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A bunch of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to White Home chief of employees Susie Wiles Tuesday demanding a “complete accounting of all donations to the White House ballroom construction project” and details about any situations underlying these contributions.
“We write to express serious concerns regarding President Trump’s financing of the new White House ballroom construction project through private donations from individuals and corporations whose business interests are deeply impacted by the administration and its decisions,” the senators wrote to Wiles.
The Democratic lawmakers famous the undertaking is anticipated to exceed $300 million and warned the identities of the person and company donors “has raised troubling questions about the potential for influence peddling and other forms of corruption.”
“To assess possible conflicts of interest and violations of law and ethics obligations, Congress and the American people deserve meaningful transparency,” they wrote.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Unwell.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Dick Durbin (D-Unwell.) additionally signed the letter.
The Democrats identified that the “terms” of donations to the Belief for the Nationwide Mall, the 501(c)3 group funding the ballroom, “remain…
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Author : LasVegasNews
Publish date : 2025-10-29 15:28:00
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