> That castle was found to be more cost-effective than any other space the group could have purchased
In other words, they investigated themselves and cleared themselves of any wrongdoing.
It was obvious at the time that they didn't need a 20 million dollar castle for a meeting space, let alone any other meeting space that large.
They also put the castle up for sale 2 years later to "use the proceeds from the sale to support high-impact charities" which was what they were supposed to be doing all along.
In other words, they investigated themselves and cleared themselves of any wrongdoing.
It was obvious at the time that they didn't need a 20 million dollar castle for a meeting space, let alone any other meeting space that large.
They also put the castle up for sale 2 years later to "use the proceeds from the sale to support high-impact charities" which was what they were supposed to be doing all along.