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Ivanka Trump took the hot seat,
Donald Trump Jr. sat for a deposition for D.C. Attorney General
Karl Racine’s (D) ongoing investigation into their father’s scandal-beset 2017 inauguration committee. That revelation surfaced in court papers alleging witnesses have given “unclear and contradictory accounts” about the committee paying more than $49,000 on hotel rooms for Trump Jr.’s college friend.
Racine sued former President
Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, the Trump Organization and Trump International Hotel a little more than a year ago, accusing the non-profit of coordinating with the Trump family to grossly overpay for an event space inside the Washington, D.C. hotel to the tune of at least $300,000 for a private reception for the children.
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Donald Trump Jr. found himself in the hot seat on February 11 when he was deposed by D.C. Attorney General
Karl Racine as part of the district’s lawsuit alleging misuse of Trump’s inaugural funds.
The new court filing released Wednesday states that Trump Jr.’s deposition “raised further questions about the nature” of a hotel invoice at the center of Racine’s investigation. The Trump Organization and Trump’s Inaugural Committee are accused of “abusing nonprofit funds to enrich the Trump family” by overpaying for event space at the family’s hotel in D.C.
endIndex: Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according to a new court filing, the latest investigation in which the former President s children have surfaced. (FILE PHOTO)
(CNN) Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according to a new court filing, the latest investigation in which the former President s children have surfaced.
In a court document dated Tuesday, DC Attorney General Karl Racine s office revealed the former President s son was deposed on February 11.
February 25, 2021 8:45 a.m.
Former President Donald Trump’s son Don Jr. was deposed as part of the District of Columbia’s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according to a court filing.
Court documents first reported by CNN show that the former President’s son was deposed on Feb. 11 and answered questions about a contract signed by the Trump Organization for a block of hotel rooms at the Loews Madison Hotel in Washington during the week of the 2017 inauguration.
The news of Don Jr’s deposition comes as reports show the eldest of Trump’s sons has also become increasingly embroiled in a separate criminal investigation by the Manhattan district attorney’s office into the former president and his company.