The Inaugural Committee's WIS Media Contract: The record

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   The committee paid WIS Media Partners for event-production services.

   • Internal Revenue Service filing via ABC News: 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee Form 990Part VII and Schedule I; WIS Media Partners event-production compensation
   • The Washington Post: Trump inaugural committee directed $26 million for event production to firm connected to Melania Trump adviserForm 990 analysis, pass-through costs and WIS response
2. documented

   The vendor payment came from the committee supporting Trump's inauguration; the candidate does not assert that Trump personally received it.

   • Internal Revenue Service filing via ABC News: 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee Form 990Part VII and Schedule I; WIS Media Partners event-production compensation
   • The Washington Post: Trump inaugural committee directed $26 million for event production to firm connected to Melania Trump adviserForm 990 analysis, pass-through costs and WIS response