Eric Trump suspends operations of his charitable foundation

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Eric Trump suspends operations of his charitable foundation

By David A. Fahrenthold December 22 at 4:35 PM

Eric Trump is suspending the operations of his charitable foundation — ceasing all fundraising — after facing questions about whether the foundation donors might get special access to members of the first family.

“No new money will come into the ETF bank account,” Trump wrote in an email message on Thursday.

That decision appeared to go beyond a pledge Trump had made a day earlier to the New York Times: In that interview, Trump said he would cease personally raising money for the foundation but left the broader fate of the foundation uncertain.

The Eric Trump Foundation, founded in 2007, raises more than $1.5 million a year through a golf tournament, online auctions and other events. One recent auction, for instance, offered a 10-week paid internship at the Trump Organization, which came with the chance to sit down for 15 minutes each with Eric Trump and his siblings Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump. In another auction, the foundation offered a chance to pitch a business idea to Eric Trump over lunch.

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[gademocrat7]

1. Grifter junior

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

5. He learned at the hand of the master.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Is he going to return people's money?

[Paladin]

3. The damage is done, Qusay. We're not forgetting.

Pass the news on to your brother, Uday.

[Vinca]

4. He can run all the charitable fundraisers he wants,he just can't offer the Oval Office as the prize.