By Susan Duclos
Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday in California against liberal
comic Bill Maher, suing him for $5 million after Trump says Maher did
not follow through on a $5 million public bet he made on “The Tonight
Show.”
“I don’t know whether this case will be won or lost, but I
felt a major obligation to bring it on behalf of the charities,” Trump
said in a public statement first obtained by POLITICO.
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Last month, Maher said on NBC to Jay Leno that he would pay $5 million to Trump’s charity of choice if he provided a birth certificate proving that he’s not “spawn of his mother having sex with orangutan.” It was similar to an offer Trump made to President Barack Obama during the presidential campaign season, in which Trump wanted Obama to release his college records.
Trump’s statement continued: “Bill Maher made an unconditional offer while offer while on The Jay Leno Show and I, without hesitation, accepted his offer and provided him with the appropriate documentation. Prior demands for payment went ignored by Mr. Maher despite the fact that the beneficiaries of this suit will ultimately be the charities […] who would share equally the $5 million — something I am certain they can desperately use.”
Trump said he wants to donate the money to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, Hurricane Sandy Victims, March of Dimes and the Police Athletic League.
He first announced his suit on Fox News earlier Monday morning.
If nothing else this should be amusing to watch play out. At best, worthy charities get money.
