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America First Audit

About this audit and its evidence

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

Reversal ledger

Oldest to latest by event date. Each stop is one dated case.

Inaugural Funds and the Trump Family's Private Reception

unresolved
Promised
The committee's stated nonprofit purpose was to support public inaugural activities.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
The District alleged that the committee paid for a private Trump family reception at the Trump hotel.Open cited record · 2 sourcesThe private-reception payment formed a separate part of the District's nonprofit-enforcement action.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained
  • Trump family private reception beneficiaries
  • Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.
  • Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.
Who paid
  • 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee donors
  • 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee donors
Audit finding
unresolved

The cited complaint supports a discrete nonprofit-purpose allegation concerning a private family event, but the filing must not be represented as a final liability finding.

Causal strength: source attributed