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NY Attorney General Wants Trump Fined $5.6M Over Charity
By The Associated Press
Democrat Letitia James argued in a court filing Thursday that state law allows a fine equal to double the $2.8 million in free media attention she says Trump received for an event that blurred charity and politics.
The Republican Trump skipped a 2016 Iowa debate and held a competing rally at which he solicited donations that his foundation passed on to veterans' charities.
The foundation has agreed to dissolve.
The lawsuit seeks $2.8 million in restitution. James says there is ample evidence for an immediate ruling in the state's favor.
Foundation lawyers say that any errors were minor...
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/03/15/us/ap-us-trump-foundation-investigation.html
By The Associated Press
- March 15, 2019
Democrat Letitia James argued in a court filing Thursday that state law allows a fine equal to double the $2.8 million in free media attention she says Trump received for an event that blurred charity and politics.
The Republican Trump skipped a 2016 Iowa debate and held a competing rally at which he solicited donations that his foundation passed on to veterans' charities.
The foundation has agreed to dissolve.
The lawsuit seeks $2.8 million in restitution. James says there is ample evidence for an immediate ruling in the state's favor.
Foundation lawyers say that any errors were minor...
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/03/15/us/ap-us-trump-foundation-investigation.html
