New York City Prosecutor's Office requested documents from Trump's inauguration: who are looking for

New York City Prosecutor's Office requested documents from President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, sources say ABC News.

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The request of the Southern District Court, submitted by the department for combating corruption in society, is the latest event aimed at raising funds for Trump before and immediately after the election of the 2016 of the year.

“We just received a request for documents. While we are still reviewing it, we intend to cooperate with the investigation,” a committee spokesperson told ABC News.

According to sources familiar with the request, prosecutors look for documents and records relating to the donors of the committee to the inauguration fund. Prosecutors are also looking for information about the guests at the inauguration, including the benefits to higher-level donors, such as the opportunity to take a picture with Trump, sources said.

Michael Cohen, a former Trump personal lawyer, outlined a large amount of information to prosecutors. Longtime family accountant and financial director Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg agreed to cooperate with the authorities, although the extent of his assistance is unknown.

Trump's family-run organization also maintained contact with prosecutors, but sources familiar with the situation did not indicate specific topics.

Those who participated in the discussions around the inaugural committee, a non-profit organization charged with organizing inaugural celebrations, refused to detail the investigators' specific questions.

Trump's inaugural committee attracted 107 millions of dollars - the largest amount in modern history.

"That's why I've been saying for months that the New York court investigation poses a far greater threat to the administration than what Bob Mueller is doing," said Gov. Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor and ABC News contributor.

A representative of the Southern District of New York declined to comment.

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Prosecutors' request identified only one specific person: Imaad Zuberi, owner of Avenue Ventures. The document does not state why investigators need documents related to Zuberi. This also does not mean that he is the subject of an investigation.

Zuberi was an active political donor. He mainly donated to Democratic candidates, including President Barrack Obama and Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton.

According to FEC, after the election, Avenue Ventures donated 900 000 dollars to Trump's inaugural committee.

Investigators also request records regarding suppliers and contractors who worked on the inaugural committee. Particularly interested in the intricacies of working with an online payment processing company called Stripe.

Stripe received support from a number of major investors, including a venture capital firm founded and managed by Josh Kushner, Jared's brother, Trump's son-in-law, and his political advisor.

ForumDaily earlier reported about the interest of federal investigators to foreign guests at the inauguration, as well as donations from interested foreign citizens. Among those present at the inauguration was the Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, who is now under the sanctions of the Ministry of Finance.

Recall that despite the money raised, the celebrations associated with Trump's oath were much more modest in scale than past inaugural events. The non-profit group established to observe the celebration held only three major events. Record fundraising was twice as much as the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

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The committee was headed by Trump's longtime friend Thomas Barak.

Interestingly, the committee allocated $ 130 thousand for seat cushions, $ 10 thousand for cosmetics, and $ 2,7 million for a New York, New York-based Broadway presentation. An expensive performance based on the classic Frank Sinatra song was shown during a private 2017 inaugural event, featuring dancers from Las Vegas, who were brought to Washington by Trump's ally Steve Wynn.

The committee transferred millions of dollars to Trump's friends and campaigners.

Nearly $ 26 million was transferred to an event planning firm managed by Stephanie Winston-Volkov, a friend and former adviser to Melania Trump. Winston-Volkov also received $ 1,62 million dollars directly from Trump.

In addition, the company received $ 2,7 million from the committee, managed by Brad Parskale, whom Trump had already named as the head of his election campaign in 2020.

Other expenses included $ 130 for Tiffany & Company for salad bowls. In total, Trump's inaugural committee spent $ 104 million.

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