Thedepositionwaspartof a lawsuitfromtheDistrictofColumbiaAttorneyGeneralKarlRacine, whichclaimsDonaldTrump's realestatebusinessandotherentitiesmisusednonprofitfundstoenrichtheTrumpfamily.
Accordingtothesuit, a taxexemptnonprofitcorporationcalledthe 58thPresidentialInauguralCommitteecoordinatedwiththeTrumpfamilytogrosslyoverpaidforeventspaceintheTrumpInternationalHotelinWashington.
In a tweetThursdaymorning, IvankaTrumpposted a pictureofanemailfrom 2017, whichshewroteshowsthatsheinstructedtheTrumpHoteltocharge a fairmarketrate, addingthatquotethisinquiryisanotherpoliticallymotivateddemonstrationofvindictivenessandwasteoftaxpayerdollars.