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New York Attorney General Looking Into Eric Trump Foundation
The office of the New York attorney general, which has been investigating the Donald J. Trump Foundation for months, is now looking into the Eric Trump Foundation, after a report in Forbes exposed practices that seem to violate state laws.
“The attorney general's office is looking into the issues raised by this report," said Eric Soufer, the communications director for the New York state attorney general.
A spokesperson for Eric Trump, the president's son, emphasized the positive work that the the foundation has done and said it would cooperate with the review. "During the past decade, the Eric Trump Foundation has raised over $16.3 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, including more than $3.6 million to St. Jude and other worthwhile causes just in 2016 alone," the spokesman said in a statement. "The foundation intends to cooperate fully with the attorney general's review, and looks forward to a productive and open dialogue with the attorney general's office to address any questions it may have.”
Nonprofit legal experts say there are plenty of things for the attorney general to investigate. For starters, the Donald J. Trump Foundation donated $100,000 to the Eric Trump Foundation, which in turn paid a Donald-Trump owned property. That payment was made explicitly to offset costs for the fundraiser, according to Ian Gillule, a former employee at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York. Leaders of private foundations, like the Donald J. Trump Foundation, are prohibited from using charity money to benefit their own businesses.
“The attorney general's office is looking into the issues raised by this report," said Eric Soufer, the communications director for the New York state attorney general.
A spokesperson for Eric Trump, the president's son, emphasized the positive work that the the foundation has done and said it would cooperate with the review. "During the past decade, the Eric Trump Foundation has raised over $16.3 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, including more than $3.6 million to St. Jude and other worthwhile causes just in 2016 alone," the spokesman said in a statement. "The foundation intends to cooperate fully with the attorney general's review, and looks forward to a productive and open dialogue with the attorney general's office to address any questions it may have.”
Nonprofit legal experts say there are plenty of things for the attorney general to investigate. For starters, the Donald J. Trump Foundation donated $100,000 to the Eric Trump Foundation, which in turn paid a Donald-Trump owned property. That payment was made explicitly to offset costs for the fundraiser, according to Ian Gillule, a former employee at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York. Leaders of private foundations, like the Donald J. Trump Foundation, are prohibited from using charity money to benefit their own businesses.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/06/09/new-york-attorney-general-looking-into-eric-trump-foundation/#66e69dfc1075
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