Donald Trump, already under scrutiny for how he uses his foundation, directed more than a quarter of a million dollars from the charity to settle legal disputes stemming from his personal businesses, according to a report.
The payments from Trump’s charity , Donald J Trump Foundation, helped settle unpaid fines by the town of Palm Beach, Florida, and a lawsuit over a hole in one at a tournament at a Trump golf course, media from US reported.
The New York attorney general, Eric T Schneiderman, who regulates charties in the state, said that he was looking into the foundation to see whether it was in compliance with state laws. A group of congressional Democrats has also asked the Department of Justice to look into a $25,000 political donation made through the foundation in support of Florida’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, around the time her office was reviewing allegations against Trump’s forprofit education programs.Bondi ultimately decided not to take action against Trump.
Aides to Trump have said that donation was made in error from the foundation.Jason Miller, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, discounted the latest revelations, saying in a statement that foundation transactions had been publicly disclosed.
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