Said Toobin:\u00a0\u201cI think the first question is, did someone steal the money? If the money didn\u2019t go to salaries if the money didn\u2019t go to events, did someone put it in their pocket? That\u2019s a straightforward factual issue that an audit should be able to determine.\u00a0Then you get into the other subsidiary questions, which are, was there some sort of improper motive, improper connection between donors and what they got.\u201d<\/p>\n
Added Toobin: \u201cIt is worth remembering that our whole political system at some level is based on pay to play. People give money to the inaugural \u2014 for mixed motives at best. So I think that is very much a subsidiary question, unlikely to be proven improper.\u00a0But if somebody stole the money, they stole the money and that\u2019s obviously a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Berman was joined by Greg Jenkins, who ran George W. Bush\u2019s second inauguration, and said the money trail baffles him.<\/p>\n
Said Jenkins of Trump\u2019s inaugural fundraising amount ($107 million \u2013 about double what was raised for the Bush inaugural), of which he spent far less:\u00a0\u201cI can\u2019t figure it out. They actually raised more than twice the amount that we raised. I think adjusted for current dollars, the amount we raised comes out to be about $54 million, which is quite a bit less. The two biggest costs are the events and staff. We had three times as many staff and four times as many events. So where that money went, I couldn\u2019t tell you.\u00a0Most of the money came from donors. If I were a donor, I would like to know\u00a0where that money went. I can\u2019t explain it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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