E Jean Carroll judgement tells different.
Rrump U verdict shows different.
Rrump charities verdict shows different.
No, the Jean Carroll verdict is so obviously illegal it has to be over turned.
Trump U was not Trump, but the university.
With the Trump charities, the ruling was wrong also.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests.
New York state Judge Saliann Scarpulla
imposed the penalty after the president admitted to a series of abuses outlined in a lawsuit brought against him last year by the New York attorney general’s office.
Among other things, Trump acknowledged in a legal filing that he allowed his presidential campaign staff to coordinate with the Trump Foundation in holding a fundraiser for veterans during the run-up to the 2016 Iowa caucuses. The event was designed “to further Mr. Trump’s political campaign,” Scarpulla said.
...}
It is NOT illegal to use charity resources as long as it also benefits the charity.
That is the main reason all celebrities do charities, to increase their name recognition with a positive association.