Gosh. We’re sure glad we’re not Ivanka Trump right now.
When she’s not being investigated for potential tax fraud in the Southern District of New York, she’s the subject of gossipy tell-alls and snarky op-eds written by her ex-BFF and others.
Now, she’s just been deposed in a case investigating the misuse of inauguration funds and things do not appear to be going her way. At all.
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On Tuesday, the first daughter spent five hours giving sworn deposition to lawyers from the DC Attorney General’s office as part of an ongoing investigation into the overpayment of inauguration funds to the Trump International Hotel back in 2017.
The Guardian reports:
Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $1m to book a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel in the nation’s capital as part of a scheme to ‘grossly overpay’ for party space and enrich the president’s own family in the process, the District of Columbia’s attorney general, Karl Racine, alleges. He has accused the committee of misusing nonprofit funds and coordinating with the hotel’s management and members of the Trump family to arrange the events.
Clearly, the whole thing has Ivanka feeling a bit rattled.
This morning, she tweeted an ill-advised statement calling the inquiry “politically motivated demonstration of vindictiveness” and a “waste of taxpayer dollars,” along with a screenshot of alleged email she wrote in December 2016 calling for a “fair market rate” to be charged on the ballroom.
We’re not sure what lawyer told her it was a smart idea to volunteer exhibits on Twitter, but whoever it was should maybe probably be fired.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) December 3, 2020
Other people deposed in the AG’s investigation were Mickael Damelincourt, managing director of Trump International Hotel in Washington, and Thomas J. Barrack Jr., chairman of the inaugural committee.
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Lawyers also subpoenaed records from Ivanka and Melania Trump, as well as from Barrack and others.
Why do we have a feeling this isn’t going away anytime soon?
Now, here’s how people are responding to Ivanka’s statement from this morning…
Innocent people don’t need explanations or pardons.
— Pete W 😎 💛🍦🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 (@PeteEarthling) December 3, 2020
Hey, Grifter Barbie: Using inauguration money to line your own pockets is bad — even at “market rates” — but lying about under oath it is even worse. pic.twitter.com/XDMgW9dxDt
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) December 3, 2020
nothing says “I’M COMPLETELY INNOCENT” like posting exhibits to the Court of Twitter.
girl, you need a refresher in the rules of evidence. and a better lawyer than the one Daddy retained
— L-Ron (@y0lo_lolo) December 3, 2020
Your history of being ever so close to the crime is truly extraordinary.
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) December 3, 2020
You probably don’t want to start a discussion about “wasting taxpayer dollars” after how much of our money you wasted on your luxury vacations. pic.twitter.com/oZlvX5I42i
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) December 3, 2020
PFFFFTT. We already know all the details, honey. This isn’t the only email you sent. How about you show us the rates, what you charged, and all the emails you saw about how it would never stand up to an accounting audit. Don’t talk to us like we’re as dumb as you.
— Mueller, She Wrote Podcast (@MuellerSheWrote) December 3, 2020
Except that it was more than 2X higher than “fair market” as noted by another member of the committee who had concerns (and will be deposed next week). Someone’s getting worried … #LockIvankaUp (so glad this hashtag is already trending!)
— Mom of Girls (who wears a 😷)👩👧👧 (@RossaMonster314) December 3, 2020
I’m not really interested in the fact that you marked up rates for the inauguration, because, as a professional grifter it’s to be expected. And you’ve been doing it for RNC events for 4 years. What puzzles me, is what happened to the $50 million that’s still unaccounted for?
— Leslie (@diatribestress) December 3, 2020
Why do I get the feeling that this one question doesn’t fully encapsulate the entire inquiry?
— Scott Wainner (@scottwww) December 3, 2020
You’re going to hate prison, princess.
— Red (@Redpainter1) December 3, 2020
Be best, Ivanka!
Related: Ivanka is clearly freaking out about going to jail, says she’s being “harassed”
Cam
100% no lawyer told her to put that on Twitter. This is what is so great about the Trump family, they think they’re smarter than everyone and keep making mistake after mistake after mistake.
ANY lawyer, no matter how bad, would have told her, first and foremost to shut up.
Mister P
Well maybe not Julie Annie.
amanwithanedge
LOL
dhmonarch89
was said email sent form a secure government server?
GayEGO
Istanka is looking for a pardon from daddy Donnie, she does not want to go to jail!
missuniverse
She will receive a Pardon from her father. ,so this will go away.
REDBEARD
Actually, not sure this is a federal issue. If not, Daddy’s Pardon won’t mean sh*t.
AxelDC
Not for NY State crimes.
Minerva Pomerantz
The Trump Org was so surprised by the Trump’s win that they did not stop and analyze how federal grifting differed from NY State grifting. It’s one thing to bribe a building and zoning inspector, but another to take money from a foreign hostile government.
If Trump had simply stopped doing crimes he would have no problem. But grifters gotta grift.
AxelDC
That’s like telling rats not to steal cheese.
Mack
If the Trump’s are so “innocent” why would they need a pardon? Enquiring minds wants to know.
AxelDC
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.
DON’T DO IT!
topsyturvy
Keep your eye on the sparrow / When the going gets narrow
Andy.R
The best part of it that the DC courts and SDNY are doing all the work, so the Federal is not involved, that way these grifters can’t be pardoned… hehe
woodroad34
Atta, boy. Exactly. And, even though Biden said he’s not interested in pursuing Trump criminality, I’m sure he’ll open the floodgates for any State AG to obtain information…Treasury Secretary: “President Biden, we have a request for tax returns for the Trumps–normally we shouldn’t give them out”. Biden: “oh, whatever. Just tell ’em they’re in row 10, bookshelf AAA and let ’em ‘find’ them.”
Jim A
Who else is dying to see what her daddys hair will look like after a month in the slammer?
woodroad34
OH, they’ll be braided into pigtails (like Puppy Longstocking) and he won’t have to worry about his diapers, because Bubba will be pounding that fleshy fat rump for all it’s worth.
IndependentForever
And yet there are millions of people out there that believe and support this crime family no matter what. It is the most baffling thing.
One thing Dumpster has always been good at is making sure if something goes down someone else is left holding the bag. The man is only a genius when it comes to being corrupt.
Now as far as Ivanka is concerned here. She was questioned for 5 hours or so. What is the over/under on how many times she lied?
Joshooeerr
They not only believe in Trump, they’ve coughed up more than 170million for his ‘fight election fraud” campaign, even though 75% of the proceeds are going to retire Trump’s debts. The stupidity is mind-blowing.
Lightbulb
Hey ICKVANKA…there’s no bleach, (hair dye), in the slammer unless the Draft Dodger can smuggle it in as his COVID cure? You’re gonna make one ugly prisoner but maybe the folks can help you make your $500 shoes the Asian KIDS have been making for you at pennies on the dollar!
MAGA!
BE BEST DAHLING!
Doug
She’d better get comfortable with courtrooms. There are so many lawsuits waiting in the wings for both her and her Dad, come January 21st!
SPEEDOSWIMMER
trump-family mafia-grifters.
There WILL be a RECKONING.
MOE-X
Ugh! Even in her tweets I can hear the vocal fry. She thought she was going to be fun to have four years of Olivia Pope cosplay but America decided differently. Buh bye!