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Marina Dunbar

Senate Democrats demand list of donors to $300m Trump ballroom

debris next to a flag and a building
Donald Trump has said his demolition of the White House East Wing to make way for a $300m ballroom is being financed by private donors. Photograph: Andrew Leyden/Reuters

Senate Democrats, led by Adam Schiff of California, are calling for full disclosure on how Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom is being financed.

The effort follows the release of a donor list showing that wealthy individuals and corporations, many with business before the federal government, have contributed to the project. Democrats argue that without transparency, the financing of the ballroom could become a channel for improper influence within the administration.

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