Schneiderman
sent notice Friday to the Trump Foundation, alerting that it broke
state law when it raised more than $25,000 from outside donors without
filing properly with the state. New York requires charities to conduct
annual audits to solicit donations.
Trump
has collected close to $4.4 million for his charity since 2009. The
last time he donated to his own charity was in 2008. World Wide
Wrestling Entertainment, NBC Universal and a celebrity signature
collector have been his biggest donors over the past year.
The Washington Post first reported last week
that Trump likely broke state law by not getting the rights to solicit
donors. Schneiderman, a Democrat who is supporting Hillary Clinton, sent
the cease-and-desist letter a day later..
Trump's campaign responded shortly after the notice was made public.
"While
we remain very concerned about the political motives behind AG
Schneiderman's investigation, the Trump Foundation nevertheless intends
to cooperate fully with the investigation," Trump campaign spokeswoman
Hope Hicks said in a statement. "Because this is an ongoing legal
matter, the Trump Foundation will not comment further at this time."
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