Trump’s foundation has apparently been operating in New York without the proper paperwork for the last year and has now been ordered to cease and desist operating in New York:
#BREAKING NY AG sends Cease and Desist to Trump Foundation for operating without proper certification. pic.twitter.com/qs7h3Q4li3
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) October 3, 2016
NBC NEWS – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office on Monday ordered the Donald J. Trump Foundation to “immediately cease soliciting contributions” after a report that the charity lacked the proper authorization to seek public donations.
“The Attorney General’s office is the sole regulator of charities in New York State, and when evidence of clear misconduct is brought to our attention, we take action,” a spokesman for the attorney general’s office said in a statement.
The “Notice of Violation” letter obtained by NBC News warned that the charity “shall be deemed a continuing fraud upon the people of New York” unless it provided required paperwork regarding its fundraising activities within the next 15 days.
Ed Morrissey sums it up:
Simply amazing that no one in Trump org checked on this before the campaign started. https://t.co/mxOtt527SU
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) October 3, 2016
Another self-inflicted wound by Trump. He sure makes ‘winning’ look a lot like losing.