Minnesota Public Radio: Trump campaign threatens to sue Target Center if rally is blocked
President Trump’s campaign is threatening to sue over an alleged pre-payment demand ahead of his Thursday rally at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.
The president’s campaign sent a letter to Target Center management Monday after they were allegedly told they needed to pay $530,000 ahead of the rally for security costs and other fees. Without payment, the Target Center would “withhold use of the arena,” according to the letter.
I am not a lawyer, but I think it would be a really bad idea for Trump to sue Target Center. For one, demanding up-front payment isn’t at all unreasonable, and secondly a lawsuit would only highlight how many venues Trump has stiffed. And these unpaid bills look an awful lot like illegal campaign contributions. If a venue didn’t get paid by the Trump campaign, is it because they’re chumps who got suckered by Trump or is that just a way of illegally making a campaign contribution?