[ToValueFunfetti]

Ah, fair enough! I had heard the "hosting wealthy donors" as the primary motivation, but it appears to be secondary. My bad.

>As far as I know it's never hosted an impress-the-oligarch fundraiser

As far as I know, they only hosted 3 events there before deciding to sell, so this is low-information.

[freejazz]

Surely you've learned in your life that whatever people might say is not true, nor is it the best reflection of their intentions...