WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today that he is pressing a nonprofit on its involvement in fundraising for Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom.
"The Trust for the National Mall is a 501(c)(3) chartered non-profit tax-exempt charity and, as such, enjoys substantial taxpayer-subsidized benefits - as do its donors. But these benefits come with responsibilities," Wyden and other senators wrote to Trust President and Chief Executive Officer Catherine Townsend. "You owe Congress and the public answers about your role in managing funds for President Trump's ballroom."
Today's letter follows a failure of the Trust to respond to a letter sent in October of last ye...