A Washington, D.C., judge on Thursday set a September trial date for a case brought by the D.C. attorney general against former President Trump's 2017 inaugural committee. The D.C. Attorney General's Office alleges that Trump's 2017 Presidential Inaugural Committee misused nonprofit funds to pay for event space at the Trump Hotel and other expenditures. The case rests, in part, on the claim of "private inurement" -- the question of whether the inaugural committee used its funds for private benefit rather than nonprofit purposes. Judge Williams ultimately said she would "allow a limited deposition of Mr. Judge sets trial date for case against Trump inaugural committee originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News February 18, 2022 07:19 UTC