“In five cases, the Trump Foundation told the IRS that it had given a gift to a charity whose leaders told 'The Post' that they had never received it. In two other cases, companies listed as donors to the Trump Foundation told 'The Post' that those listings were incorrect.”

American journalist

David Fahrenthold is an American journalist who writes for The New York Times. He was previously a reporter for The Washington Post and has also worked as a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2017 for his coverage of Donald Trump and questions around Trump’s claimed charitable giving, including reporting tied to the 2016 United States presidential election. His work is associated with political reporting and scrutiny of public claims.