White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders attempted to put distance between the president and an investigation into his inaugural committee on Tuesday after federal prosecutors dug deeper into the organization's finances. 'What I do know at this point is this has nothing to do with the White House, and for anything specific and further, I'd refer you back to the Trump inaugural committee.' White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders attempted to put distance between the president and an investigation into inaugural committee on Tuesday after federal prosecutors dug deeper into the organization's finances. Zuberi gave a $900,000 donation to the Trump inaugural committee through his private-equity firm Avenue Ventures, according to The Wall Street Journal. The head of the inaugural committee, Tom Barrack, confirmed to The Associated Press that he was questioned by the special counsel, Robert Mueller, in 2017.

Source: Daily Mail February 05, 2019 14:47 UTC