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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 08:49 PM Sep 2016

NY attorney general launches Trump Foundation inquiry

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295790-ny-attorney-general-launches-trump-foundation-inquiry


The Donald J. Trump Foundation is coming under increasing media pressure for misreporting a number of donations and using its money in a questionable fashion.

Schneiderman told CNN’s “The Lead” on Tuesday that his interest in Trump's foundation connects with his role "as regulator of nonprofits in New York state."

"We have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view,” Schneiderman said.

“We’ve inquired into it and we’ve had correspondence with them. I didn’t make a big deal out of it or hold a press conference," he added. "We have been looking into the Trump Foundation to make sure it's complying with the laws governing charities in New York.”
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