President Trump’s inaugural committee has received a subpoena from Justice Department investigators. The subpoena reportedly orders the committee to hand over a wide-ranging collection of documents related to how it was funded and by whom.
The investigation is separate from the probe being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller into the Trump campaign’s possible ties with Russia, which has resulted in several indictments and guilty pleas. Mueller’s team has been expected to wind down its investigation soon; this new inquiry could mean continuing headaches for the president and fodder for his political opponents.
“We have just received a subpoena for documents,” a spokeswoman for the committee tells NPR. “While we are still reviewing the subpoena, it is our intention to cooperate with the inquiry.”
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