Democrats Probe Trump Fundraiser Over Donor Access Ahead of January Subpoena Power
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 12
Democrats Probe Trump Fundraiser Over Donor Access Ahead of January Subpoena Power
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 12
Summary
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Robert Garcia asked Meredith O’Rourke to detail whom she solicited, what she promised and whether donations affected access to President Donald Trump.
The Tuesday letter says Trump’s fundraising for a White House ballroom and other projects “reeks of potential corruption,” and follows Democrats’ claim that O’Rourke ignored earlier requests for information.
O’Rourke has helped raise private money for Trump’s ballroom, triumphal arch, statuary garden and East Potomac Golf Links renovation, projects Trump has pursued outside the normal congressional appropriations process.
The scrutiny builds on a previously published donor list that included contributors tied to regulatory benefits, government contracts and one donor whose family member received a pardon.
January is the key inflection point: Democrats say the inquiry previews how they plan to investigate Trump allies once they control Congress and can issue subpoenas.