A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
The New York attorney general sued Donald Trump, his foundation, and three of his adult children, alleging the charity was used for personal and political purposes. The filing turned the Trump Foundation from a messy side story into a live legal threat, with claims that it functioned less like philanthropy and more like a piggy bank with a tax exemption.
Why it matters: Charity slush fund
Returning reader
The New York attorney general sued Donald Trump, his foundation, and three of his adult children, alleging the charity was used for personal and political purposes. The filing turned the Trump Foundation from a messy side story into a live legal threat, with claims that it functioned less like philanthropy and more like a piggy bank with a tax exemption.
Read the complete verified updateComplete record
Newest first
The New York attorney general sued Donald Trump, his foundation, and three of his adult children, alleging the charity was used for personal and political purposes. The filing turned the Trump Foundation from a messy side story into a live legal threat, with claims that it functioned less like philanthropy and more like a piggy bank with a tax exemption.
Truth standard
The linked reports preserve their sources, audit notes, confidence rating, corrections, and comments. The page Q&A below is restricted to those connected materials and will say when the evidence does not establish an answer.