President Trump has paid a $2 million fine for misusing funds from his charity, the Donald J. Trump Foundation.
A New York state judge ordered Trump last month to pay the damages after the president was found to have used tax-exempt foundation money to buy portraits of himself and meet some of his businesses’ legal obligations. Trump also funneled some charity money toward his 2016 campaign.
The $2 million fine has been split between eight charities: the Army Emergency Relief, the Children’s Aid Society, Citymeals-on-Wheels, Give an Hour, Martha’s Table, the United Negro College Fund, the United Way of National Capital Area, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, according to the Washington Post.
As part of the agreement with the court, Trump also donated the rest of the money left in his foundation, $1.8 million, to the charities, as well. In total, each charity received $476,140.41.
“The legacy of the Trump Foundation — which gave away many millions to those in need at virtually no cost — is secure,” Trump’s attorneys said in a statement.
“Funds have finally gone where they deserve — to eight credible charities,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “My office will continue to fight for accountability because no one is above the law — not a businessman, not a candidate for office, and not even the president of the United States.”
