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New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman has opened an inquiry into the conduct of the Donald J Trump Foundation, the personal charity of the Republican presidential nominee, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Guardian.

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Schneiderman said Tuesday that he had been “looking into the Trump Foundation to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York”.

The source said that Schneiderman “opened an inquiry on the Trump Foundation based on troubling transactions that have recently come to light.”



Schneiderman said “my interest in this issue really is in my capacity as regulator of nonprofits in New York state, and we have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view.”

“We’ve had correspondence with them. I didn’t make a big deal out of it or hold a press conference.”

The comments come a week after the IRS fined the Trump Foundation $2,500 for making an illegal campaign contribution to Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, a longtime Trump supporter who decided not to investigate Trump University.