Trump’s charity foundation to shut down

President Donald Trump has agreed to close down his personal charity, the Trump Foundation, the New York attorney general said yesterday, accusing it of engaging in a "shocking pattern of illegality" to advance his political and business interests. The Trump Foundation would be dissolved and its remaining assets distributed to other charities under her supervision, attorney general Barbara Underwood said in a statement.

Underwood said there had been a "shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation -- including unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing, and much more." "This amounted to the Trump Foundation functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump's business and political interests," she said in a statement. "This is an important victory for the rule of law, making clear that there is one set of rules for everyone," Underwood added.

Trumps charity foundation to shut down

President Donald Trump has agreed to close down his personal charity, the Trump Foundation, the New York attorney general said yesterday, accusing it of engaging in a shocking pattern of illegality to advance his political and business interests. The Trump Foundation would be dissolved and its remaining assets distributed to other charities under her supervision, attorney general Barbara Underwood said in a statement. Underwood said there had been a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation -- including unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing, and much more. This amounted to the Trump Foundation functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trumps business and political interests, she said in a statement. This is an important victory for the rule of law, making clear that there is one set of rules for everyone, Underwood added.