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Federal prosecutors in New York issued a subpoena on Monday seeking documents from Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and spent its money.
A spokesperson told The Associated Press that the committee had received the subpoena and was still reviewing it, adding “it is our intention to cooperate with the inquiry”.
She did not say which documents prosecutors requested. The US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, which issued the subpoena, declined to comment.
The Wall Street Journal, citing a copy of the subpoena, reported that prosecutors asked for “all documents” related to the committee’s donors and vendors, as well as records relating to “benefits” donors received after making contributions.
The newspaper reported late last year that federal prosecutors are investigating whether committee donors made contributions in exchange for political favours— a potential violation of federal corruption laws.
It said the inquiry also was focused on whether the inauguration misspent the $107m it raised to stage events celebrating Trump’s inauguration.
The subpoena also requested documents relating to donations “made by or on behalf of foreign nationals, including but not limited to any communications regarding or relating to the possibility of donations by foreign nationals”, the Journal reported.
—AP.
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