UPDATING: NY Attorney General Issues Cease and Desist Order to Donald Trump’s Foundation
Foundation Ordered to Stop FundraisingÂ
The New York State Attorney General’s office has just issued a cease and desist order to the Donald J. Trump Foundation, charging it is not licensed to fundraise in New York.Â
The order states that Trump’s foundation “is violating state law — by soliciting donations without proper certification,” The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold reports, “and ordered Trump’s charity to stop its fundraising immediately.”
NBC News’ Katy Tur and The Washington Post’s Fahrenthold both broke the news.
BREAKING: @KatyTurNBC reports on @MSNBC that the NY AGs office has ordered the Trump Foundation to stop fundraising: https://t.co/m6DSJVEGo8
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) October 3, 2016
#BREAKING NY AG sends Cease and Desist to Trump Foundation for operating without proper certification. pic.twitter.com/qs7h3Q4li3
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) October 3, 2016
“According to tax records, Trump’s foundation has subsisted entirely on donations from others since 2008, when Trump gave his last personal donation,” the Post reports. “This year, the Trump Foundation made its most wide-ranging request for donations yet: it set up a public website, donaldtrumpforvets.com, to gather donations that Trump said would be passed on to veterans’ groups.”
NY AG says @realdonaldtrump‘s Fdn in violation of law, orders it to stop raising $ or be deemed “continuing fraud.” https://t.co/lpE9O3G2S9
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 3, 2016
Some responses via Twitter:
Clinton Foundation: Saved millions of lives from HIV/AIDS.
Trump Foundation: Saved Trump from using personal money to buy giant portraits.
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) October 3, 2016
That seems like it could put Trump in an awkward situation.https://t.co/PrGmMkT3cq pic.twitter.com/o6bCaR7eB5
— Aaron van Dorn (@aaronvandorn) October 3, 2016
UPDATE I:
More via Twitter:
Wooow
NY AG just ordered Trump Foundation to “cease soliciting contributions” or fundraising for operating without proper certification! pic.twitter.com/fjKOpzH3Xf
— Adam Khan (@Khanoisseur) October 3, 2016
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