The America First Policy Institute is a pro-MAGA think tank whose aim is to craft policies around the political agenda of former President Donald Trump.
And, according to Rolling Stone, Trump believes that it owes him "millions" of dollars for supposedly making money using his branding.
According to the publication's sources, Trump has been fuming that the think tank has been raking in big checks and not giving him a cut of the action.
The report claims that Trump is particularly annoyed with Brooke Rollins, a former White House domestic policy aide who runs the think tank and whom Trump believes is becoming rich by sponging off his reputation.
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"It’s my f---ing money!" he fumed earlier this year, according to one source.
Trump has also reportedly accused Rollins of making "a killing" off his name and has griped that "it's not right."
However, legal experts told Rolling Stone that carrying out Trump's wishes and handing him cash raised by a nonprofit entity would, in all likelihood, be very illegal.
"AFPI is a tax-exempt, educational nonprofit and is expressly barred under IRS rules from spending money on elections or donating to a political candidate like Trump," the publication explains. "Given that Trump is a candidate for office, paying him personally could be seen as attempting to aid a political campaign. One of the experts pointed out that tax-exempt nonprofits must also operate for public benefit, and they cannot disproportionately benefit private individuals or pay them more than fair market value for their services."
