Clinton Camp Slams Trump Over Allegations His Charity Paid His Business Settlements
Clinton Camp Slams Trump Over Allegations His Charity Paid His Business Settlements
By Meghan Keneally
Katherine Faulders
Lauren Pearle
Sep 20, 2016, 4:45 PM ET
The Clinton campaign has slammed Donald Trump as “a fraud who believes the rules don’t apply to him” over reports that the GOP presidential candidate used money from his charitable foundation to settle two lawsuits filed against his for-profit businesses.
The Washington Post reported today that Trump made two payments totaling $258,000 to settle suits — one involving the Mar-a-Lago Club, which he owns, in Florida and another involving one of his golf clubs in New York.
Clinton’s Camp Reacts
Clinton’s deputy communications director, Christina Reynolds, put out a statement after The Washington Post story was published, calling Trump a fraud.
“Clearly the Trump Foundation is as much a charitable organization as Trump University is an institute of higher education,” she said.
“Trump’s version of charity is taking money from others to settle his own legal issues ... which experts say is a clear violation of laws governing charitable organizations,” Reynolds said.
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By Meghan Keneally
Katherine Faulders
Lauren Pearle
Sep 20, 2016, 4:45 PM ET
The Clinton campaign has slammed Donald Trump as “a fraud who believes the rules don’t apply to him” over reports that the GOP presidential candidate used money from his charitable foundation to settle two lawsuits filed against his for-profit businesses.
The Washington Post reported today that Trump made two payments totaling $258,000 to settle suits — one involving the Mar-a-Lago Club, which he owns, in Florida and another involving one of his golf clubs in New York.
Clinton’s Camp Reacts
Clinton’s deputy communications director, Christina Reynolds, put out a statement after The Washington Post story was published, calling Trump a fraud.
“Clearly the Trump Foundation is as much a charitable organization as Trump University is an institute of higher education,” she said.
“Trump’s version of charity is taking money from others to settle his own legal issues ... which experts say is a clear violation of laws governing charitable organizations,” Reynolds said.
READ MORE: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinton-cam...
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