In news from the campaign trail, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation. This comes after a series of investigations by the Associated Press and The Washington Post have sparked questions about Trump’s family charity. The Post revealed that Donald Trump has not given any of his own money to the charity since 2008. Instead, the charity has simply been receiving and donating other people’s money—while creating the illusion Trump has been giving himself. In one case, Trump used $20,000 of the foundation money to buy a six-foot-tall painting of himself. The Post also revealed Trump has used the foundation to make political contributions, including giving money to a campaign group for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who had threatened to investigate Trump University. Using foundation money for these types of political purposes is illegal.
NY AG Launches Probe of Donald J. Trump Foundation
HeadlineSep 14, 2016