White House Says Feds’ Inaugural Committee Probe Part of ‘Hysteria’

White House Says Feds’ Inaugural Committee Probe Part of ‘Hysteria’
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Jan. 28, 2019. Holly Kellum/NTD
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NEW YORK—A federal subpoena seeking documents from President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee is part of “a hysteria” over the fact that he’s president, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Feb. 5.

Federal prosecutors in New York issued the wide-ranging subpoena on Feb. 4, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and spent $107 million on events celebrating Trump’s 2017 inauguration.