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- Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka was questioned under oath in connection with a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of nonprofit inauguration funds.
- DC Attorney General Karl Racine claimed that the Trump real estate business and other entities misused nonprofit funds to enrich the Trump family.
- His lawsuit seeks to recover the $ 1 million that was allegedly funneled directly to the Trump family business.
Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, was questioned under oath this week as part of a civil lawsuit alleging the misuse of nonprofit funds for Donald Trump’s inauguration four years ago.
The District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office Karl Racine revealed in a court file Tuesday that the deposition had taken place that day.
In a January 2020 lawsuit, Racine claimed that Donald Trump’s real estate business and other entities misused non-profit funds to enrich the Trump family.
According to the lawsuit, a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation called the Presidential Inaugural Committee 58 coordinated with the Trump family to overpay for event space at the Trump International Hotel in Washington.
Racine’s lawsuit alleged that in one case, the nonprofit paid more than $ 300,000 to host a private reception at the Trump Hotel for the president’s three oldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, on Wednesday night. the inauguration on January 20, 2017.
The funds must be used for a ‘declared public purpose’
“District law requires nonprofits to use their funds for their stated public purpose, not to benefit private individuals or businesses,” Racine said earlier this year.
Their lawsuit seeks to recover the $ 1 million that was allegedly funneled directly to the Trump family business.
A White House spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The inaugural committee has said its finances were independently audited and all money was legally spent.
Although campaign finance laws restrict the size of campaign contributions, inauguration committees can accept unlimited donations, even from corporations. The $ 107 million raised by Trump’s inaugural committee, chaired by real estate developer and investor Thomas Barrack, was the largest in history, according to Federal Election Commission documents.
Former Trump campaign aide Richard Gates served as vice chair of the inaugural committee.
Gates was one of several Trump associates convicted in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
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