Court reinstates Trump Org. as defendant in lawsuit against inaugural committee

Source: The Hill | February 16, 2022 | Caroline Vakil

Court reinstates Trump Organization as defendant in lawsuit against inaugural committee

The Trump Organization is being reinstated as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the D.C. attorney general against former President Trump’s 2017 Inaugural Committee.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit in early 2020 that alleged the inaugural committee spent about $1 million on event space at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., that was allegedly misused. The lawsuit asserts that other venue spaces for the event would have been more affordable. Both entities argue that it was “market rate” pricing for the event space.

A ruling by D.C. Superior Court Judge Yvonne Williams on Monday reversed an earlier decision by another judge to dismiss the case against the Trump Organization. The ruling focused on the District leaving out testimony regarding authority over the Trump Organization.

A hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning “to address the outstanding discovery motions.”

In a statement to CNN, a spokesperson for the D.C. attorney general said it was “full steam ahead,” noting “the case will now proceed to trial fully intact as it was originally brought.” 

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