The following article by Lachlan Markay was posted on the Daily Beast website January 11, 2018:
Before he resigned from his charity, Eric Trump continued to host events that benefited his father’s empire.
Eric Trump’s controversial charitable foundation paid nearly $150,000 to Trump Organization companies in 2016, as donations to the group skyrocketed amid Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Newly released annual tax filings for the group, now called the Curetivity Foundation, show that it shelled out to Trump properties in Florida and New York for fundraising events, including its annual charity golf tournament.
Eric Trump stepped aside from his role atop the foundation last year amid intense scrutiny over its payments to various Trump companies. Trump’s critics have suggested those payments could run afoul of rules against the use of nonprofit organizations for the benefit of their officers or directors. Continue reading “Eric Trump’s Charity Paid Donald’s Business $145K During Election”