New York's attorney general announced on Thursday she was suing the Trump Foundation, as well as Donald Trump and his children, alleging "extensive and persistent" lawbreaking.
Barbara Underwood said the charitable foundation had engaged in "unlawful political coordination" designed to influence the 2016 election.
The lawsuit seeks to dissolve the foundation, Ms Underwood said.
Also named in the suit were Mr Trump's children, Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr.
In a statement, Ms Underwood said Mr Trump had illegally instructed his foundation to provide support to his presidential campaign by using the foundation's name and funds it raised to promote the campaign.
The lawsuit alleges that the foundation paid $100,000 to settle legal claims against Mr Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort, $158,000 to settle claims against one of his gold clubs, and $10,000 to purchase a painting of Mr Trump to hang at another of his gold clubs.
The purchase of the painting was an example of one of "at least five self- dealing transactions", the statement said, which violate tax regulations on non-profit charities.
Donald Trump hit back at the lawsuit on Twitter, saying that "sleazy New York democrats" were "doing everything they can to sue me on a foundation that took in $18,800,000 and gave out to charity more money than it took in, $19,200,000. I won't settle this case!..."
The lawsuit seeks to ban the president from serving as the director of any New York non-profit for 10 years, and seeks similar one year bans for each of his children, who serve on the foundation's board.
'A new front opened up' Anthony Zurcher, North America reporter
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has opened a new front in the ongoing criminal investigations into Donald Trump and his empire. Allegations of misdeeds connected to the Trump Foundation had swirled during the 2016 presidential elections, but the topic had been overshadowed during the early days of the Trump presidency. That may be about to change.
Administration officials, from the president on down, will certainly attempt to brand this as yet another politically motivated investigation of an ideological adversary - new witches but the same hunt.
Nevertheless, as New York attorney general Ms Underwood has significant investigatory and prosecutorial power - and if she starts flushing the bushes of some of Mr Trump's more questionable charitable activities, there's no telling what she might turn up.
At the very least, it appears the Trump world's celebrations of former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's disgrace were a bit premature. Ms Underwood may not be as outspokenly anti-Trump as her predecessor, but she appears to be equally - or more - aggressive where it counts, in courtroom.
Poster Comment:
These assholes spend their days, weeks and months doing nothing but finding illegal ways to crucify Trump and those of us who voted for him!
Investigate the criminal Clinton Foundation!
#1: Jameson To: IbJensen (#0)
1. What exactly is illegal?
It is quite clear that one of the main duties of the AG is protecting the public through criminal and civil litigation.
2. The "poor donnie" "he's a victim" bullshit is becoming tiresome and is pathetic.
Jameson posted on 2018-06-14 11:55:56 Reply Private Reply
#2: Hank Rearden To: IbJensen (#0)
Fvck 'em, then.
Hank Rearden posted on 2018-06-14 12:45:48 Reply Private Reply
#3: Stoner To: Hank Rearden (#2)
Yeah, really agree !!!
Stoner posted on 2018-06-14 12:56:17 Reply Private Reply
#4: nolu chan To: IbJensen (#0)
The New York AG? Never.
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2016/10/trump-foundation-investigation-offers-no-parallels-to-clinton-for-schneiderman-106520
https://nypost.com/2016/09/09/letting-the-clinton-foundation-slide-the-hypocrisy-of-eric-schneiderman/
nolu chan posted on 2018-06-14 13:36:29 Reply Private Reply
#5: Liberator To: Jameson (#1)
I wonder how much you'd complain to be a "victim" every time you stepped out of the door you received a police citation for "Chewing Gum", "Hate Speech", "Jay-Walking", "Child-Endangerment", and "Speeding" (doing 25.0001 MPH in a 25 MPH Zone)?
Not at all, eh?
Q: Is the Fascist-Leftist-Dem alleged mind ever NOT obsessed with framing Donald Trump? Talk about pathetic. A blind-folded Ray Charles in his casket sees more truth than your phony lynch mob.
President Donald J. Trump has taken the best phony shots from a now dis-credited Uni-Party rat-pack gamed-system. These nuisance lawsuits, fake "Dossiers", MSM fake news" narratives, feigned outrage, vulgar attacks, the usual petty ante grasping at straws - FAIL.
All you're left with are the usual over-officious power-abusing Dem and RINO fascists launching spitball lawsuits. Your co-p*ssy-hat mob can't even see that your antics have been fully exposed to the average American. These Statist-Marxist brethren are seen as NOT credible. OR sane. Instead of building momentum for Dems, your hysterical lies, fakery and buffoonery have managed to steadily nudge voters over to Trump's side, aka the Sane Side, the MAGA side.
The actual "tiresome", "pathetic" situation is more like,"Waaah...we're poor P*ssy-Hat 'victims' of Trumpian B-Slaps and Truth!!"
So... you ladies had better put some ice on it. Those black & blue azz-cheeks and size 13 boot up the Dem-Commie piehole won't be extricated any time soon. Most everyone is sick and tired of your side's incessant hypocritical pearl-clutching and wetting America's Bed. YOU'RE LOSING, JAMIE. BIGLY. Stocks in Midol & Kleenex, Xanax & Valium, and rope & caskets will be skyrocketing.
Liberator posted on 2018-06-14 13:43:10 Reply Private Reply
#6: Jameson To: Liberator (#5)
LOL!
That's funny!
Karma is a bitch donnie.....
Jameson posted on 2018-06-14 13:57:15 Reply Private Reply
#7: Liberator To: nolu chan (#4)
Exactly.
Herr Schneiderman does not engage in any definition "law enforcement" or bi-partisan "investigation". His goal as we know is not "law enforcement or "justice"; Schneiderman is nothing but a mob-boss, a Capo, sadistic Reichsführer-SS with a badge ordering *certain* neighborhood storefronts (R) be smashed and legs (R) broken...JUST BECAUSE.
Herr Schneiderman is typical of how Democrats roll when holding the reigns of power.
So yes -- whom does a mobster/Capo like Herr Schneiderman answer to in an outlaw State like New York? AND...has he broken Feral Law and might he be subject to that authority?
Liberator posted on 2018-06-14 13:58:18 Reply Private Reply
#8: Liberator To: Jameson (#6)
Would a size 7 5/8 inch width butterfly net fit over your head?
Not a surprising response given your sociopath behavior. You'd have found a "prime spot" at the edge of the ditch and laughed hysterically as bodies were being bulldozed into pits at Auschwitz. The only thing you'd find funnier would be Trump and the rest of the sane taking their place.
Karma is a bitch donnie.....
Those have got to be some amazing 'shrooms. You're already swimming in "Karma" princess -- Donnie has "peed" in your kiddie pool.
Liberator posted on 2018-06-14 14:08:49 Reply Private Reply
#9: Hondo68 To: IbJensen (#0)
Lock 'em up, along with Chelsea dRumpf!
Hondo68 posted on 2018-06-14 15:51:21 Reply Private Reply
#10: sneakypete To: IbJensen (#0)
Of course they do. That's what they were appointed to their positions to do.
sneakypete posted on 2018-06-14 18:38:07 Reply Private Reply
#11: rlk To: IbJensen (#0)
As far as the radical left is concerned, the illegal government known as the clinton foundation never existed.
rlk posted on 2018-06-14 22:31:09 Reply Private Reply
#12: jeremiad To: IbJensen (#0)
Mr Government man asks, "did you shred _________ "blah blah blah...My answer, "shred how, like took them snow skiing, and shredded up the slopes?" Or the infamous "I don't recall".
jeremiad posted on 2018-06-15 00:22:07 Reply Private Reply
#13: CZ82 To: IbJensen (#0)
CZ82 posted on 2018-06-15 06:39:56 Reply Private Reply
#14: Liberator To: CZ82 (#13)
He does, I agree. I wish he'd unload with both barrels and then some...
There is a theory that Trump has calculated that ONLY once the mid-terms results are in and he's safe from the Dem-Uni-Party Kanagoo Court "impeachment", he's going to kick into gear and kick some long overdue azz.
Liberator posted on 2018-06-15 12:06:31 Reply Private Reply
#15: Liberator To: rlk (#11)
Neither the Left nor the establishment Republicans acknowledge its existence or true mission. Precisely because THEY are part of its machination.
The CF remains a Shadow Government apparatus, provides NWO "protection", and is international money-laundering scheme/racket.
IF the Klintoon Fudation skates by without ramifications and indictments (as well as its the Deep State coup participants), we'll know without a doubt that the New World Order will have competed its overall mission, World Tyranny begins, AND The End of Liberty (as we've known) it is over.
Liberator posted on 2018-06-15 12:30:38 Reply Private Reply
#16: Hondo68 To: Liberator, Lord of the Flies, New World Order (#14)
The serious rape, pillage, and demolition of America will begin in earnest after the 2020 election, should Emperor Donnell win.
The Prince of Darkness, Emperor Donald the Destroyer
Hondo68 posted on 2018-06-15 13:01:45 Reply Private Reply
#17: Liberator To: hondo68 (#16)
Liberator posted on 2018-06-15 13:57:24 Reply Private Reply