Donald Trump Jr.
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The February 11 testimony with investigators from the Washington, DC, attorney general’s office is part of several investigations into whether the inaugural committee spent funds donated from the record $ 107 million it received.
He specifically examined a block of rooms at the Madison Hotel, which was owned by Loews Hotels at the time, for which the Trump Organization signed a contract to use during the previous President Trump
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Court documents point to Lindsay Santoro, then executive assistant to Trump Jr., as the “point of contact” for the room block contract. The person who signed and authorized the contract was Gentry Beach, who is described as a close friend of Trump.
According to the documents, Trump Jr.’s testimony “raised more questions about the nature of the Loews Madison bill and revealed evidence that the Defendants had not yet submitted to the District.”
Trump Jr. testified that he did not authorize Santoro or Beach to “enter into the contract on behalf of the Trump Organization”.
Beach claimed that the rooms were being reserved for people who had been “major donors to the PIC”.
The people associated with the Madison Hotel rooms and invoices included individuals that Trump Jr. described as a friend from college and another as a “Trump family driver”. Trump testified that one of the people associated with the rooms was a “New York socialite” who appears on the reality show “Real Housewives of New York”.
Court documents revealed new information involving former PIC president Rick Gates
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“Mr. Gates said the occupants were individuals associated with the PIC, but he could not remember the names, nor were they PIC employees,” court documents say.
Shortly after Trump Jr.’s testimony, prosecutors said they were able to obtain documents from the collection agency that contacted Gates.
“These documents directly contradict Mr. Gates’ testimony, revealing that the bill was not for PIC donors, but the payment was to cover unused rooms in the reserved block.”
E-mails between the collection agency, Gates and the Trump Organization reveal an apparent sense of confusion about who would be paying for rooms at the Madison Hotel.
An email said: “Rick Gates will provide the payment, but he needs to change his name. They plan to pay immediately when they receive the revised invoice. He just can’t say ‘The Trump Organization’. “
The Hill contacted a Trump Jr. spokesman for comment.
Trump Jr. is not the only adult child of former President Trump to be deposed in the inauguration fund investigation. Ivanka Trump
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