Ivanka Trump is having quite the year, quite the month, quite the week, quite the day. It seems she can’t go two minutes before some new, damning information comes to light about her actions during her father’s presidency and beyond. And all things considered, this new item is pretty bad.
Mother Jones investigated Ivanka’s under-oath testimony during a probe into whether or not she had any “involvement in the process of planning [Donald Trump’s] inauguration.” She replied, “I really didn’t have an involvement.”
Well, it turns out she was very much part of the decision making process, including logistics, menus, you name it. And while we basically already knew this to be the case, the new report seals the deal.
So…why does it matter?
How about we take this to the next level?
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Well aside from the fact that she almost certainly lied under oath, there is some controversy still hovering over the inauguration. We get it — with the amount of dirt on the Trumps, it’s almost impossible to keep it all top of mind.
The probe was launched by by Karl Racine, the attorney general of Washington, DC. He claims the campaign’s inauguration committee misused charitable funds in order to personally enrich family members. “The Inaugural Committee, a nonprofit corporation, coordinated with the Trump family to grossly overpay for event space in the Trump International Hotel,” Racine’s lawsuit asserts. “The Committee also improperly used non-profit funds to throw a private party [at the Trump Hotel] for the Trump family costing several hundred thousand dollars.”
As Mother Jones aptly puts it, “the attorney general accused the Trump gang of major grifting.” That shoe seems to fit.
Via MJ:
One email chain shows that Ivanka Trump was directly involved in the planning of at least one proposed event for the inauguration. On November 29, 2016, Rick Gates, then the deputy chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Committee (known as the PIC), emailed her the current schedule of inauguration events. He noted that Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a lead producer working with the PIC, “is going to call you to discuss some additional ideas she has about some other events that we would like to see if you would be willing to do based on our meetings.” Ivanka replied to Gates and Winston Wolkoff, “Great. I am looping in my assistant Suzie who can coordinate a time for us to connect.”
Days later, Wolkoff sent an email thanking Ivanka and Jered for the meeting they had, and presented the couple with a “high-level summary” of the plans “for…review.” And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
In her own deposition in the inauguration scandal case, Winston Wolkoff testified that she was worried “it would look [that] members of the Trump family or the Trump Organization or the Trump Hotel financially profited from the inauguration.” During that deposition, she was asked whether it seemed “improper” to her that Ivanka Trump was “involved at times in decision-making about some of the events that were part of the inaugural festivities.” She replied, “I think it was questioned…It was out of the ordinary.”
Good luck rebounding from this one, gurl…
Cam
This explains that laughably false report CNN came out with just a few days ago that said Ivanka was trying to distance herself from her father.
Magazines like Mother Jones always call the subjects of their articles to get a quote. So Ivanka knew that the story about her lying under oath was about to break and desperately had her P.R. team plant the “Distancing” story with CNN to hopefully deflect attention off of the breaking story about her committing perjury.
Didn’t work.
ShiningSex
Wait you’re saying CNN lies? wow. you’re a moron. Fox news, OAN, and Newsmax have the worst rate among telling truth. Get YOUR facts straight. The Trumps are maggots and many outlets outside of CNN reported that story. Take your head out of your a**
cc423
Seems like both are true… she is freaked out she got caught lying AND is actively distancing herself from the criminal boss — her dad.
Cam
@ShiningSex
Yes lots of outlets reported that CNN reported it.
Now, by all means, let us know why your phony outrage is all fired up because I pointed out that Ivanka Trump planted a phony story to deflect attention away from the accurate story on her committing perjury.
Unless trying to distract from that fact was your intention.
Garath99
I’m pretty sure her current actions don’t really matter. Either distancing herself or sitting on his lap. What is being investigated are her past criminal actions and that is what, hopefully, will land her in jail.
Fahd
The D.C. Attorney General’s office has been investigating and gathering evidence on this since forever. What’s the hold up? It really is time for an indictment or an explanation as to why not.
Embarrassing Ivanka and family in the media is fun and deserved, but I’d like to see the whole perp-walk, trial thing – that is, if we are talking about pursuing justice and treating everyone equally before the law.
ShiningSex
All investigating the Trumps have said they want to have all of the evidence ready and don’t want to leave anything out. They want to do it RIGHT so that those vermin don’t get off on a technicality. What’s wrong with that. It’s stupid to rush it.
Fahd
@ShiningSex
Stop your name-calling, quick-hit trolling right now! You’re not impressing anyone.
TMBisAOK
Calm down Fahd! Nothing Shiningsex said is inappropriate! We just had an election last year that kept us from going the Hitler/Mussolini route with our country and there is nothing wrong with being angry at the Trumps AND expressing that anger is fine! Seriously…chill!
Liquid Silver
I’m sure somebody will get right on doing something about that any day now. Any day now.
It’s amazing how much blindness four years of digging for the dirt can buy.
ShiningSex
the Trumps are vermin. End of story. Anyone supporting them are the same….Vermin.
TMBisAOK
Agree 100%!
AxelDC
I don’t want to hear about this spoiled brat again unless she’s arrested for her many crimes.
Cam
One more way our government protects the upper class. There seems to have been an agreement somewhere that our courts no longer enforce perjury charges against white collar criminals.
They need to treat perjury as a serious crime when people like this have stolen from so many. I don’t want to hear about some plea deal where she gets to do 5 minutes of community service and gets away with al of it.
masterwill7
Dear Queerty, why in the world would you post so much about this bitch????? I just don’t get it..? It like posting every Trump news on this website like u are Fox, gays hate these people, we are happy to be rid of them? I did not read the article, only clicked on it to say this.. I just don’t get it why you keep posting about these people?!?!?!
Mr. Stadnick
The post this poorly written and edited tripe for clicks This isn’t journalism it is cutting and pasting.
Kangol2
Queerty keeps posting these articles because readers not only view the articles about this treasonous grifter crime family but post responses.
All of our clicks and responses are gold to Queerty; so are our responses.
How much do you want to bet that if we ignored the articles about Ivampira, Don the Con, the rest of the Putin-puppet family including Lara and Con Jr., that Queerty will stop posting them. IJS.
Cam
@masterwill7
Why wouldn’t they post about a member of one of the most anti-LGBTQ administrations in recent history possibly being indicted?
The only people that typically get upset by any articles pointing out Trump’s crimes or his family’s criminal behavior are the trolls defending Trump.
Openminded
I do wish Queerty would only post new articles when there is actual NEW information. It’s a well known fact that all the adult Trump family is under investigation, highly likely guilty on some counts, and are not really people you would want as friends. Myself, I’d rather be notified when something actually happens, otherwise leave the Non-gay family off the gay site.
Donald Dork
And I should care about this person why exactly?
stan2015
Nothing will happen to her.
roger201
I really don’t know Donald Trump.
nitejonboy
You know you’re a Trump when you have stolen thousands ( or millions ? ) to throw a private party for the inauguration and the best band you can get is Three Doors Down. DOH!!!