Ivanka Trump was involved in negotiations between the Trump Organization and President Trump’s inaugural committee over the price of venue rentals at the Trump hotel in Washington, D.C., according to a new report.
Ivanka Trump, the president’s eldest daughter and now a senior adviser in the White House, was serving as a senior executive within the Trump Organization when the company negotiated the price of the venue rentals, ProPublica and WNYC reported Friday.
Citing emails and receipts they had obtained, the outlets reported that Ivanka Trump was directly involved in negotiating contracts for the accommodations roughly a month before Inauguration Day. The 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee paid the Trump Organization for rooms, meals and event space at the hotel, according to the report.
Inaugural planners were reportedly concerned that the Trump Organization was overcharging the committee, with one sending an email flagging potential concerns about what would happen “when this is audited.”
ProPublica noted that if the Trump Organization through its D.C. hotel charged the inaugural committee for more than the going rate for the venues it could violate tax law.
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#BREAKING: Ivanka Trump was involved in negotiations over what inaugural committee paid for Trump hotel venues: report https://t.co/NsWj0tABfX pic.twitter.com/5APBLw2pxI
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