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MorbidButterflyTat

(4,714 posts)
24. Maybe try grasping reality.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:43 PM
Jan 2026

NEW YORK –New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Donald J. Trump was forced to pay more than $2 million in court-ordered damages to eight different charities for illegally misusing charitable funds at the Trump Foundation for political purposes:

“Not only has the Trump Foundation shut down for its misconduct, but the president has been forced to pay $2 million for misusing charitable funds for his own political gain....Funds have finally gone where they deserve — to eight credible charities. My office will continue to fight for accountability because no one is above the law — not a businessman, not a candidate for office, and not even the president of the United States.”

As part of a resolution of the lawsuit announced on November 7th, Trump was ordered to pay $2 million, or $250,000, a piece to eight different charities. Those charities are Army Emergency Relief, the Children’s Aid Society, Citymeals-on-Wheels, Give an Hour, Martha’s Table, the United Negro College Fund, the United Way of National Capital Area, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Additionally, Trump was forced to reimburse his namesake foundation $11,525 for sports paraphernalia and champagne purchased at a charity gala, which was added to $1,797,598.30 already in the foundation’s bank account. The combined $1,809,123.30 was split evenly and recently transferred to the eight agreed upon charities. Each charity ended up receiving a total of $476,140.41.

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2019/donald-j-trump-pays-court-ordered-2-million-illegally-using-trump-foundation


Quite defensive of Piggy, huh.

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Being a true Class-Lady........The media has turned into a Shithouse ditch. chouchou Jan 2026 #1
Oh, I just saw that the media IS freaking out senseandsensibility Jan 2026 #2
The corpo media LOVES Trump. USS_Dauntless Jan 2026 #4
I'm seeing a trend BaronChocula Jan 2026 #7
I would rather call you 'observant', to be honest. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #10
My first compliment of 2026 BaronChocula Jan 2026 #11
True. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #14
those green papers are becoming valueless rampartd Jan 2026 #37
Socialists like silk pillow cases too Captain Zero Jan 2026 #31
WHICH Media is "freaking out"? maxsolomon Jan 2026 #38
The money Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #3
Lol senseandsensibility Jan 2026 #5
Last time I checked Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #6
You really, truly, honestly believe Demobrat Jan 2026 #9
Do you have Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #20
Maybe try grasping reality. MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #24
The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior. Demobrat Jan 2026 #27
krasnov's entire, fucking, lying, thieving, grifting, scheming, traitorous, niyad Jan 2026 #42
Poor Donald Cirsium Jan 2026 #45
Do we know if the money made it out of MaraLoco? Captain Zero Jan 2026 #33
Hmmmmmmm......My Momma Raised A Skeptic..... ColoringFool Jan 2026 #12
And you really believe that, Gregg? I wonder what else you believe. paleotn Jan 2026 #18
What evidence Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #21
What evidence do you have that it is, Gregg? paleotn Jan 2026 #22
You mean Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #23
Link? MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #25
Don't have a Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #26
You're sooooo believable. paleotn Jan 2026 #29
The auction participants. Not Trump directly. paleotn Jan 2026 #28
Yes Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #30
Reading comprehension. Re-read what I typed. paleotn Jan 2026 #32
No thanks Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #34
Poor baby! paleotn Jan 2026 #35
He may have thanked the auction participants, Demobrat Jan 2026 #36
It probably did go to St. Judes, Greg in SF maxsolomon Jan 2026 #39
I'm not. Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #41
I'll push back on "wonderful". maxsolomon Jan 2026 #47
Well, we will have to Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #48
Show me the proof, from a legitimate, reliable source. I'll wait. niyad Jan 2026 #43
Sounds serious Torchlight Jan 2026 #49
And Obama liked Grey Poupon. MSM sux. C-Span and full confession, we like Velshi, Rachel, Lawrence, Nichole and most of Evolve Dammit Jan 2026 #8
Can't wait for Lawrence to return senseandsensibility Jan 2026 #13
Only surpassed by the tan suit! Evolve Dammit Jan 2026 #15
Plus hibbing Jan 2026 #16
Forgetting so quickly that Reagan wore tan suits quite often. paleotn Jan 2026 #19
It was just an ID10T error. Hoosier_Progressiv Jan 2026 #17
Our media has capitulated tonekat Jan 2026 #40
IOKIYAR, forever and ever, Amen LymphocyteLover Jan 2026 #44
Of course if a Dem did a tiny fraction of what trump did it would be non stop outrage Jbraybarten Jan 2026 #46
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