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Inaugural money flowed to the Trump hotel; defendants paid $750,000 to settle

Reporting and findings

  1. reported

    The District of Columbia Attorney General's investigation reported that the committee paid the Trump hotel $1.03 million for four days of event-space access.

  2. settled

    The District alleged that the committee overpaid the Trump hotel to benefit the hotel and Trump Organization; the settlement order records that defendants disputed the allegations and denied wrongdoing or unlawful conduct.

  3. settled

    Defendants agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve the District's claims, without the settlement being construed as an admission of wrongdoing, unlawful conduct, or liability.

  4. documented

    The District of Columbia described the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee as Donald Trump's presidential inaugural committee.

Summary and current status

The District alleged that Trump's inaugural committee overpaid his Washington hotel to benefit Trump businesses. Defendants denied wrongdoing and settled without admission for $750,000; the District reported that the committee had paid the hotel $1.03 million for four days of event space.

Settled without admission of wrongdoing or liability

People and organizations

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumppresident-elect served by inaugural committee58th Presidential Inaugural Committee

Money trail

  1. paymentInaugural committee payment to Trump hotel$1.03 million
    Paid by / source
    58th Presidential Inaugural Committee
    Received by
    Trump International Hotel Washington
    realized · 2022-05-03 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Four days of event-space access paid for by the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee at the Trump International Hotel WashingtonPeriod 2022-05-03 to 2022-05-03Basis Use the nominal payment total reported by the District of Columbia attorney general; do not treat the amount as a judicial finding of overpayment.Limits The District alleged overpayment; defendants disputed the allegations and settled without admitting wrongdoing or liability.
  2. paymentSettlement payment$750,000
    Ordered from
    Trump Organization and 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee
    Ordered to
    Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation and DC Action for Children Today DC ACT
    ordered · 2022-05-03 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Total payment required from defendants by the District of Columbia settlement order.Period 2022-05-03 to 2022-05-03Basis Encode the nominal collective settlement amount in the District of Columbia order. Keep it separate from the committee's disputed $1.03 million hotel payment and do not allocate shares among defendants without source support.Limits The order resolves the claims without an admission of wrongdoing, unlawful conduct or liability. It orders one collective $750,000 payment and does not establish each defendant's share or completed-payment date.