Quite a lengthy story here from Mother
Jones – great investigative reporting in is story about Ivanka
Trump-Kushner and her pack of lies – the headline:
“Documents Show Ivanka Trump Didn’t Testify Accurately
in the Inauguration Scandal Case”
The Trump family has trouble with depositions.
In 2007 testimony, Donald J. Trump was repeatedly
shown to be a liar.
In February, Donald Trump Jr. was deposed in the Trump
inauguration scandal lawsuit. On several key points and under oath, he provided
false testimony.
A review of documents filed in that same case and as well as other materials obtained by Mother Jones shows that Ivanka Trump also testified
inaccurately during her deposition.
The inauguration probe was launched last year by Karl Racine, the AG Washington, DC.
He alleged that Trump’s inauguration
committee misused charitable funds to enrich the Trump family.
As Racine put it, the lawsuit maintains: “That the Inaugural Committee, a nonprofit corporation, coordinated with the Trump family to grossly overpay for event space in the Trump International Hotel. The Committee also improperly used non-profit funds to throw a private party [at the Trump Hotel] for the Trump family costing several hundred thousand dollars.”
In short, Racine accuses the Trump gang of major grifting. He is seeking to recover money paid to the Trump Hotel so those funds
can be used for real charitable purposes.
During a December 1 deposition — in which she swore to tell
the truth — Ivanka Trump, who at the time was an executive in the Trump
Organization before becoming a White House adviser to her father, was asked if
she had any “involvement in the process of planning the inauguration.”
She replied: “I really didn’t have an involvement.”
Further she testified that if her “…opinion was solicited regarding
an inauguration event, that she would give feedback to my father or to anyone
who asked my perspective or opinion.” That was as far as her participation
went she said.
But this wasn’t accurate, according to documents, which
indicate she was part of the decision-making for various aspects of the
inauguration, including even the menus for events.
Related story coverage here from Vanity Fair.
My 2 Cents: The full detailed story
continues at the Mother Jones link above.
As I said, it’s quite a long article, but an excellent read. Mother Jones did an excellent job with their reporting. Congrats to them.
So, now what? With the Trump criminal clan, who knows what the outcome will be, so stay tuned.
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