In Huge Blow to DC Attorney General, Judge Dismisses Portion of Inauguration Lawsuit Against Trump Org
A superior court judge on Monday dismissed a portion of a 2017 inauguration lawsuit against the Trump Organization.
The lawsuit, brought by DC Attorney General Karl Racine, claimed Trump’s inaugural committee “wasted” $1 million renting ballrooms at Trump’s DC hotel.
Imagine that. A Democrat worried about wasting money.
Judge José López said the plaintiff didn’t reach the “extreme burden” needed to prove a “waste” claim.
“In short, there is no genuine dispute that the value paid for the space at the Trump Hotel reaches the extreme burden that Plaintiff need to carry a waste claim to its fruition,” Judge José López wrote.
ABC News reported:
The Trump Organization secured a partial victory on Monday as a Washington,