Donald Trump's sons have said they will continue with foreign deals featuring Trump Organisation properties while their father serves as president.

Despite ongoing pressure, Mr Trump has not sold any of his assets and instead signed over control of his company's day-to-day operations to his two sons, raising concerns over conflicts of interest.

While the Trump Organisation pledged it would not make any new foreign deals for the duration of Mr Trump's presidency, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr said the company will push ahead with dozens of projects that were underway before the inauguration.

In an interview with the New York Times, Eric defended the company against controversy around him travelling to the Dominican Republic to restart a resort project there which began in 2007 but stalled during the financial crisis.

Responding to criticism it was a new deal, Eric said: “That doesn’t mean the deal doesn’t continue to exist."

Donald Trump's biggest Twitter feuds

The brothers said the organisation had dropped a host of proposed overseas projects, including offices, hotels and Trump Towers in Argentina, Brazil, Azerbaijan, Georgia and India.

“I was the first person to raise my hand and say you should not do certain deals, as I understood the optics, as you can’t build the tallest building in Tel Aviv and try to negotiate peace in the Middle East,” Eric told the paper.

The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Show all 9 1 /9 The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and the media White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer takes questions during the daily press briefing Getty Images The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Union leaders applaud US President Donald Trump for signing an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington DC. Mr Trump issued a presidential memorandum in January announcing that the US would withdraw from the trade deal Getty The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and the Mexico wall A US Border Patrol vehicle sits waiting for illegal immigrants at a fence opening near the US-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. The number of incoming immigrants has surged ahead of the upcoming Presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, who has pledged to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. A signature campaign promise, Mr Trump outlined his intention to build a border wall on the US-Mexico border days after taking office Getty Images The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and abortion US President Donald Trump signs an executive order as Chief of Staff Reince Priebus looks on in the Oval Office of the White House. Mr Trump reinstated a ban on American financial aide being granted to non-governmental organizations that provide abortion counseling, provide abortion referrals, or advocate for abortion access outside of the United States Getty Images The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and the Dakota Access pipeline Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines hold a rally as they protest US President Donald Trump's executive orders advancing their construction, at Columbus Circle in New York. US President Donald Trump signed executive orders reviving the construction of two controversial oil pipelines, but said the projects would be subject to renegotiation Getty Images The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and 'Obamacare' Nancy Pelosi who is the minority leader of the House of Representatives speaks beside House Democrats at an event to protect the Affordable Care Act in Los Angeles, California. US President Donald Trump's effort to make good on his campaign promise to repeal and replace the healthcare law failed when Republicans failed to get enough votes. Mr Trump has promised to revisit the matter Getty Images The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Donald Trump and 'sanctuary cities' US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January threatening to pull funding for so-called "sanctuary cities" if they do not comply with federal immigration law AP The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and the travel ban US President Donald Trump has attempted twice to restrict travel into the United States from several predominantly Muslim countries. The first attempt, in February, was met with swift opposition from protesters who flocked to airports around the country. That travel ban was later blocked by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The second ban was blocked by a federal judge a day before it was scheduled to be implemented in mid-March SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP/Getty Images The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued Trump and climate change US President Donald Trump sought to dismantle several of his predecessor's actions on climate change in March. His order instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to reevaluate the Clean Power Plan, which would cap power plant emissions Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

However the company will continue with projects underway before Mr Trump's inauguration, the brothers said.

The projects include resorts and Trump Towers in Indonesia, India and Uruguay, as well as a second golf club in Dubai.

Loading....

Questions were raised soon after Mr Trump's inauguration at the mention of no new foreign deals in the company's self-imposed rules, as it confirmed plans to expand its golf course in Aberdeen.

A spokeswoman for the resort said the move was part of an expansion plan that had been agreed years ago.