“For more than a decade, the Donald J. Trump foundation has operated in persistent violation of state and federal law governing New York State charities.”
So begins a petition filed today (June 14) by New York’s attorney general, announcing a new lawsuit against the Trump Foundation, a not-for-profit founded by the US president.
You can read the petition in full below. Here are just a few of the allegations it makes, based on investigations by the attorney general’s office:
The allegations go beyond the president, implicating his children and others in his inner circle. The petition says, for example, that the foundation’s directors—including Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr.—”failed to meet basic fiduciary duties and abdicated all responsibility for ensuring that the foundation’s assets were used in compliance with the law.” Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s campaign manager, decided where and how to dispense of Trump Foundation dollars.
“As our investigation reveals, the Trump Foundation was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality,” said the attorney general, Barbara Underwood.
Trump responded this morning to the allegations using his typical medium, Twitter $TWTR, declaring, “I won’t settle this case!”
Read the full petition here:
