Judge orders Trump to pay $2 million for misusing Trump Foundation charity funds vs. Obama criticized for golfing minutes after statement on James Foley's execution

Donald Trump

Judge orders Trump to pay $2 million for misusing Trump Foundation charity funds

2019-11-07

A New York state judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $2 million in damages after finding he misused Trump Foundation charity funds, including to benefit his 2016 campaign. The foundation was dissolved and its remaining assets distributed to eight charities under a court-supervised agreement with the New York Attorney General.

President Trump Ordered To Pay $2 Million For Misusing Trump Foundation Funds NPR · 2019-11-07 · archived
Trump ordered to pay $2 million to settle suit claiming Trump Foundation misused funds to benefit campaign CNBC · 2019-11-07 · archived
AG James Secures Court Order Against Donald J. Trump, Trump Children, And Trump Foundation New York Attorney General (official) · 2019-11-07 · archived

Barack Obama

Obama criticized for golfing minutes after statement on James Foley's execution

2014-08-20

President Barack Obama played golf shortly after delivering a televised statement condemning the execution of journalist James Foley, drawing days of media criticism over the timing. Obama later said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he should have anticipated how the images would look.

Obama: Golfing after condemning James Foley's execution was a mistake CBS News · 2014-09-07 · archived
Obama: Golf after Foley remarks a mistake The Hill · 2014-09-08 · archived
Trump golfs during pandemic despite many attacks on Obama for golfing during tragedies and disasters CNN · 2020-05-27 · archived