Monday 30 July 2018

Mueller and Trump: 2011

It rarely ever gets brought up, but back in 2011....Mr Mueller had this problem with Mr Trump.

Mueller, at that time....was acting director of the FBI.  He came up and joined a private golf club in Sterling, VA....owned by Trump.

Initial fee?  Well....it's in the range of $100k.  Monthly costs?  $695 a month.  I know, it's hefty, but it's a private club and big-shots tend to show up.

If you were golfing every weekend, it'd probably be worth the money suggested.

In 2011, Mueller came to quit the club.  There's never been any real explanation over this.  What Mueller wanted was part of his initial fee back.  No one says how much (if any) of it that he got back. 

But you start to think over this.  As the acting director, he was making $175,000 at the time.  How did he afford the initial fee?  One might assume that he had enough pocket money to make this happen.  But if you go and figure the $695 monthly fee, and food/drinks for a Saturday out....he was likely spending $10,000 a year on his 'hobby'.....that's before we even get to the 'right' clothing or the 'right' equipment. 

Is this golf episode something that might come up in any court case?  Well....that's the thing, you just don't know how the returned fee business went, and if sour-apples might exist with Mueller. 

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