Trump Foundation donations came from other charities

Instead, it seems to mainly operate as a way for Trump to turn others’ contributions into his own; “all of the donations have been other people’s money – an arrangement that experts say is nearly unheard of for a family foundation”, the Post wrote.

“Trump had found a way to give away somebody else’s money and claim credit for himself”, wrote Fahrenthold, whose article runs almost 3,000 words and describes not only the police foundation donations but other dealings of Trump’s foundation.

The Hill also reports Trump used foundation money to pay for a 6-foot portrait of Trump, which is prohibited by the IRS, buying things for their own benefit.

In 2014, the police foundation rented space at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club for $276,463 – for an event honoring Trump’s philanthropy.

The Trump presidential campaign declined to comment, the Post reported. For 250 charities contacted by the Post, donations Trump claimed to have made could not be successfully located.

The report also said that the barebones foundation has misrepresented donations it’s made in the past. And without seeing Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to release before the election, it is hard to further examine the details and extent of his personal charitable giving. The night’s entertainment was Michael Israel, who bills himself as “the original speed painter“.

When challenged by the auctioneer, Melania doubled her bid to $20,000.

Among them is a $25,000 check that came as Bondi’s office was reviewing a NY lawsuit alleging that Trump University scammed thousands of people.

Fespectively, and since then his foundation has primarily given “small, scattered gifts – which seem to be driven by the demands of Trump’s businesses and social life” instead of philanthropic impulses.

The Trump Foundation’s donations to Republican Florida Attorney Gen. Pam Bondi have come under intense scrutiny of late, given that it appears that the former reality TV star gave Bondi’s re-election campaign $25,000 to halt an investigation to the wide-ranging scam Trump University.

IRS rules bar charity owners from using donations to buy items for themselves and it’s possible Trump broke the law, as happened at least one other time with his charity.

The same can’t really be said for the Donald J. Trump foundation, unless you consider buying and storing away a six-foot portrait of Donald Trump an act of charity. The painting, according to the artist, reportedly went to one of Trump’s golf courses.