Donald Trump held a fundraiser to support the reelection of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida in 2014, several months after his charitable foundation sent a group backing her a $25,000 check and after her office stayed out of a fraud lawsuit against Trump University.

The March 14, 2014, reception at Trump's Palm Beach resort featured the billionaire businessman and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as special guests, and cost attendees a "suggested minimum contribution" of $3,000, according to an invitation to the event published by The Huffington Post .

Although Trump did not write Bondi a check that night, he and his daughter Ivanka each donated $500 to Bondi in the fall of 2013. Together, both Trumps also donated $125,000 to the Republican Party of Florida, which The Huffington Post reports was the largest single source of funds for Bondi's campaign.

The use of the Mar-a-Lago for the party also amounts to an in-kind donation. Trump has charged his own presidential campaign around $140,000 each time it has used the resort, campaign disclosures show, while it only cost the Florida GOP $4,855.65 to rent the space for the Bondi fundraiser. The party sent a check for the amount on March 25, 2014, The Huffington Post says.

Both Trump and Bondi have denied any wrongdoing in connection with the former reality television star's financial support, but the timing of his September 2013 contribution of $25,000 to the Bondi-backing And Justice for All political organization has raised questions that he participated in the kind of pay-to-play scheme of which he has often accused his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, and the Clinton Foundation of running.

The $25,000 check, which came from the coffers of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, was in violation of federal law that prohibits charitable nonprofit organizations from making political donations. Earlier this year, Trump paid a $2,500 fine to the IRS after a watchdog group filed a complaint about the donation, and his camp has dismissed the error as a clerical mistake .

Bondi's political group received the contribution just days after the attorney general's office said it was looking into allegations in a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that accused Trump University of fraudulent conduct.