In news from the campaign trail, a new Washington Post investigation reveals Donald Trump used $258,000 from his family foundation, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, to pay off legal fees associated with his businesses—which is illegal under U.S. law. The disputes included $120,000 in unpaid fines over the height of a flagpole in Palm Beach, Florida, and a dispute over a Trump golf course in New York. In both cases, Trump reached settlements that involved him paying out foundation money to other charities. But this money should have been paid by his for-profit businesses, not the foundation. A previous Washington Post investigation showed Donald Trump has not donated any of his own money to his foundation since 2008. Meanwhile, the new Post investigation also reveals Trump used foundation money to buy advertisements for his hotels and to buy a $10,000 portrait—of himself. This is now the second documented case of Donald Trump using his own foundation’s money to buy portraits of himself. The other one was six feet tall and cost $20,000.
WashPo: Trump Used $258,000 from Charity to Cover Legal Fees for Businesses
HeadlineSep 21, 2016
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