NEW YORK: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used funds from his charitable foundation to pay settlements in legal cases involving his businesses, an apparent violation of laws governing non-profits, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The Trump Foundation also made transactions that appeared to be exclusively for the benefit of the real estate mogul or his businesses, apparently in violation of regulations governing charities, the Washington Post said. In one case, the charity paid $20,000 in 2007 for a six-foot portrait of Trump, the newspaper reported. “In typical Washington Post fashion, they’ve gotten their facts wrong. The Trump Foundation has no paid board, no management fees, no rent or overhead, and no family members on its payroll,” said spokesman Jason Miller.

Source: New Strait Times September 21, 2016 05:03 UTC