DEMS/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday [12-19-18] at New York Democrats over their efforts to shut down his charitable foundation. Trump tweeted that his foundation has ‘done great work and given away lots of money.’ New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Tuesday that the foundation would dissolve while it fights a state lawsuit accusing it of illegally operating like an extension of Trump’s businesses and political campaign…Underwood and attorneys for the Trump foundation agreed Tuesday on a court-supervised process for shutting down the charity and distributing some $1.7 million in remaining funds to other nonprofit groups. The deal comes even as Trump continues to fight allegations he misused the foundation’s assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House. Underwood’s lawsuit, filed last spring, alleges that Trump and his family illegally operated the foundation as an extension of his businesses and his presidential campaign will continue.”
–Associated Press, “Trump Lashes Out Over Foundation Shutdown,” The New York Times online, December 19, 2018