President Trump claimed he’s being treated unfairly by prosecutors in New York after he agreed to dissolve his charity amid allegations that he used it for personal and political benefit.
On Wednesday, Trump accused several attorneys general in New York of unjustly targeting the Trump Foundation since he entered politics.
“Will never be treated fairly by these people — a total double standard of ‘justice,’” Trump tweeted.
The Trump Foundation has done great work and given away lots of money, both mine and others, to great charities over the years – with me taking NO fees, rent, salaries etc. Now, as usual, I am getting slammed by Cuomo and the Dems in a long running civil lawsuit started by…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018
…sleazebag AG Eric Schneiderman, who has since resigned over horrific women abuse, when I wanted to close the Foundation so as not to be in conflict with politics. Shady Eric was head of New Yorkers for Clinton, and refused to even look at the corrupt Clinton Foundation……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018
….In any event, it goes on and on & the new AG, who is now being replaced by yet another AG (who openly campaigned on a GET TRUMP agenda), does little else but rant, rave & politic against me. Will never be treated fairly by these people – a total double standard of “justice.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Tuesday that the foundation had agreed to dissolve and distribute its remaining assets to other charities under the supervision of her office.
“Our petition detailed a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation — including unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing, and much more,” Underwood said in a statement. “This amounted to the Trump Foundation functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump’s business and political interests.”
Trump defended his charity, saying he had taken no salary, nor paid any rent or fees since the foundation’s inception in 1988.
Trump noted that he had wanted to shut down the charity in 2016 to avoid any conflicts of interest, but he was prevented from doing so by former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned in May 2017 amid allegations that he had physically assaulted several women. The foundation was not able to legally dissolve until the attorney general’s investigation was complete.
[Opinion: The Trump Foundation and abuse of both power and privilege]
