The money behind Trump’s $107 million inauguration

The inauguration of President Donald Trump was the most expensive in U.S. history, costing $107 million. All that money had to come from somewhere, and an in-depth report by a team of New York Times reporters is taking a close look at the money behind Trump’s inauguration.

Trump’s inauguration, the Times notes in its report, cost “more than double the previous record set by Barack Obama.” The Times discusses some of the key figures in the inauguration, from Elliott Broidy to Rick Gates to Tom Barrack — noting some of the events in their lives since the inauguration.

Broidy, the Times points out in its report, stepped down as deputy finance chairman for the Republican National Committee (RNC) after it came out that he had agreed to pay $1.6 million to a former Playboy model, Shera Bechard, who became pregnantduring an affair.

View the complete July 1 article by Alex Henderson on the AlterNet website here.