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Trump Details Fundraising For Vets in Fiery Presser
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump answers questions during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
J. LEMIRE held in January. sumptive Republican presi- how much was raised. the media as “unbeliev-
J. COLVIN Phone calls to all 41 of the dential nominee, told re- “The money’s all been ably dishonest†for its treat-
Associated Press groups by The Associated porters at a testy news con- sent,†Trump said at the ment of the issue and dis-
NEW YORK (AP) — Under Press brought more than ference in New York that news conference at Trump missed an ABC reporter as
pressure to account for two-dozen responses Tues- the fundraiser, held at the Tower on Tuesday. “a sleaze.â€
money he claimed to raise day. About half reported same time as a Fox News He repeatedly criticized He said many times that he
for veterans, an irritated checks from Trump within GOP debate he was boy- the press for making the didn’t want credit for the
Donald Trump lambasted the past week, typically cotting, raised $5.6 million. money an issue, say- fundraising but seemed
the news media Tuesday dated May 24, the day The He previously had declined ing reporters “should be peeved that he wasn’t
for pressing the issue and Washington Post published to disclose which charities ashamed of themselves†thanked for it.
listed charities he said have a story questioning whether had received the funds, for asking where the mon-
now received millions of he had distributed all of the and his campaign has ey had gone. Throughout Continued on Page 3
dollars from a fundraiser he money. bTrump, the pre- gone back and forth about the event, Trump slammed

