David A. Fahrenthold, the Washington Post reporter who investigated President Trump’s charity and broke the news of Trump’s “Access Hollywood” video, was honored Monday night with the prestigious Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. Fahrenthold’s extensive series on the Trump Foundation aimed to match Trump’s claims of big charitable giving with actual records. Fahrenthold reported that Trump’s charity was largely set up not to spread around the business mogul’s own money but rather the dollars of donors. Fahrenthold’s reporting showed how the Trump Foundation was used to resolve Trump’s personal business disputes and even to pay for personal items, including a six-foot-tall portrait of Trump himself that was bought for $20,000. The Toner Prize is awarded by Syracuse University and is named for Robin Toner, the first woman to serve as a national political reporter for the New York Times.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2017 00:22 UTC