The Trump Foundation Court Record

2019-11-07

partly-kept

Promised: 2016-01-28Trump's Iowa fundraiser represented that money raised would support veterans' organizations.Open cited record · 1 source
The record: 2019-11-07The settlement recorded campaign direction of foundation disbursements and other prohibited uses of charitable assets.Open cited record · 1 source2019-11-07The court ordered Trump to pay $2 million in damages to eight charities and imposed training and reporting conditions.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained: Eight court-designated charities
Veterans' charities receiving fundraiser proceeds
Eight court-designated charities
Veterans' charities receiving fundraiser proceeds
Who paid: Foundation and fundraiser donors
Donald J. Trump
Foundation and fundraiser donors
Audit finding: partly kept
The record supports unlawful charity governance and campaign coordination, not the stronger claim that Trump kept the veterans' donations.
Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

promise2016-01-28documented
Trump's Iowa fundraiser represented that money raised would support veterans' organizations.
- New York State Law Reporting Bureau: Matter of People v Trump, 2019 NY Slip Op 293362019-11-07 · Findings concerning the January 28, 2016 veterans fundraiser
Open underlying ledger entry
action2019-11-07documented
The settlement recorded campaign direction of foundation disbursements and other prohibited uses of charitable assets.
- Office of the New York Attorney General: AG James Secures Court Order Against Donald J. Trump, Trump Children, And Trump Foundation2019-11-07 · Admissions and restrictions sections
Open underlying ledger entry
outcome2019-11-07documented
The court ordered Trump to pay $2 million in damages to eight charities and imposed training and reporting conditions.
- New York State Law Reporting Bureau: Matter of People v Trump, 2019 NY Slip Op 293362019-11-07 · Disposition and equitable-relief discussion
- New York State Law Reporting Bureau: Matter of People v Trump, 2019 NY Slip Op 293362019-11-07 · Findings concerning the January 28, 2016 veterans fundraiser
Open underlying ledger entry
counterevidence2019-11-08reported
A fact check found the $5.6 million fundraiser proceeds did go to veterans' charities and rejected the claim Trump stole that money.
- FactCheck.org: Posts Falsely Claim Trump 'Stole' From Vets2019-11-08 · Fundraiser distribution and court-order sections
Open underlying ledger entry

penaltyFoundation Damages$2 million in court-ordered damages
realized · 2019-12-10 · observedPopulation Donald J. Trump; Eight court-designated charities; Eight court-designated charities; Veterans' charities receiving fundraiser proceeds; Veterans' charities receiving fundraiser proceeds; Foundation and fundraiser donors; Foundation and fundraiser donorsPeriod 2019-11-07 to 2019-12-10Basis Use the amount in the court order; keep separate from charitable distributions.Limits This is damages, not an estimate of donor loss.Open cited evidence

counterevidence
A fact check found the $5.6 million fundraiser proceeds did go to veterans' charities and rejected the claim Trump stole that money.