"My interest in this issue really is in my capacity as regulator of non-profits in New York state," Attorney General Eric Schneiderman told CNN. "We have been concerned that the Trump Foundation has engaged in impropriety from that point of view," added Schneiderman, who has been at loggerheads with the bombastic billionaire for years over the Trump University real estate program, which he has called "straight up fraud. "But we have been looking into the Trump Foundation to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York. "Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee issued an open letter asking US Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate the donation to Bondi. "Trump, in turn, has lashed out at Schneiderman personally for a lawsuit the state attorney general filed in 2013 against the real estate mogul over the now-defunct Trump University, calling him "Clockwork Eric.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 14, 2016 01:41 UTC