New York attorney general says Trump Foundation “has signed a stipulation agreeing to dissolve under judicial supervision, with review and approval by the attorney general of proposed recipient charities of the foundation’s remaining assets,” and lawsuit will still move forward. pic.twitter.com/2D5IYWylnl
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) December 18, 2018
(More) major props to Dave Fahrenthold!
UPDATE: NY AG says that @realDonaldTrump's Fdn will have to sell off its 3 physical possessions, including a Tim Tebow-signed helmet, and 2 paintings of Trump himself.
Trump paid $42K for them, using foundation $.
Now says they're worth $975 combined.https://t.co/eL3sirHwYS— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) December 18, 2018
Someday there will be a best-seller on the Trump presidency subtitled “Two Overpriced Portraits and a Tim Tebow-Signed Helmet”.
This isn’t voluntary. It’s Trump shutting down foundation because it is squarely in the dangerous crosshairs of NY Atty General investigation.
It’s like Michael Cohen’s plea in that sense — coming forward at the end, reluctantly, because caught red handed https://t.co/adY2kU3b4a
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) December 18, 2018
May this be the start of many, many painful and embarrassing decisions against Donald Trump, his offspring, his underlings, and his GOP enablers…
Forcing Trump to actually give money to charity might be the most devastating punishment he’s ever faced https://t.co/U4ft6lXf6c
— molly (@isteintraum) December 18, 2018
Now, now, be fair, the evidence suggests that the foundation gave millions of dollars to *checks notes* Donald Trump. https://t.co/CHKRPkZ6cd
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) December 18, 2018
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