A New York judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2m (\u00a31.6m) for misusing funds from his charity to finance his 2016 political campaign.<\/p>\n
The Donald J Trump Foundation closed down in 2018, after prosecutors accused it of working as “little more than a chequebook” for Mr Trump’s interests.<\/p>\n
Charities such as the one Mr Trump and his three eldest children headed cannot engage in politics, the judge ruled.<\/p>\n
She said the money must be paid by Mr Trump himself.<\/p>\n
“I direct Mr Trump to pay the $2,000,000, which would have gone to the Foundation if it were still in existence,” wrote Judge Saliann Scarpulla.<\/p>\n
She said the money should go to eight charities Mr Trump has no relationship to.<\/p>\n
Mr Trump “breached his fiduciary duty” by allowing funds raised for US veterans to be used for the Iowa primary election in 2016, she said in the settlement.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump – who were also directors of the Trump Foundation – are required to undergo mandatory training “on the duties of officers and directors of charities”, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.<\/p>\n
The payment is the final resolution of a case brought by state prosecutors.<\/p>\n
What’s the deal with the Trump Foundation?<\/a><\/p>\n Mr Trump and his lawyers had argued that the case was politically motivated and blamed “sleazy New York Democrats” of “doing everything they can to sue me”.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"