Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has throughout his career given campaign contributions to state attorneys general while they weighed decisions affecting his business, a review of his political donations shows. The issue recently surfaced during a controversy over his 2013 campaign contribution to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was reviewing a fraud case against Trump University. Records show Mr. Trump, his family and associates donated in particular to attorneys general in New York, from Robert Abrams in the 1980s through incumbent Eric Schneiderman. Attorneys general are law-enforcement officials with significant oversight of business practices in their states. Mr. Trump in his presidential bid has portrayed himself as an outsider independent from special interests and what he called the “rigged” political system.

Source: Fox News October 05, 2016 23:37 UTC