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Posted: 2018-12-31T11:19:52Z | Updated: 2018-12-31T11:20:29Z

US President Donald Trump and members of his administration were embroiled in controversy throughout a long year of news emanating from the White House. Cabinet secretaries have resigned, members of Trumps family have been granted questionable loans and trademarks, the first lady has rented some expensive hotel rooms without actually sleeping in them.

Take a look at a dozen ongoing scandals still dogging the president.

Funding for Trumps inaugural committee is still under investigation.

Federal prosecutors are investigating Trumps inauguration committee for possible misspending of donations, several media outlets confirmed in mid-December. The probe by the U.S. attorneys office in Manhattan is exploring whether donors gave an eye-popping $107 million for Trumps inauguration a record high thats more than double what Barack Obamas committee raised in 2009 in exchange for access to Trumps administration or political influence, which may constitute a violation of federal corruption laws.

Ivanka Trump used a personal email account.

White House insiders told The Washington Post last month that Cabinet agencies discovered Ivanka Trump has used a personal email account for government business hundreds of times. This could constitute a violation of the Presidential Records Act and increase the risk of sensitive information falling into the wrong hands. The presidents eldest daughter defended her conduct, saying the emails werent deleted and that they did not contain anything of substance. However, the House announced days later that it plans to investigate the allegations.