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Another Trump dumb slut DEI hire. She'll probably legalize kiddy porn
and pedophila on Trump's orders, or maybe Elon's, depending on who isn't golfing that day.

She's another Trump crook who should be disbarred and jailed, nothing
more.


Investigations
Corruption
The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal
November 4, 2016
Updated
April 14, 2021


In March 2016, CREW discovered that the Trump Foundation had broken the
law by giving an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group
supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Charitable foundations
like the Trump Foundation are not allowed to engage in politics. Even
more problematic was the fact that the contribution was given as Bondi’s
office was deciding whether to take legal action related to Trump
University. This would set off an investigation which would lead to one
of the biggest stories of the year. Here’s how it went down:
Feb 01, 2008

From February 2008-May 2011, the Florida Office of the Attorney General
(OAG) receives at least 22 complaints regarding Trump University, the
Trump Institute, and related entities.
Aug 01, 2013

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman files lawsuit against Donald
Trump, The Trump Entrepreneur Institute aka Trump University and the
former president of Trump University for “engaging in persistent
fraudulent, illegal and deceptive conduct.”
Sep 13, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel reports that OAG told them, “We are currently
reviewing the allegations” in the NY lawsuit. A few days later, OAG tells thePalm Beach Post the same thing.
Sep 17, 2013

The Donald J. Trump Foundation makes a $25,000 contribution to And
Justice for All, a political group backing Bondi. The donation, illegal
for a 501(c)(3) private foundation to give, was personally solicited by
Bondi from Trump.
Oct 15, 2013

According to documents turned over in response to a CREW public records request, OAG told reporters that “there was no consideration of whether
to join [the New York lawsuit]. In light of the fact that the Attorney General’s Office received only one consumer complaint 2.5 years ago,
there is no investigation at this time.”
Read more: https://www.scribd.com/lists/16969968/CREW-Trump-University-
Florida (Opens in new tab)
Oct 17, 2013

The Tampa Bay Times reports that And Justice for All acknowledged
receiving the contribution from the Trump Foundation.
Oct 18, 2013

Despite previously acknowledging the 22 complaints (sometimes 23 due to a duplicate record) to reporters, internal emails show that between October 17-18, 2013, OAG employees weeded out any complaint about Trump Institute
and related entities to claim there was only one complaint against Trump University.
Jan 01, 2014

In its 2013 taxes, the Trump Foundation claims it made no donations to political entities and replaces And Justice for All with a different,
similarly named group in Kansas to which they would legally be allowed to donate.
Mar 21, 2016
CREW files complaint against Trump Foundation
Mar 22, 2016

Trump representatives admit to the illegal donation, blaming an
increasing series of clerical errors.


Read more: We’ve got some questions for the Trump Foundation
May 17, 2016

CREW executive director Noah Bookbinder writes an op-ed in the Tampa Bay
Times summarizing some of the troubling findings in the Trump
Foundation’s 990 forms.


Jun 06, 2016

Bondi’s spokesman tells the AP that the Attorney General was unaware of
the 20+ complaints against Trump entities when she solicited the
donation.


Jun 07, 2016

Bondi tells the Tampa Bay Times “I was never, nor was my office,
investigating him. Never. I would never lie. I would never take money.
I’ve been obviously devastated over this.”


Read more: CREW statement on Donald Trump and Pam Bondi
Jul 06, 2016

CREW files complaints against Bondi with the Inspector General for
Florida’s Office of the Attorney General and the state’s Commission on
Ethics for potentially violating the law by failing to investigate or
take legal action regarding complaints against Trump University and
related entities after an affiliated political organization received a contribution from the Trump Foundation.
Read more: CREW files Bondi complaint with IG, Ethics Commission
Aug 08, 2016

CREW files an IRS complaint against the Trump Foundation for acting as a
prop for the Trump campaign through its engagement in Trump Campaign
events, including payments to groups that came to campaign rallies.
Read more: Trump Foundation likely broke the law supporting Trump
campaign
Sep 01, 2016

Following CREW’s discovery that the Trump Foundation did not file an
updated 990 tax form, the Washington Post discovered a $2,500 IRS penalty
paid by the Foundation for the illegal donation, kicking off one of the
biggest stories of the year.


Sep 07, 2016

CREW files a second IRS complaint against Donald Trump and the Trump
Foundation for the donation supporting Bondi. The complaint called for an investigation into whether the donation was used to provide a private
benefit to Trump and his business interests by attempting to discourage
Bondi and her office from investigating Trump University. The complaint
also calls for an investigation into Trump for engaging in prohibited self-dealing.


Read more: CREW files IRS complaint against Donald Trump & Trump
Foundation
Sep 13, 2016

CREW files criminal bribery complaints against Trump and Bondi with the Department of Justice and calls for a criminal investigation into whether
the Trump Foundation broke federal criminal law by making numerous false reports to the IRS on its tax forms.
Read more: CREW files criminal bribery complaint against Donald Trump &
Pam Bondi
Sep 14, 2016

CREW files a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the New York Attorney General for Trump Foundation tax documents, as well as documents relating to the New York Attorney General’s investigation of the Trump Foundation.
Read more: CREW files Trump Foundation FOIL request with New York
Attorney General’s Office
Sep 21, 2016

CREW files its third IRS complaint against Donald Trump after it appears
that he repeatedly broke the law by using the Trump Foundation for his
personal benefit, calling for an investigation into multiple acts of self-dealing by Trump and into the Foundation for violating the tax code
by making multiple payments and grants for the private benefit of Trump
and his business interests.


Read more: Trump appears to violate the tax code, says CREW complaint
Oct 19, 2016

The NY AG office responds to CREW’s FOIL request, and CREW discovers that
not only did the Foundation’s attempts to address its tax issues stemming
from the Bondi donation contain serious errors, they also presented
materials to the Attorney General that raise significant questions about
how they operate and the veracity of their previous claims.
Read more: The Trump Foundation’s got problems with its taxes. Again.
Dec 24, 2016

Trump announced he will shut down the Trump Foundation in the light of
the growing scandal. CREW released a statement in response to the
announcement.




https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew- investigations/the-trump-foundation-pam-bondi-scandal/

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