WaPo‘s Fahrenthold Reports That Eric Trump Has Suspended Charitable Operations Following Criticism

This afternoon, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold tweeted this:

Got a little news coming about @erictrump and his charitable foundation….

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) December 22, 2016

Fahrenthold, of course, is the journalist who spent the election season doggedly investigating the charitable givings — or lack thereof — coming from the family and foundation of Donald Trump. His scoops and reports on the family’s philanthropy are important and accurate, so when he finally tweeted this…

UPDATE: Eric Trump says he will suspend his charitable foundation’s operations https://t.co/XOB7LcRmiV

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) December 22, 2016

…it was noteworthy.

Eric Trump will reportedly suspend his foundation’s operations after facing criticism for what seemed like special access to his father that might be granted to donors. He wrote that Trump himself informed him that “no new money will come into the ETF bank account.”

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Lindsey: Twitter. Facebook.

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