Trump Jr. was deposited at the inauguration funds

Donald Trump Jr.Don TrumpNoem receives fundraising campaign at Mar-a-Lago, hosted by Donald Trump Jr. Company appeals rejection of controversial Pebble Mine Singer Taylor Dayne responds to criticism after Mar-a-Lago performance: ‘I’m trying to stay non-political’ MORE was impeached early this month as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged misuse of Trump inauguration funds, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

The Feb. 11 statement to investigators at the Attorney General’s Office in Washington, DC is part of multiple investigations into whether the inaugural committee falsely donated money from the record $ 107 million it received.

It looked specifically at a block of rooms at the Madison Hotel, which was owned by Loews Hotels at the time, for which the Trump organization signed a contract for use during President TrumpDonald Trump Romney: ‘Pretty sure’ Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence talks to senior members of Republican study committee Trump says ‘no doubt’ Tiger Woods will be back after accident MOREinauguration of 2017. According to court documents, $ 49,358.92 was paid for the chambers by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC).

Court documents point to Lindsay Santoro, who was then Trump Jr.’s executive assistant. was, as the “point of contact” for the contract related to the block of rooms. The person who signed and authorized the contract was Gentry Beach, who is described as a close friend of Trump.

According to the documents, Trump Jr.’s statement called “raised further questions about the nature of the Loews Madison bill and revealed evidence the defendants had not yet submitted to the district”.

Trump Jr. testified that he had not authorized Santoro of Beach to “enter into the contract on behalf of the Trump Organization.”

Beach would claim that the rooms were reserved for people who had been “major donors to the PIC.”

People associated with the Madison Hotel rooms and bills included individuals Trump Jr. described as a college friend and another as a ‘Trump family driver’. Trump testified that one of the people involved in the rooms was a “New York socialite” who appears on the reality show “Real Housewives of New York.”

The court documents revealed new information about the former PIC chairman Rick GatesRick Gates Trump’s pardon is harshly criticized by legal pundits Sunday shows preview: Nation prepares for vaccination after FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine Ivanka Trump releases statement in lawsuit for inauguration fund abuse MORE also. Gates reportedly had no knowledge of the Madison Hotel rooms before receiving a bill from a collection agency.

“Mr. Gates said the occupants were individuals involved in the PIC, but he could not recall the names, nor were they employees of the PIC,” court documents said.

Shortly after Trump Jr.’s statement prosecutors said they could get documents from the collection agency that contacted Gates.

“These documents directly contradict Mr. Gates’ testimony and reveal that the bill was not for PIC donors at all, but the payment was for rooms in the reserved block that were not being used.”

Emails between the debt collection agency, Gates, and the Trump Organization reveal an apparent sense of confusion as to who would pay for the Madison Hotel rooms.

One email said, “Rick Gates will take care of the payment, but the name needs to be changed. They plan to pay immediately when they receive the revised invoice. It just can’t say ‘The Trump Organization’.

The Hill has contacted a Trump Jr. spokesperson. for comment.

Trump Jr. is not the only one of former President Trump’s adult children who has been impeached in the Inauguration Fund investigation. Ivanka TrumpIvanka Trump – Former Trump officials have turned eye to political office The Hill’s Morning Report – Disaster politics stumble Cruz, Cuomo Ivanka Trump won’t challenge Rubio for senate seat in 2022 MORE was impeached after the election last year, in which prosecutors investigated Gates’s email to her expressing concern about the PIC’s “optics” paying the Trump Hotel high fees.