(CNN) – A judge ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to a collection of nonprofit organizations as part of a settlement with the New York state attorney general’s office to resolve a civil lawsuit that alleged “persistent” violations of charities law that included unlawful coordination with the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, according to a court filing Thursday.
Filed in June 2018, the lawsuit alleged that the President and his three eldest children — Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric — violated federal and state campaign finance laws and abused the Donald J. Trump Foundation’s tax-exempt status. According to the lawsuit, the Trumps allowed the foundation to be used “as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump’s business and political interests.”
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#BREAKING: Trump ordered to pay $2 million settlement in lawsuit over "persistent" charities law violations https://t.co/8bS3yfaIhl pic.twitter.com/TvROiRJsAk
— The Hill (@thehill) November 7, 2019
“Persistently illegal conduct.” https://t.co/W90W7DbjIS
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 7, 2019
Also notable: @realdonaldtrump admits misusing the charity’s funds, according to NY AG. He had insisted he’d done nothing wrong.
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 7, 2019
Well thenhttps://t.co/FNz8RfH7pg
— John Schindler (@20committee) November 7, 2019
Trump admits serious wrongdoing, and this won't even be in the headlines in a day or two.
What has this nation come to? https://t.co/1tQfOaJEs6
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 7, 2019
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