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By David A. Fahrenthold and Alice Crites By David A. The problem was the money given away wasn't actually from him. (Daron Taylor,David Fahrenthold/The Washington Post)

They were filming "The Celebrity Apprentice," the reality TV show where Trump schooled the faded and the semi famous in the arts of advertising, salesmanship and workplace infighting. Most weeks, one winner got prize money for charity. One loser got fired.

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After the show aired in 2009, Kardashian's charity did receive $20,000. But it wasn't from Trump. Instead, the check came from a TV production company, the same one that paid out the show's official prizes.

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Trump did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Donald Trump casting for "The Apprentice" in 2004. (RIC FRANCIS/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Donald Trump with two of his children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, on "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2008. (Ali Goldstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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