Trump Ordered To Pay $2M After Misusing His Charity In ‘Pattern Of Illegality’ | Katy Tur | MSNBC

President Donald Trump must pay a $2 million judgment for improperly using his Trump Foundation to further his 2016 presidential campaign, a New York state judge ruled Thursday. The order appears to bring to an end the New York attorney general's lawsuit against the president and three of his adult children over the now-shuttered foundation, which the attorney general alleged had engaged in repeated "self-dealing." Aired on 11/7/19.
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Trump Ordered To Pay $2M After Misusing His Charity In ‘Pattern Of Illegality’ | Katy Tur | MSNBC

73 comments

  1. Another day, another Trump scandal and crime. Trump University and the Trump Foundation defrauded 1000’s and should have brought criminal charges and an automatic review of Trump’s taxes.

    1. The real world rules don’t apply to Donald J. Trump. Leona Helmsley said it best. “Only the little people pay taxes”. She got 10 years for that little oversight.

    1. But for Trump, this is just another day and something his supporters don’t care about. They didn’t care about his fake university he set up as a scam either.

    2. @Nevyn of OZ 1973 The rich elite are usually immune. One set of rules for them, and another for everyone else. Trump has been lawless his entire life

    1. He’s making millions from his presidency. Foreign leaders have bribed him by buying out entire floors of his hotel.

    1. The orange clown had a very long career as a con artist and crook. I saw a documentary this week on the people who are estimated to have lost between billions of dollars after they invested in the Trump venture, he had registered on the stock market. The crook got away with 10s of millions for his services. Trump also defrauded people through is sham university , his fraudulent charity foundation, and by promoting a pyramid scheme on the Apprentice

    1. @Cullen LOOL so YOU are thinking only THE TV is telling you?
      Are you sure you want to have this discussion with me? are you equipped with all the data to debate with me on this?
      :)))))) oh my GOD! go back to sleep you KIDDO you have no idea who you talking with…do not judge other by the image of your self! but that comment says more about you! then about me!:)

    1. @Debbie unknown The “sitting President cannot be indicted” argument is just a 1974 Justice Department opinion.

    1. This Degenerate would steal a Blind one legged person’s kane in a wheelchair from them. 💩Trump💩

    2. @Carl Bailey ,
      Actually, there were different charities involved. There were legit charities giving money through the GOLF COURSE events for example that Trump managed to siphon off to himself. There were fund-raisers where money seems to have been partially spent but much of it disappeared. It’s quite complicated. Trump has been stealing money from many different sources and that’s before you talk about diverting military aircraft to an airport that’s near a golf course he owns to benefit himself.

  2. Here is something tRump will never be:
    “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

    1. Why don’t we post this everywhere, in its entirety. It might remind people of what real success is and how much we need leadership that reflects these values.

    2. SPRINDYS Best comment of the day. Oh and look, claire bigelow crawled out of that basket Hillary talked about just to reply to your comment. How charming.

    3. Definitely describes Mr. Obama who I hold in high regards. An individual whose character I can share with my children and who can be a role model.

  3. The Republican’s chosen leader is a corrupt, chronic crook. Must meet all the Repug’s standards to be kept in office by them.

    1. @Mr Lion So you agree that kids with cancer should not receive the money other people donated because your president was 3 more portraits of himself.

    1. @Pat Peacock I have learned it is not good to interpret things in the worst possible light, especially if that interpretation makes no sense. If TRUMP had stolen 17 million dollars, the news item would say that. He raised 19 million for Veterans, and it went to veterans. The other 2 million was separate set of transactions. There was a time when I was like you, looking for ways to twist and malign. It’s not worth it neighbor. Trump’s biggest problem was simply in letting his campaign participate in directing the TRUMP foundation. A little re-alignment will fix that fine. I’m glad the courts stepped in. Glad he learned his lesson. He stole from no one.

    2. @marbanak you said trump foundation took in 19 million but only paid out 2 million that’s mean trump spent 17 million on his campaign it’s simple math 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    3. @Pat Peacock I have clarified that for you nicely. Your childish reply and poorly spelled remarks are verification that you are a foreign troll bot, along with those who participated in this thread. Your country stinks.

    4. @marbanak hey stupid you the one that said trump took in 19 million and only gave out 2 million that’s seventeen million trump stole please try taking a 4th grade math class.

  4. I doubt he will pay anything, if he doesn’t pay his taxes what makes you think he will pay this fine?

    1. @Wicked Guppy That may work but we’re talking about Donald J. Trump, a man that still hasn’t paid his hair dresser.

    2. @Markus Patients Hair dressers can only access small claims court. The courts can seize real assets. Remember Manafort?

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