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Trump will repay $750K to settle inauguration lawsuit over hotel payments

Tuesday, May 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump Organization and Donald Trump's presidential inaugural committee have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine over allegations that Trump and his family misused nonprofit inauguration funds to enrich themselves in early 2017. The suit claimed... Read More.

McConnell sought to disinvite Trump from Biden inauguration, triggering his final tweet, new book says

Monday, November 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Shortly after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell did something extraordinary: He decided to disinvite Donald Trump from President Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration because he was worried Trump could use the occasion to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power,... Read More.

Judge dismisses portion of inauguration lawsuit against Trump Organization

Tuesday, November 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump Organization secured a partial victory on Monday as a Washington, D.C., superior court judge dismissed a portion of a lawsuit brought by the D.C. attorney general over actions by former President Donald Trump's 2017 Presidential Inaugural Committee. The judge dismissed a... Read More.

Trump inauguration head pleads not guilty to being foreign agent

Monday, July 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's inaugural committee, Tom Barrack, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he used his connection to Trump to illegally lobby for the United Arab Emirates. Barrack flew across the country from California, where he was arrested... Read More.

Trump inauguration head charged with being foreign agent

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tom Barrack, a longtime friend of Donald Trump's who chaired the committee that raised more than $100 million for his inauguration, has been charged with acting as an agent of a foreign government and obstruction of justice. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said... Read More.

Washington to pay $1.6M to settle lawsuits after protests at Trump’s 2017 inauguration

Tuesday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The city of Washington has reached a $1.6 million settlement in two lawsuits that included allegations of arrests without cause and excessive force on protestors during the inauguration of former President Donald Trump in January 2017. The two lawsuits were brought by the... Read More.

Michelle Obama speaks out about Biden inauguration, kids’ edition of “Becoming”

Wednesday, March 3 by ABC News

By KATIE KINDELAN, NICOLE CURTIS and DANIELLE GENET, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Former first lady Michelle Obama is speaking out for the first time since the inauguration of President Joe Biden, sharing the "reality" that faced guests on the stage as they... Read More.

Additional 1,000 PA National Guard members activated to support Washington D.C.

Monday, January 18 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania is doubling the number of National Guard members it’s sending to help secure Washington after the riot last week at the U.S. Capitol. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday he's sending about 1,000 more to help with the inauguration of Democrat... Read More.