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FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Hershey, Pa. On Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, Trump said that he will dissolve his charitable foundation amid efforts to eliminate any conflicts of interest. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

Trump’s charity woes are uncommon, if not unprecedented, and could get more costly

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Why the IRS is legally required to give Congress Trump’s tax returns – but probably won’t

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President Donald Trump speaks during the National Rifle Association-ILA Leadership Forum, Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Should the NRA fear losing its “nonprofit status”?

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Charities are taking digital money — but there are risks

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The real IRS scandal has more to do with budget cuts than bias

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IRS budget woes are a real problem

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Let them eat caviar: When charity galas waste money

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President Donald Trump gestures in the Rose Garden of the White House (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says the IRS regulates churches too much. Here’s why he’s wrong

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, a just-cut stack of $100 bills rolls down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Finding money you didn’t know you had is like discovering lost treasure. Nearly $42 billion in unclaimed property is sitting in state coffers, waiting to be matched with its owners or their heirs. () (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Trump’s vow to “destroy” Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable world

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President-elect Donald Trump arrives for a rally in a DOW Chemical Hanger at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (AP)

What Trump Foundation’s “self-dealing” disclosure means for a conflicted president-elect

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 1985 file photo, real estate mogul Donald Trump displays an artist's concept of "Television City," which would be on the far west side of Manhattan. (AP)

Is Donald Trump a good businessman? Here’s what we’ve learned from his tax filings

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