman Steven Mnuchin, national political director
Rick Wiley and senior adviser Barry Bennett, according to FEC filings.
Daily Beast
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