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Trump Caused His Foundation to Break State and Federal Laws, New York AG Says

Barbara Underwood said Trump's actions in that regard, and his use of the Trump Foundation "for his own personal benefit," justified her request to ban him for 10 years from being involved in any non-profit group.

By Dan Mangan

New York state Attorney General Barbara Underwood in a new court filing Thursday said that President Donald Trump caused his charitable foundation to break state and federal laws governing non-profit groups.

Underwood said Trump's actions in that regard, and his use of the Trump Foundation "for his own personal benefit," justified her request to ban him for 10 years from being involved in any non-profit group.

"Donald J. Trump used his control over the Donald J. Trump Foundation for his personal, business and political interests in violation of federal and state law governing charities," Underwood said in the filing in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.

The filing was a memorandum opposing Trump's effort to dismiss a lawsuit Underwood filed in June against the president, his three adult children and the foundation, claiming "a pattern of persistent illegal conduct" for more than a decade.

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