A month after President Trump was sworn into office, the investment firm owned by the chair of his inaugural committee developed a plan to profit off its ties to members of the Trump administration and foreign officials "while avoiding any appearance of lobbying," according to a confidential memo obtained by ProPublica and WNYC.

The big picture: On Monday, federal prosecutors in New York ordered Trump’s inaugural committee to turn over documents relating to its donors, finances and event attendees.

Investigators are reportedly interested in whether foreign nationals funneled donations into the inaugural committee, which would be illegal.

Details: The memo outlined a "strategic plan" for Tom Barrack's company, Colony NorthStar, to use relationships with "key members of the Trump Administration" and foreign dignitaries to help attract investors for public-private infrastructure proposals.

No other group can “currently match the relationships or resources that we possess,” the memo read.

“currently match the relationships or resources that we possess,” the memo read. It was reportedly written by the inaugural committee's deputy chair Rick Gates, who has since been indicted and pleaded guilty in the Mueller investigation.

the inaugural committee's deputy chair Rick Gates, who has since been indicted and pleaded guilty in the Mueller investigation. A spokesman for the company told ProPublica and WNYC: “This memo was simply an outline of a proposed potential business plan which was never acted upon or implemented. Colony at no time has maintained a DC office."

told ProPublica and WNYC: “This memo was simply an outline of a proposed potential business plan which was never acted upon or implemented. Colony at no time has maintained a DC office." However , Barrack, a longtime friend of the president with extensive international business ties, was "frequently present at meetings with government officials in the early months of the Trump administration," ProPublica and WNYC note.

, Barrack, a longtime friend of the president with extensive international business ties, was "frequently present at meetings with government officials in the early months of the Trump administration," ProPublica and WNYC note. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also met with Colony executives at least three times in the four months after Trump's inauguration, according to watchdog group American Oversight.

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