DC attorney general’s lawsuit against Trump inaugural committee to go to trial in September

The Attorney General of the District of Columbia announced Thursday that D.C.’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC), as well as the Trump International Hotel and the Trump Organization, will go to trial in September.

The lawsuit, filed in January 2020 against the Trump entities, is based on allegation that $1.1 million of nonprofit funds were misused to enrich the Trump family.

The office of Attorney General Karl A. Racine, which enforces nonprofit laws, accused the Trump PIC of funneling funds into overpayment for event space at the Trump Hotel, a private party for the Trump children and payment for one of the Trump Organization’s debts.

“No one is above the law,” said Racine in an emailed statement. “And we’re now going to trial to hold Donald Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee accountable for illegally using nonprofit funds to enrich the Trump family.”

“My office is committed to standing up against corruption and abuses of public trust,” he continued. “That’s why we investigate, and, when the facts reveal flagrant violations of law, we sue. We look forward to proving our case in court. Cheaters should never prosper.”

The PIC is a nonprofit exempt from taxes and was meant to organize official presidential inauguration activities.

The trial against the Trump entities will begin Sept. 26.