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Donald Trump: Prosecutor’s Office Charges Fixed Committee

Prosecutors in Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the inauguration committee for the illegal use of public funds US President Donald Trump filed. Money was “obviously” misused for the purpose “to enrich the Trump family,” said District Attorney Karl Racine on Wednesday. Investigations had shown that the festival committee made “exorbitant and illegal payments” to the Trump hotel to rent event space for inauguration activities – in consultation with members of the Trump family and hotel management.

Non-profit organizations such as the inaugural committee have special advantages, such as tax exemption. They are therefore legally obliged to ensure that their funds are used for the public purpose mentioned, said the prosecutor.

A number of reasons were mentioned which, according to the investigators, indicate the illegal use of funds. The cost of the premises would have been far above the market value. Although committee members had raised concerns about the $ 1.03 million cost, the committee chairman signed the rental agreement, the release said. The hotel received payments for the use of rooms over four days, but the rooms were only used for two days. One event also resulted in a “private party for Trump’s children”. The committee had the opportunity to hold the events in much cheaper places – even where it would have cost nothing.

The cost of that inauguration According to the law, the elected president has to contest to a large extent on his own. In view of the costs of security measures, the state does not pay for the festivities in particular. Trump’s festival committee had announced shortly before the inauguration in 2017 that it had received $ 90 million for the festivities of individual donors and companies, including many donations in the millions.

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