Trump ordered to pay $2M in lawsuit against Trump Foundation

By Caitlin Yilek

Published November 7, 2019 3:06pm ET

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Trump ordered to pay $2M in lawsuit against Trump Foundation — Donald Trump, right, sits with, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a ground breaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on the site of the Old Post Office, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in Washington. | (Evan Vucci/AP)

A judge ordered President Trump to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged he used his former charity for personal and political benefit.

The lawsuit filed by the New York state attorney general’s office in June 2018 alleged that Trump and his three eldest children — Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, and Eric — improperly used the Trump Foundation to settle business disputes and help his presidential campaign.

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