A document that was recently released by the Federal Election Commission confirms a report initially circulated by The Hollywood Reporter, that Donald Trump hired actors to support him at his campaign launch event.
Trump announced his run for office at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015. According to the FEC's paperwork, the real estate tycoon had contracted the Gotham Government Relations firm to help him with the event's organization. Gotham Government Relations then subcontracted the Extra Mile casting agency to help populate the press conference that would officially kick off his run.
The logistics of the 2015 event may have never been exposed, were it not for Gotham Government Relations tapping the FEC to get involved, with a complaint that it was never paid the $12,000 fee the future President owed for accessing its services. Gotham got a little help from The American Democracy Legal Fund after it too filed complaint in regards to Trumps failure to settle the bill.
Trump raised eyebrows over the weekend when CBS News released a report alleging that the President stacked the first several rows of the CIA headquarters' press room with supporters. Trump's relationship with the press has been a rocky one to say the least. He created a stir once again on Monday, January 23, when during an interview with Fox & Friends he dabbled with the idea of selecting which journalists get to cover his press conferences in the White House West Wing. "We have so many people that want to go in, so we'll just have to pick the people that go into the room," said Trump. The distribution of press credentials is a task traditionally handled by the White House Press Corp, and not the President's administration itself.
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