The District of Columbia Attorney General's Office has Subpoenaed the Trump Inaugural Committee for Documents related to its Finances.
The Subpoena dated February 26th says the Attorney General, Karl Racine, is Investigating whether the Committee's Expenditures of its Nonprofit Funds were Wasteful, Mismanaged, and/or Improperly provided Private Benefit, causing the Committee to Exceed or Abuse its Authority or Act Contrary to its Nonprofit Purpose.
The New Probe indicates widening Interest among Law Enforcement Officials into Trump's Inaugural, which is also being Investigated by Prosecutors in New York and New Jersey.
The Documents, due by March 29th, cover a wide swath of Committee Activity. The Subpoena asks for Inaugural Committee Financial and Governance Documents, Vendor Contracts, and Communications, as well as Money the Committee Paid to the Trump Organization and the Trump International Hotel in Downtown Washington.
The Hotel was a hot place to Stay for Revelers attending Trump's Inauguration in January 2017, and it remains a central Hangout for Tourists and Trump Associates in the City.
The Subpoena of the Inaugural Committee from the DC Attorney General this week Overlaps in some aspects with what the Office wants in its Emoluments Lawsuit, including Payments related to Services at the Trump International Hotel.
This week's Subpoena follows Separate Subpoenas of the Inaugural Committee issued by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office and Federal Prosecutors in New York earlier this month.
The New Jersey Subpoena requires the Committee to turn over a Wide Range of Financial and other Information by March 4th.
The Subpoena from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office requires the Committee to turn over Documents related to Virtually every Donor or Donation, Attendee at a Committee Event, Piece of Paperwork related to the Legal Requirements attached to Donations and even the Possibility of Donations made by Foreign Nationals.
Generally, the DC Attorney General has Limited Ability to Prosecute serious Crimes, since the DC U.S. Attorney's Office within the U.S. Department of Justice serves as the Primary Prosecutor for Local and Federal Matters in the District.
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