Did the Donald J. Trump Foundation illegally make a $25,000 political contribution in 2013 to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R)?
Trump’s Foundation made the contribution to a group called “Justice for All,” which was supporting Bondi’s campaign. Bondi was weighing whether to pursue an investigation into accusations of fraud against Trump University at the time. She ultimately declined to bring charges.
It appears the payments may have been intended to stave off an investigation into the Trump University that has been accused of ripped off unsuspecting students.
Trump had paid a $2,500 fine to the IRS earlier this year over the contribution.
The Washington Post reported that Trump’s foundation did not list a donation to the group backing Bondi in its 2013 tax filings. The Trump Foundation instead detailed a contribution to a charity in Kansas with a similar name which was never actually made. Trump’s organization additionally listed “no” when asked on a tax form if it had made any political donations that year.
“It was just an honest mistake,” Jeffrey McConney, a Senior Vice President at the Trump Organization, told the Post Thursday. "It wasn’t done intentionally to hide a political donation, it was just an error.”
Trump later reimbursed his foundation for the contribution out of his personal account, which his employees say is more often used for such political spending.
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