The Inaugural Committee's Trump Hotel Contract: The record

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   The committee contracted for Trump Hotel event space after internal concerns about pricing and optics were communicated to Trump family members and committee officials.

   • Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia: District of Columbia v. 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee complaintParagraphs 1-61; hotel event-space rates, warnings, payments and nonprofit-purpose allegations
   • ProPublica: Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Involved in Inauguration's Inflated Payments to Family Business, New Suit SaysComplaint context, warnings to Donald and Ivanka Trump, and defendants' position
2. documented

   The inaugural committee supporting Trump's inauguration contracted with the hotel business in which Trump retained an interest.

   • Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia: District of Columbia v. 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee complaintParagraphs 1-61; hotel event-space rates, warnings, payments and nonprofit-purpose allegations
   • ProPublica: Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Involved in Inauguration's Inflated Payments to Family Business, New Suit SaysComplaint context, warnings to Donald and Ivanka Trump, and defendants' position