Democrats Seek Criminal Probe Of Donald Trump’s Donations

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http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_57d8321ce4b09d7a687fe744

Democrats Seek Criminal Probe Of Donald Trump’s Donations
They argue he broke the law by giving money to a prosecutor who didn’t deeply investigate Trump University.
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WASHINGTON ― Democrats in Congress want the U.S. attorney general to launch a criminal probe of Donald Trump’s donations to Florida’s top prosecutor, state Attorney General Pam Bondi.

In a letter sent to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee pointed to a $25,000 donation that Trump’s charitable foundation improperly paid to a pro-Bondi group while her office was examining a lawsuit against Trump University. They noted that after the donation was received, Bondi declined to pursue a case against Trump’s controversial real estate seminar program or to join other states’ litigation. They also cited other donations in support of Bondi’s bid for re-election.

“This fact pattern indicates that these payments may have influenced Mrs. Bondi’s official decision not to participate in litigation against Mr. Trump,” wrote the Democrats, led by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). “A number of criminal statutes would appear to be implicated by this course of conduct,” they argued, pointing to laws against bribery, public corruption and hiding charitable foundation payments from the Internal Revenue Service.


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The Democrats are hardly the only ones asking for such an investigation.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which is now run by a Clinton ally, is also calling for an investigation. But CREW’s complaint is broader, pointing to a fundraiser that Trump held for Bondi at his Palm Beach mansion that may have been worth $150,000.

Another group, the Democratic Coalition Against Trump, has similarly charged that he broke the law.

The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee did not respond to requests for comment.
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