Trump golf course reimbursed President Trump's charity amid ongoing investigation into the foundatio

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Washington Post

Trump golf course reimbursed President Trump's charity amid ongoing investigation into the foundation

By David A. Fahrenthold November 20 at 6:49 PM

One of President Trump’s golf courses paid back more than $158,000 to Trump’s charitable foundation this year, reimbursing the charity for money that had been used to settle a lawsuit against the club, according to a new tax filing. ... The March 2017 payment came after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, launched an investigation into how the Donald J. Trump Foundation collects and disburses funds. The inquiry is ongoing.

The Washington Post reported last year that Trump had used the charity for questionable purposes, including to make a political contribution, to settle legal matters involving his for-profit companies and to buy a large portrait of himself that he hung at one of his golf resorts. ... Amanda Miller, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization, said Monday that Trump’s foundation is cooperating with the investigation. During the probe, the foundation cannot raise money or give it away.
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The reimbursement by Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, N.Y., was detailed in the foundation’s 2016 tax filing, which was released Monday by the nonprofit-tracking site GuideStar. Along with that payment, the foundation received another $62,184 in reimbursements from unidentified sources, the document shows. .... The reimbursement from the golf course relates to payment the Trump Foundation made to settle a lawsuit against the Westchester club. ... The case began in 2010, when a man named Martin Greenberg was playing in a charity tournament at the course. There was a $1 million prize for a hole-in-one on the 13th hole. ... Greenberg aced the hole. Then, after a celebration, he was told he couldn’t claim the prize. The rules said the hole had to be a certain length. Trump’s club had allegedly made it too short.

Greenberg sued the golf club. The parties settled. On the day that the parties informed the court they had settled their case, a $158,000 donation was sent to the Martin Greenberg Foundation. ... That money came from the Trump Foundation, according to the tax filings of both Trump’s and Greenberg’s foundations.
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David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and their business interests. He has been at the Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment, and the D.C. police.
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Sheesh, what a cheap bastard.

The closing down is covered in another thread. That and the reimbursement are two different things.

[mr_lebowski]

1. If any of us pulled shenanigans like this the IRS would have a conniption, you kidding me?

Presuming the donations to the Foundation are tax-deductible, this shit is shady AF.

Can't collect money tax-free for a 'charity', then turn around and spend that money like this. Gimme a friggin' break. This is completely illegal and any regular person would face a heavy fine and maybe even go to Jail.

It's esp. shady if the club's owner (in this case , presumably Trump) is socking his own money into his 'charity' and claiming it as a write-off, then directing the charities money be used to pay his club's legal bills. That is totally blatant tax fraud if that's how it went down.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. You little people crack me up. Hahahahahaha. NT