Donald J. Trump Foundation may not be an actual charity. Please read the details of the CN Advisory below.
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Donald J. Trump Foundation may not be an actual charity. Please read the details of the CN Advisory below.
Giving Not Recommended - Confirmed DissolutionOn September 13, 2016, The New York Times reported on the operations of Donald J. Trump Foundation in an article titled, "New York Attorney General to Investigate Donald Trump’s Nonprofit." The reporting indicates that this organization has recently dissolved. For more information, please see The New York Times article.
On November 22, 2016, The Washington Post published an article titled, "Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on 'self-dealing,' new filing to IRS shows." For more information, please see The Washington Post article.
On December 24, 2016, The Trump-Pence Transition Team issued a press release titled, "President-Elect Donald J. Trump Intends to Dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation." For more information, please see The Trump-Pence Transition Team press release.
On December 24, 2016, The Washington Post published an article titled, "Donald Trump plans to shut down his charitable foundation, which has been under scrutiny for months." For more information, please see The Washington Post article.
On November 20, 2017, The Washington Post published an article titled, "Trump golf course reimbursed President Trump’s charity amid ongoing investigation into the foundation." For more information, please see The Washington Post article.
On November 21, 2017, TIME published an article titled, "President Trump Is Officially Dissolving His Charitable Foundation." For more information, please see the TIME article.
On June 14, 2018, the New York State Office of the Attorney General issued a press release titled, "Attorney General Underwood Announces Lawsuit Against Donald J. Trump Foundation And Its Board Of Directors For Extensive And Persistent Violations Of State And Federal Law." For more information, please see the New York State Office of the Attorney General press release.
On August 22, 2018, CNN published an article titled, "New York tax investigators subpoena Michael Cohen in Trump Foundation probe." For more information, please see the CNN article.
On August 31, 2018, PBS News Hour published an article titled, "New York’s attorney general says Trump Foundation bankrolled political campaign, pursues lawsuit." For more information, please see the PBS News Hour article.
On October 4, 2018, NPR published an article titled, "New York AG Presses Forward With Suit Against Trump's Charitable Foundation." For more information, please see the NPR article.
On October 25, 2018, The Star published an article titled, "No one wanted Trump’s portrait. So his charity had to buy it for $10,000, lawyer says." For more information, please see The Star article.
On November 23, 2018, The New York Times published an article titled, "New York State’s Lawsuit Against Trump Foundation Can Proceed, Judge Rules." For more information, please see The New York Times article.
On December 18, 2018, CNN published an article titled, "Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve under court supervision." For more information, please see the CNN article.
On February 11, 2019, CNN published an article titled, "Trump Foundation says NY AG's comments show lawsuit is political." For more information, please see the CNN article.
On February 27, 2019, CNN published an article titled, "Michael Cohen testifies that Trump paid for portrait with Trump Foundation funds." For more information, please see the CNN article.
On March 14, 2019, The Washington Post published an article titled, "NY attorney general: Evidence shows Trump misused charity." For more information, please see The Washington Post article.
On May 19, 2019, The New York Times published an article titled, "Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts." For more information, please see The New York Times article.
On November 8, 2019, USA Today published an article titled, "The final chapter: Judge's ruling that Donald Trump must pay $2 million to charities ends troubled foundation's saga." For more information, please see the USA Today article.
On December 10, 2019, The Washington Post published an article titled, "Trump pays $2 million in damages ordered by judge over misuse of charity funds, according to NY attorney general." For more information, please see The Washington Post article.
On July 19, 2021, Buisiness Insider published an article titled, "Trump Organization official who reportedly testified for prosecutors previously said Trump misused charity funds." For more information, please see the Buisiness Insider article.
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