The inaugural committee raised more than $100 million for Trump’s Jan. 20 festivities, which included two inaugural balls that drew a combined total of about 30,000 guests. Within days, a secondary market for the access codes had sprung up, with some people asking their friends for codes, and others buying them on Ebay. “We needed an access code so we could get a ticket to the inauguration and the ball. We used that access code, but it wasn’t a donation. Instead, the final report submitted by the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee this month said the original donor made eight donations of $50 each, using four different addresses.

Source: Huffington Post April 25, 2017 16:17 UTC