Trump Foundation lawsuit: New York judge grills Trump lawyers about foundation's ties to campaign

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"During that fundraiser, did he speak about his campaign?" she asked. Futerfas replied, "Yes."

"So it wasn't just a fundraiser," Scarpulla observed, saying it was also a political event.

"He was certainly there as a candidate. Let's put it that way," Futerfas said.

That same month the foundation's treasurer Allen Weisselberg emailed then-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, writing, "we should start thinking about how you want to distribute the funds collected." Weisselberg is also chief financial officer of the Trump Organization.