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D.C. Sues Trump’s Inaugural Committee over $1M Rental of Trump Hotel Ballroom

HeadlineJan 23, 2020

The District of Columbia is suing President Trump’s inaugural committee over its decision to spend $1 million to rent event space at Trump’s own hotel in Washington. District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine says the cost was far above market value and aimed at enriching the president’s family during Trump’s inauguration. The ballroom they rented, they hardly used.

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