Longtime Trump ally Steve Witkoff was planning a fundraiser in a suite during next week’s Miami Grand Prix. The race sent him a cease-and-desist letter.
A fundraiser for Donald Trump, here outside Manhattan criminal court on Friday, sought to hold an event next week at the Miami Grand Prix to raise money for the former president. The Miami Grand Prix sent a cease and desist letter Friday night to a prominent Trump fundraiser, informing him that he cannot use a suite at an upcoming Formula One race as a high-dollar fundraiser for the Trump campaign. Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the event, has been planning to attend the race.
in a New York judge handing down a $350 million civil fraud judgment against the former president for financial misdeeds. “It has come to our attention that you may be using your Paddock Club Rooftop Suite for a political purpose, namely raising money for a federal election at $250,000 per ticket, which clearly violates the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix suite license agreement,” read the letter, which was obtained by The Post. “If this is true, we regret to inform you that your suite license will be revoked, you will not be allowed to attend the race at any time, and we will refund you in full.
The secret service has reached out to race officials to coordinate Trump’s attendance at the race, according to two people familiar with planning the event.The terms of the suite state that it cannot be used for “advertising, promotional or commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Promoter and the F1 entities...”
Reached Friday evening by phone, Witkoff said, “This is something fake, for sure,” but declined to comment further.Welcome to Washington, Jayden Daniels. Now, save the franchise.
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