Are Ivanka And Donald Trump Jr. Headed For Court Soon? – The List

Similar to their father, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have also gotten into a bit of legal trouble over the past few years. Most recently, the pair have been involved in a lawsuit filed by Karl Racine, the attorney general of Washington D.C., against the Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee. According to Mother Jones, Racine alleges that Trump's inauguration committee misused charitable funds in order to further enrich the Trump family. Allegedly, this enrichment occurred when the Trump family used more than $1 million in charitable funds from the inauguration fund to "overpay" for a space in the Trump International Hotel and to throw a private party that cost several hundred thousand dollars.

As it turns out, Ivanka and Donald Jr. were involved in negotiations surrounding this misuse of funds. Filings show that Ivanka knew about and was involved in negotiations to use a space in the Trump International Hotel for a price that far exceeded the typical costs that the hotel charged (thus allegedly padding the Trump family's pockets with even more cash), per Mother Jones. Additionally, the final decision to go ahead with the private party using funds from the inauguration committee was ultimately up to Donald Jr. and other key members of the Trump Organization.

On Monday, according to CNN, a D.C. Superior Court ruled that these claims accusing the inauguration of overpaying for the event space at the hotel will move forward meaning that Ivanka and Donald Jr. will soon be defending their actions in court.

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Are Ivanka And Donald Trump Jr. Headed For Court Soon? - The List