Judge orders Trump to pay US$2M for charity foundation misuse

NEW YORK -- A New York judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump to pay US$2 million to an array of charities to resolve a lawsuit alleging he misused his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests. Judge Saliann Scarpulla said Trump breached his fiduciary duty to the Trump Foundation by allowing his campaign staff to plan a fundraiser for veterans' charities in the run-up to the 2016 Iowa caucuses. The event, which passed money through Trump's non-prof