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Candidate Donald Trump presents a check from his foundation to a military charity in Davenport on June 30, 2016. REUTERS / Rick Wilking

Donald Trump is ordered to pay $ 2 million in damages to charities. A decision taken in the context of an amicable settlement negotiated by the US President to put an end to a lawsuit against him. He had organized a charity gala in Iowa, but used the funds for his presidential campaign.

With our correspondent in Washington, Anne Corpet

Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that he will not give up on this file , he has finally resolved to negotiate rather than face a trial. Under the terms of the agreement, the president even acknowledged his fault. A rare confession for Donald Trump.

In January 2016, just days before the first Iowa caucuses, his foundation hosted a charity gala in that key state, raising $ 2.8 million. But the event had actually been organized by his campaign team and the funds had only passed through his foundation.

The president also acknowledged using his charity to serve his private companies . She bought a portrait of Donald Trump for $ 10,000, which was then displayed in one of his Florida hotels.

" The Trump Foundation was nothing more than a checkbook designed to serve the president's political and financial interests ," the New York attorney said.

The two million dollars in damages that the president will pay will be paid to eight charitable organizations. And Donald Trump is committed to no longer reproduce this type of action.

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