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N.Y. Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation Over Sweeping Violations
NY Times ^ | 06-14-2018 | Danny Hakim

Posted on 06/14/2018 8:14:43 AM PDT by NRx

The New York State attorney general’s office filed a scathingly worded lawsuit on Thursday taking aim at the Donald J. Trump Foundation, accusing the charity and the Trump family of sweeping violations of campaign finance laws, self-dealing and illegal coordination with the presidential campaign.

The lawsuit, which seeks to dissolve the foundation and bar President Trump and three of his children from serving on nonprofit organizations, was an extraordinary rebuke of a sitting president. The attorney general also sent referral letters to the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission for possible further action, adding to Mr. Trump’s extensive legal problems.

The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, culminated a nearly two-year investigation of Mr. Trump’s charity, which became a subject of scrutiny during and after the 2016 presidential campaign. While such foundations are supposed to be devoted to charitable activities, the complaint asserts that Mr. Trump’s was often used to curry political favor or settle legal claims against his various businesses, and even spent $10,000 on a portrait of Mr. Trump that was hung at one of his golf clubs.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: attorneygeneral; barbaraunderwood; coup; deepstate; gettrump; manhattan; mueller; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; persecution; politicalbias; trumpfoundation; underwood; witchhunt
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To: MagnoliaB

I wonder if there was the same degree of scrutiny of those employed by the Clinton crime family foundation to campaign staffers.


21 posted on 06/14/2018 8:26:46 AM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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To: NRx

Hate filled putz.


22 posted on 06/14/2018 8:26:55 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Free Republic has been reduced to primarily a gathering place for the inane, banal, and obtuse.)
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To: NRx

Clintong Crime Family Foundation?

Everything looks good!


23 posted on 06/14/2018 8:26:58 AM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: NRx
***WARNING***

NYT (Not Yielding to Truth) – 2nd Place in Trump's 2017 First Annual Fake News Winners AKA Second Biggest Liars of the Lying Leftist Media with TWO entries in the top ten

Don’t believe these Lying Leftist Media outlets that proved themselves during the 2016 campaign to be operatives of the DNC and intentional liars. They are presumed to be lying and we should presume what they publish is a lie. The presumption can only be rebutted with the outlet providing clear and convincing evidence they are not lying.

Why not post the TRUTH about the lies? You don't have to use the liar as the source to post a headline that alerts readers to a published lie. Use yourself as the source or a reasonably reliable source that addresses what the Lying Leftist source is saying. That way you have a headline and a source that your readers can reasonably rely on and they go away more informed about the lie AND the truth.

If this story is true and has some redeeming value, at least get the story from a reasonably reliable source, not from a known Lying Leftist operative posing as a “news” organization. You’ve done the Patriotic Right a service. Much better than the mindless repetition of lying sources and their lying headlines.

If we’re told a lie, don’t repeat it. Neutralize the lie by speaking the truth. Lies aren’t defeated by repeating the lie. Lies are defeated by repeating the truth. We should have our eyes on the prize - in this case, politically, what it takes to recover our Free Constitutional Republic. That should be what we major on and focus on.

IMO, if a poster can't be bothered to do that, then they shouldn't post. If they're going to be bothered to post, do it right. We're on a mission here.

24 posted on 06/14/2018 8:27:07 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Socon-Econ

Here’s the full lawsuit:

https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/35-new-york-trump-foundation-lawsuit/0afe57fdd3466789a5f7/optimized/full.pdf#page=1


25 posted on 06/14/2018 8:27:14 AM PDT by GIdget2004
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To: NRx

In time past, I thought that Hank Greenberg, billionaire CEO at AIG and forced aside by NYAG Eliot Spitzer, got his revenge by putting a tail on the man. The result was a report proving the AG Spitzer was john #9 at a rich man’s brothel. When that was brought to light, Spitzer was doomed. He was effectively killed.

Yesterday I learned that there was another formidible enemy in the person of billionaire Ken Langone who was roughed up by Spitzer. It could very well have been Ken Langone who set the private detectives to uncover the sins of AG Spitzer.

The current NYAG apparently didn’t learn the lesson of not going to war with billionaires. They’ll bide their time then do you in


26 posted on 06/14/2018 8:28:31 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Greetings Jacques. The revolution is coming))
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To: NRx

The Trump Family is now and will be forever protected by Executive Privilege.


27 posted on 06/14/2018 8:28:31 AM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: blueunicorn6

Exactly.


28 posted on 06/14/2018 8:29:37 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: gubamyster

My thoughts exactly.

Must be bad so they had to dig up some dirt on the Trumps.


29 posted on 06/14/2018 8:30:15 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: Lazamataz

I don’t know a lot about Obama but the massive chicanery of Hillary and Bill can’t be overlooked as it has been. This is partisan nonsense otherwise.


30 posted on 06/14/2018 8:31:06 AM PDT by JimSEA
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To: jospehm20

The NY AG is one ugly and bitter, hate filled leftist hag.

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She’s one ugly creature. It’s easy to see where she is coming from. Rats like her are easy to spot.


31 posted on 06/14/2018 8:37:22 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: NRx

Meanwhile the Clinton Foundation whores on unabated.


32 posted on 06/14/2018 8:39:39 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: JimSEA

“I don’t know a lot about Obama......”

He’s the evil creature who did all he could to bleed America to death by a thousand cuts.


33 posted on 06/14/2018 8:39:54 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: NRx

Isnt the Clinton Foundation in NY?


34 posted on 06/14/2018 8:40:07 AM PDT by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
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To: NRx
Isn't it astounding that Hillary Clinton was given EVERY benefit of doubt regarding anything, but Donald Trump was given NO benefit doubt regarding everything?

-PJ

35 posted on 06/14/2018 8:42:20 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: NRx

Trump will be indited in several states very soon.

Which means that next time, it is our turn.


37 posted on 06/14/2018 8:43:51 AM PDT by redgolum
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To: NRx

And what about the klinton foundation...guess they wanted to live?


38 posted on 06/14/2018 8:45:23 AM PDT by ldish (Have had enough...you??????)
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To: NRx

They should have used a Hillary broom!


40 posted on 06/14/2018 8:46:37 AM PDT by ForAmerica (Texas Conservative Christian *born again believer in Jesus Christ* Black Man!)
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