ATTORNEY GENERAL/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A state judge ruled on Friday [11-23-18] that a lawsuit by the New York State attorney general could proceed against President Trump and the Trump Foundation over allegations of misused charitable assets, self-dealing and campaign finance violations during the 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Trump’s lawyers had argued that the court did not have jurisdiction over Mr. Trump, as president, and that the statutes of limitations had expired in the case of some of the actions at issue. They also contended the attorney general’s office suffered from a ]pervasive bias’ against Mr. Trump. In her 27-page ruling, Justice Saliann Scarpulla disagreed. ‘I find I have jurisdiction over Mr. Trump,’ she wrote. Alan Futerfas, a lawyer for the Trump Foundation, said in a prepared statement: ‘The decision means only that the case goes forward. As we have maintained throughout, all of the money raised by the Foundation went to charitable causes to assist those most in need. As a result, we remain confident in the ultimate outcome of these proceedings.’”
– J. David Goodman, “New York State’s Lawsuit Against Trump Foundation Can Proceed, Judge Rules,” The New York Times online, November 23, 2018