File 031565
Email Discussion of Federal Investigation into Trump Inaugural Committee Spending (File 031565)
Email exchange from December 2018 discussing a Wall Street Journal report on federal prosecutors investigating potential misuse of funds by President Trump's inaugural committee, including possible quid pro quo arrangements with donors.
Summary
Nicholas Ribis sends an email to J referencing a Wall Street Journal article reporting that the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is investigating whether Trump's inaugural committee misused raised funds. The investigation examines whether donors gave money in exchange for policy concessions, influence over administration positions, or access to the incoming administration. The email includes a forwarded news article and voting poll about Trump's job performance.
From: Nicholas RibisSent: 12/13/2018 10:03:53 PMTo: J [jeevacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re:Importance: HighRead it. TB has big problemsSent from my iPhoneOn Dec 13, 2018, at 5:02 PM, J <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:Federal prosecutors are investigating whether U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguralcommittee misspent some of the funds it raised, the Wall Street Journal reported onThursday, citing people familiar with the matter.The probe opened by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is examining whether some of thecommittee's donors gave money in exchange for policy concessions, influencingadministration positions or access to the incoming administration, the Journal said.Read Newsmax: WSJ: Federal Prosecutors Probing Trump Inauguration SpendingUrgent: Do you approve of Pres. Trump's job performance? Vote Here Now! --please noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 031565