Posted on 12/24/2016 9:52:24 PM PST by Eleutheria5
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he would dissolve the charity bearing his name in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest as he prepares to enter the Oval Office.
In a statement quoted by NBC News, Trump said that the Donald J. Trump Foundation has done "enormous good works over the years in contributing millions of dollars to countless worthy groups, including supporting veterans, law enforcement officers and children."
"I am very proud of the money that has been raised for many organizations in need, and I am also very proud of the fact that the Foundation has operated at essentially no cost for decades, with 100 percent of the money going to charity," Trump added.
However, "because I will be devoting so much time and energy to the Presidency and solving the many problems facing our country and the world, I don't want to allow good work to be associated with a possible conflict of interest."
The foundation has been part of a wide ranging discussion about Trump's business and personal entanglements, which some experts have cited as being fraught with potential conflicts with his new role as commander in chief.
In September, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman opened an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation “to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York,” he said at the time.
In October, Schneiderman ordered the Trump Foundation to stop raising funds in the state.
On Saturday night, Schneiderman said Trump could not dissolve the foundation so long as the investigation against it is ongoing.
“The Trump Foundation is still under investigation by this office and cannot legally dissolve until that investigation is complete,” a spokeswoman for Schneiderman told The Hill.
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Unlike some OTHER charity in the news of late, Trump pilfered nothing from the one bearing his name. He had no need to, unlike the Clintons, whose wholesale greed led them to greedily loot the cash donations given to the Clinton Foundation in the name of charity.
Big mistake.
ISAIAH 54:17
But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord;their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!
FATHER GOD,
Send Your ministering angels to guard DONALD TRUMP and his family. Vindicate him, LORD. Let no weapon turned against him prosper. Turn the evil plans of TRUMP’S political enemies on themselves.
We stand on Your Promises and Your benefits, RIGHTEOUS GOD and JUDGE.
In JESUS’ Name we pray. Amen.
Amen
...”ISAIAH 54:17
But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord;their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!
FATHER GOD,
Send Your ministering angels to guard DONALD TRUMP and his family. Vindicate him, LORD. Let no weapon turned against him prosper. Turn the evil plans of TRUMP’S political enemies on themselves.
We stand on Your Promises and Your benefits, RIGHTEOUS GOD and JUDGE.
In JESUS’ Name we pray. Amen”...
Ephesians 6:12-13 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore, take unto you the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”
Heavenly Father, You know who these enemies of darkness are and we ask that you will not let their weapons prosper against our land and our people. We know that you allow leaders to rise and fall according to your plan and we know that you raised Donald Trump up to be President of the United States at this time in history. We see and know the hatred that our enemies have for your children and your powerful Word. We also know that you raised up a people and a nation to be free to serve you without fearing the government. Now, the darkness has overtaken our land, through years of unrelenting attacks on how we are to live in peace with one another. We have become a Tower of Babel,and we are beset with confusion about truth as we have been poisoned through media lies. I pray that you will put your protection around Donald Trump, his family and the people who will work with him to restore our nation, I pray Psalm 91 over them all. I thank you, Heavenly Father for your mighty power in raising up your man for this time in the history of your creation. In the name of Jesus, I pray..Amen
Sad.
Fox News on line is all over this like it’s the biggest scandal in years.
He is a very generous man. It has to hurt to disassemble what has taken a lifetime to create.
Merry Christmas President Trump.
I believe you will be the best President of my lifetime. I am grateful.
Which, of course, also would mean no one in New York will be helped by the foundation.
Which, of course, also would mean no one in New York will be helped by the foundation.
It will make the media happy PEOPLE SUFFER it’s what they like best.
He should have seen it coming.The best way out of these kinds of situations is not to get into them in the first place.
Sort of like stealing an underwater drone.
And Eric is being strong-armed into letting go of his charitable foundation that funds St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. It’s horrible to see what is happening.
The liberals hate Trump more than they love children dying from cancer. It’s come to that.
I’m sure St. Jude’s has more than one source of funds. They can also remove the Trumps from the foundation, rename it, and have it run by someone trustworthy but not related.
That’s too bad. When I visited the Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Virginia in November, there was a sandwich board sign at the entrance that explained how a percentage of all purchases went to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis. Inside, a video on a monitor further explained the mission of St. Jude’s. They’ll miss the million plus dollars that were contributed.
https://www.erictrumpfoundation.com/
Tell Schneiderman to pound sand. Government does not have the power to force a charity to stay open. Close it down anyway.
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