What a dumb idiot. This is such low fruit Schneiderman didn't even have to reach up to pluck it. Doesn't he have anyone in his legal department who bothered to check the NY nonprofit laws?
Trump seems to have a really bad habit of handing his own head to his political enemies, with a smile on his face even.
He probably thinks that since he's gotten away with it up to now, that he'll get away with not registering forever.
Donald Trump created the foundation in 1988. Its original purpose was reportedly to give away proceeds from the book Trump: The Art of the Deal by Trump and Tony Schwartz. Trump remains the foundation's president. It has no separate office and is operated at Trump's business office in New York
The Donald J. Trump Foundation is registered as a not-for-profit corporation in New York.
In the early 2000s, the Trump Foundation started soliciting outside donations. However, it had never applied for or received licensing to solicit such donations in New York. Tax filings show that, in each of the last 10 years, the Trump Foundation raised more than $25,000 from outsiders without proper registration. Records show that at least some of these donations were actively solicited from New York-based donors. The lack of registration may have allowed the foundation to avoid New York State audit requirements. Trump may also be required by law to return all donations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_J._Trump_Foundation
