While the chance that Donald Trump personally profited, or even attempted to profit, from fraud respecting these veterans is probably remote, it is quite possible that the accounting was sloppy, or the expenses which were deducted from the veterans portion were inflated, or there is simply inertia in the bookkeeping process.
Trump's history of being accused of outright fraud and sharp dealings entitles him to no deference in this matter and screams out for an accounting.
In any event, these questions are certainly relevant in judging a candidate one of whose planks is that he will clean up the Veterans Administration. If he cannot manage one simple event why are we then to believe that he can reform and manage the vast veterans administration?
An article in today's WSJ mentioned that some of the very rich donors to Trumps fund raiser for the Vets donated directectly to the charities on the list.