"Warren who is the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee told the Guardian in a statement that the ballroom could be a golden crime scene and urged the next administration to follow the money to uncover whether any crimes were committed in its financing. Government officials and corporate executives should read the law: the statute of limitations is five years for federal bribery charges, Warren added, noting that a future justice department could still be within the window to launch an investigation."
"The administration recently revealed a list of companies who have donated to Donald Trump's ballroom project now coming in with a $300m price tag. This included several tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Google; the defense contractors Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin and Palantir, as well as telecommunications giants such as T-Mobile and Comcast. Last month, the president hosted a dinner for company representatives and billionaire individuals who made significant contributions to renovation. Many of the companies donating are in business with the administration already, and rely on significant government contracts, or would benefit from favourable legal treatment."
Senator Elizabeth Warren urged that the next independent Department of Justice investigate private donations that financed the new White House ballroom. A co-sponsored bill with Robert Garcia would impose donation restrictions on the project, which required demolition of the entire East Wing and has a reported $300m price tag. The administration released a donors list including major tech firms, defense contractors and telecommunications companies. The president hosted a dinner for large contributors. Many donors hold government contracts or could benefit from favorable treatment, prompting ethics warnings about outsized influence and noting a five-year federal bribery statute of limitations.
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