Trump Foundation lacks certification required for charities that raise money

Posted by | September 30, 2016 05:05 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics


David Farentohold broke the story in the Washington Post.

Donald Trump’s charitable foundation — which has been sustained for years by donors outside the Trump family — has never obtained the certification that New York requires before charities can solicit money from the public, according to the state attorney general’s office.

Under the laws in New York, where the Donald J. Trump Foundation is based, any charity that solicits more than $25,000 a year from the public must obtain a special kind of registration beforehand. Charities as large as Trump’s must also submit to a rigorous annual audit that asks — among other things — whether the charity spent any money for the personal benefit of its officers.

If New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) finds that Trump’s foundation raised money in violation of the law, he could order the charity to stop raising money immediately. With a court’s permission, Schneiderman could also force Trump to return money that his foundation has already raised.

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27 responses to Trump Foundation lacks certification required for charities that raise money

  1. Larry Schmitt September 30th, 2016 at 05:13

    Since it’s not a charity, it doesn’t need certification. Everything it does is for the personal benefit of Trump. Unlike the Clinton Foundation, it doesn’t seem to provide any services or goods for needy people. It does, however, provide goods and services for greedy people.

    • Suzanne McFly September 30th, 2016 at 07:09

      It is more proof that rump is a charity case.

  2. Budda September 30th, 2016 at 08:16

    oh please, please, please shut it down…make him repay everyone…charge him with fraud.

    • crc3 September 30th, 2016 at 11:50

      Throw his sorry a** in jail!!

      • bpollen September 30th, 2016 at 15:41

        Why not
        Seek Ossining
        This time around?
        — Mike Doughty

        (Sing Sing prison is in Ossining, NY)

      • StoneyCurtisll September 30th, 2016 at 16:56

        Lock him up…
        Lock him up…

  3. Mensa Member September 30th, 2016 at 09:22

    It’s what conservatives do:

    They accuse liberals of their own worst behavior to muddy the issue.

    Trump uses his charity as a slush fund so he trashes the Clinton Foundation.

    And the media echo the accusation, serving as a Republican tool.

    It’s what the media do.

  4. granpa.usthai September 30th, 2016 at 10:01

    this would have never happened if trump, the gop candidate for POTUS who REFUSES to release his CROOKED TAX RETURNS, his 5 minute drive thru complete medical physical, his school transcripts, his ‘public’ divorce records or even his 3rd wife’s immigration papers had a REAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE!

    my investigators are finding out that Adolf and Eva had a secret girl child in Argentina on June the 10th, 1946 that was secretly sent to a Fred and his illegal wife from Scotland in an enclosed rat’s nest, signed for on June 14th, 1946.

  5. jybarz September 30th, 2016 at 10:06

    Sweet, sweet, sweet!
    Justice is alive and kicking Tramp’s ass!

  6. Willys41 September 30th, 2016 at 10:29

    It’s pure Rovian politics: when a republican makes accusations he’s telling you why he should be indicted.

  7. William September 30th, 2016 at 10:48

    Sure, but they are perfectly structured for paying off prosecutors and fines. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fc96faa17f0d54114b58d1557c01a891400f8654b3ba7989fa283e16eb81a567.jpg

    • StoneyCurtisll September 30th, 2016 at 16:53

      If this isn’t straight up bribery, I don’t know what is.

  8. oldfart September 30th, 2016 at 11:06

    Is it October yet ?!?

    • StoneyCurtisll September 30th, 2016 at 16:58

      On the other side if the world it is…:)

  9. Robo Rubio September 30th, 2016 at 13:33

    The Australian Financial Review
    Donald Trump called out for misogyny by Miss Australia 1996
    9/30/2016

    http://www.afr.com/news/donald-trump-called-out-for-misogyny-by-miss-australia-1996-20160930-grsaxn

    “…She said on US television the billionaire businessman called the girls “some pretty horrible names”…”

    More at the link.

    Girls – plural.

    Will The Donald also call her a “con” and “disgusting”?

  10. Roctuna September 30th, 2016 at 14:21

    Every day it gets better and better for us, and worse and worse for Herr Drumpf.

  11. RandyBastard September 30th, 2016 at 15:11

    Ooooo. That’s gonna leave a mark.

  12. StoneyCurtisll September 30th, 2016 at 16:49

    Trump Foundation lacks certification required for charities that raise money…
    Ooooops….
    It’s just one thing after another with Trump, and it isn’t even October yet.

  13. StoneyCurtisll September 30th, 2016 at 16:52

    I’m sure if there is some fine to be paid, the Trump Foundation will cover it…(other peoples money)

  14. StoneyCurtisll September 30th, 2016 at 16:59

    “temperament”?..
    “I have the most amazing temperament in the world”…
    http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/570ba43852bcd023008bbd77-1190-625/a-crooked-deal-donald-trump-rages-after-getting-crushed-in-colorado.jpg

    • bpollen October 1st, 2016 at 03:16

      Here he is in a rousing rendition of “Deutschland über alles” at Nuremberg!

  15. amersham1046 September 30th, 2016 at 17:55

    Donald Trumps political idol
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh163n1lJ4M

  16. ohpaleasegivemeabreak September 30th, 2016 at 19:28

    Can they put him in jail for that?

    Oh please, let it be so.

  17. Sam September 30th, 2016 at 21:33

    With six separate bankruptcies Over the course of 18 years he should have plenty of money to give to charities but he does not

    Trump Taj Mahal Associates, Atlantic City casino — 1991

    Trump Castle Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City casino — 1992

    Trump Plaza Associates, Atlantic City casino — 1992

    Plaza Operating Partners, Manhattan hotel — 1992

    Trump Casino Holdings, Atlantic City casinos — 2004

    Trump Entertainment Resorts, Atlantic City casinos — 2009

    “It would be six separate bankruptcies,” said bankruptcy lawyer Ted Connolly, author of “The Road Out of Debt: Bankruptcy and Other Solution to Your Financial Problems.”

  18. Sam September 30th, 2016 at 21:35

    IF TRUMP IS SO RICH HOW COME HE DIDN’T BUY THIS WEBSITE?

    http://trumpdoesntpaytaxes.com

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