2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump pays IRS a penalty for his foundation violating rules with gift to aid Florida atty general
Source: Washington Post
Donald Trump paid the IRS a $2,500 penalty this year, an official at Trump's company said, after it was revealed that Trump's charitable foundation had violated tax laws by giving a political contribution to a campaign group connected to Florida's attorney general.
The improper donation, a $25,000 gift from the Donald J. Trump Foundation, was made in 2013. At the time, Attorney General Pam Bondi was considering whether to investigate fraud allegations against Trump University. She decided not to pursue the case.
Earlier this year, The Washington Post and a liberal watchdog group raised new questions about the three-year-old gift. The watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, filed a complaint with the IRS noting that, as a registered nonprofit, the Trump Foundation was not allowed to make political donations.
In that year's tax filings, The Post reported, the Trump Foundation did not notify the IRS of this political donation. Instead, Trump's foundation listed a donation also for $25,000 to a Kansas charity with a name similar to that of Bondi's political group. In fact, Trump's foundation had not given the Kansas group any money.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/01/trump-pays-irs-a-penalty-for-his-foundation-violating-rules-with-gift-to-florida-attorney-general/
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)lapucelle
(18,337 posts)Why isn't this getting wall to wall coverage?
Doodley
(9,129 posts)tax returns and his dodgy business practices every single day? Why aren't they elevating it to the same level as Clinton's emails?
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)While we'll hear more bullshit about the Clinton Foundation.
PJMcK
(22,050 posts)AG Pam Bondi should be objected to the same level of scrutiny that Hillary Clinton has had to face. I doubt that Ms. Bondi will comport herself with the integrity, professionalism and intelligence that Secretary Clinton has exhibited.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Use by Trump and he may think all function illegally like he does. Lock him up.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,043 posts)mcar
(42,375 posts)Excuse me while I go pound my head against a wall.
sinkingfeeling
(51,474 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)Despite the fact that Rick Scott, her boss, is trying to hand the GOP Florida, is disgusting. DWS, you of all people should be getting every spare second of camera time to denounce this, as you know what the score is.