The Donald J. Trump Foundation took in no new money from outside groups last year and donated nothing, according to a 2017 tax return posted online Monday. Trump had promised before taking office to dissolve the foundation to avoid conflicts of interest with his duties as president. The foundation gave away $3.1 million in 2016, more than it did in the prior three years combined. The suit seeks $2.8 million in restitution plus penalties, the foundation’s disbandment and a 10-year ban on Trump running any charities. By contrast, the foundation last year raised money from only one source, the Trump Corporation, according to tax returns posted Monday by the non-profit monitoring website GuideStar.

Source: National Post November 26, 2018 20:05 UTC