New York Attorney General to Investigate Donald Trump’s Nonprofit By STEVE EDERSEPT. 13, 2016
ws. Mr. Trump’s campaign disclosed this month that he had paid a $2,500 penalty to the Internal Revenue Service because the 2013 contribution in Florida was sent from his nonprofit foundation, in violation of tax regulations.
Mr. Schneiderman did not give specifics of the extent of his office’s investigation but told CNN, “We have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some improprieties.”
Jason Miller, a senior aide in the Trump campaign, dismissed the inquiry. “Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is a partisan hack who has turned a blind eye to the Clinton Foundation for years and has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president,” he said.
As the attorney general, Mr. Schneiderman, a Democrat and supporter of Mr. Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, regulates nonprofit groups through his charities bureau. For Mr. Trump, he is a familiar opponent.
Three years ago, Mr. Schneiderman sued Mr. Trump and Trump University, his for-profit educational company, saying that students had been defrauded out of thousands of dollars with false promises about what they would learn. That case is pending, and Mr. Trump has denied the claims.
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