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From security to meals for soldiers. they want lucrative government contracts. how do they get them? you would hope it was by providing the best service for the best value. after all, it's our money and our nation's defense, but in the military-industrial swamp, it's not quality that counts, it's connections. the rotten truth is there is a revolving deal between the defense contracts in the defense contracts. james mattis was paid $242,000 and up to $500,000 in stock options by the company general dynamics that builds tanks and submarines. he also received a $20000 speaking fee. he is now secr...

From security to meals for soldiers. they want lucrative government contracts. how do they get them? you would hope it was by providing the best service for the best value. after all, it's our money and our nation's defense, but in the military-industrial swamp, it's not quality that counts, it's connections. the rotten truth is there is a revolving deal between the defense contracts in the defense contracts. james mattis was paid $242,000 and up to $500,000 in stock options by the company general dynamics that builds tanks and submarines. he also received a $20000 speaking fee. he is now secr...

Handsomely to provide everything from security to meals for soldiers. they want lucrative government contracts. how do they get them? you would hope it was by providing the best service for the best value. after all, it's our money and our nation's defense, but in the military-industrial swamp, it's not quality that counts, it's connections. the rotten truth is there is a revolving deal between the defense contracts in the defense contracts. james mattis was paid $242,000 and up to $500,000 in stock options by the company general dynamics that builds tanks and submarines. he also received a $2...

2014, $242,000, 2015, as donald trump was kicking off his presidential campaign, the cost of the events exploded to $322,000 for this one-day golf each. what changed is the question. joining us the author of this piece in forbes covering president trump and the people in his circle. dan alexander is here with us. dan, what did change. >> in 2011 that's the first year that the expenses go way up. it goes from $42,000 to $142,000 or smlg like that. >> yeah. >> we were told by both somebody who worked inside the club and someone who served on the board of the eric trump foundation that part of th...

Years of the tournament total expenses averaged about $50,000. in line with what other charities pay to host events at trump courses. but something then changed over the past few years. in 2012, costs came in at a relatively modest shh 59,000. 2013, the cost start to balloon to $230,000. 2014, $242,000. 2015, as donald trump was kicking off his presidential campaign, the costs of the events exploded to $322,000 for this one-day golf event. what changed is the question. and joining us tonight the author of this piece in "forbes" coverresident trump and the people in his siringle. dan alexander ...