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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gino Spocchia

Trump agrees to pay $750k to settle lawsuit over inaugural committee’s payments to his DC hotel

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Donald Trump has reached an agreement to pay $750,000 (£600,083) to Washington DC after he was accused of overcharging his inaugural committee for use of his Trump International hotel in the city.

Announcing the settlement on Tuesday, DC Attorney General Karl Racine said the case was being resolved “to avoid the cost, burden, and risks of further litigation” from the allegations, which date back to Mr Trump’s 2017 inauguration.

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