But Trump didn’t say Plaats got 100,000. He said he was asking for it. Plaats was also accused of selling his endorsement to Santorum for one million, and also accused by the Romney campaign of seeking the same thing from team Romney. Plaats escaped punishment by the FEC by a slim vote.
There are those who seem eager to forfeit their soul to gain the world, or at least a six figure chunk of it.
Santorum responding to the allegation of buying Vander Platts endorsement for up to $1 million dollars:
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"What he talked about was he needed money to promote the endorsement and that that would be important to do that," Santorum told CNN. "There was never a direct ask for me to go out and raise money for it."
Vander Plaats:
"In an interview with the Des Moines Register this week, Vander Plaats said that it was his "ethical responsibility" to essentially put some money where his mouth is.
"You can't say, 'We endorsed you. Now see you later,'" Vander Plaats told the Iowa newspaper. "That's not going to do a lot in the long run. "
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Vander Plaats did deny it in this ABC article, but the allegations are out there. The denial does not square with the statement above that Vander Plaats gave to the Des Moines Register.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/iowa-conservative-leader-mired-in-controversy-after-rick-santorum-endorsement/