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Court found Trump breached his Foundation duties and ordered $2 million

Reporting and findings

  1. found liable

    The New York court found that Donald Trump breached his fiduciary duty to the Foundation and that waste occurred by allowing his campaign to orchestrate the 2016 fundraiser and direct the distribution of its proceeds to advance his political campaign.

  2. found liable

    The court ordered Donald Trump to pay $2 million in damages, which the New York Attorney General later reported had been paid and distributed to eight charities.

  3. found liable

    The court found that $2,823,000 from the 2016 fundraiser was used to advance Trump's campaign and distributed by campaign staff in violation of New York charity law; it also found that the money ultimately reached veterans' charities.

Summary and current status

A New York court found that Trump breached his fiduciary duty and that waste occurred when the 2016 fundraiser and grant distribution were used to advance his presidential campaign; it ordered him to pay $2 million in damages.

Final settlement and court order; payment completed

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Money trail

  1. paymentCourt-ordered damages$2,000,000
    Paid by / source
    Donald Trump
    Received by
    Eight court-designated charities
    realized · 2019-11-07 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Damages ordered against Donald Trump in the Foundation dissolution proceeding.Period 2019-11-07 to 2019-11-07Basis Encode the nominal damages ordered against Donald Trump and later reported paid to eight court-designated charities. Exclude the Foundation's remaining assets, the separate $11,525 reimbursement and the $2.823 million fundraiser proceeds.Limits This exact damages payment is also represented by measurement:overview:foundation-paid-damages on the same entry and by measurement:audit:26:01 on the Audit evidence entry. The three observations describe the same $2 million and must never be added.
  2. paymentTrump Foundation: funds used for the campaign$2,823,000
    Paid by / source
    Donald J. Trump Foundation
    Received by
    Veterans' charities selected by campaign staff
    Financially affected
    Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign
    realized · 2019-11-07 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Foundation receipts from the January 28, 2016 fundraiser addressed in the court's final finding.Period 2019-11-07 to 2019-11-07Basis Use the court's $2,823,000 finding for funds directed by campaign staff to advance the campaign; exclude the separate damages award.Limits The funds ultimately reached veterans' charities. This measures improper use found by the court, not money permanently lost or stolen.

Figures

  1. Trump Foundation: final fiduciary-duty judgment1 count
    Calculation details
    Basis
    Observed
    Population
    One Foundation dissolution proceeding, Matter of People v Trump, 2019 NY Slip Op 29336.
    Period
    2019-11-07 to 2019-11-07
    As of
    2019-11-07
    Method
    Count the proceeding once for the court's breach-of-fiduciary-duty and waste judgment, not each cause of action or respondent.
    Uncertainty
    The settled claims are not additional adverse findings. This is documented coverage, not a complete historical court census.
  2. Trump Foundation: paid damages$2,000,000
    Calculation details
    Basis
    Observed
    Population
    Donald Trump's court-ordered Foundation damages, paid to eight charities.
    Period
    2019-12-10 to 2019-12-10
    As of
    2019-12-10
    Method
    Count the $2,000,000 court award once in nominal USD. Exclude interest, separate reimbursements, and the Foundation's remaining assets.
    Uncertainty
    Payment completion was reported by the New York Attorney General on December 10, 2019. It is not an unpaid current balance.