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Conflicts of interest, self-dealing and influence-peddling have become a way of life for the president of the United States.

A Public Citizen analysis finds that more than 370 political candidates, foreign governments, businesses, corporate groups, religious groups, charities and other entities have held events at President Donald Trump’s properties since the 2016 election.

Public Citizen has tracked news reports, social media and Federal Election Commission data for records of expenditures and events at Trump businesses since Trump’s election. This analysis [spreadsheet here], Public Citizen’s fourth, finds that dozens of political candidates, companies, trade groups, foreign governments and foreign businesses with interests at stake at the U.S. government have been frequent patrons of Trump properties. Dozens of events were first observed by journalist Zach Everson, who runs the 1100 Pennsylvania newsletter and tracks social media mentions of events at Trump properties on his Twitter feed. This report updates a previous Public Citizen analysis from mid-2018, which identified more than 200 spenders at Trump businesses. The 371 entities holding events and spending money at Trump businesses include:

192 political campaigns or political groups

51 U.S. businesses or business groups

41 conservative advocacy organizations

28 foreign governments, officials or political groups

16 charities

16 religious groups

12 state or local groups

9 foreign businesses or business groups

6 police or fire organizations

The analysis also examined Federal Election Commission (FEC) records of spending at Trump businesses and found:

192 political candidates or political groups have spent a combined $8.3 million at Trump businesses since the November 2016 election.

Of those political candidates and groups, 30 spent more than $10,000 at Trump businesses, while 108 spent more than $1,000.

The largest political spender at Trump businesses was Trump’s own presidential campaign, which spent nearly $3.8 million at Trump businesses since the 2016 election, representing about 45 percent of total political spending at Trump properties.

The biggest beneficiary of political campaigns and groups spending was the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., where political groups have spent nearly $2.5 million since the 2016 election. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., and Trump National Doral resort in Miami, Fla., have each received about $740,000 in political spending.

Since the 2016 election, Trump businesses have become popular gathering spots for Republican candidates, business groups, administration officials and Trump’s friends and family to mingle and hold political fundraisers and parties as well as farewell events for departing White House staffers. “It’s our little Trump safe space,” one Trump fan told the Washington Post.

However, Trump’s collection of businesses and properties around the world presents a unique ethical minefield, one exacerbated by Trump’s refusal to sell his properties before taking office. Although Trump turned over control of his businesses to his sons Don Jr. and Eric at the start of his administration, he still controls the trust that owns the properties and can withdraw money whenever he likes. Ivanka Trump, who works in her father’s White House, has made nearly $8 million from her stake in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., according to disclosure forms for 2017 and 2018.

Trump has done little to address this ethics quagmire. In reaction to concerns about conflicts of interest, Trump attorney Sheri Dillon claimed that Trump “wants to do more than what the Constitution requires” to dispel conflict of interest concerns and said that Trump would donate “all profits from foreign government payments made to his hotel” to the U.S. Treasury.

So far, the Trump Organization has donated about $343,000 in payments of $151,470 in March 2018 and $191,538 in February 2019. However, despite public criticism, the administration has provided no explanation of how it is identifying payments at Trump properties. Additionally, the Trump Organization’s methodology does not appear to require any donation of foreign government revenue from money-losing properties or account for foreign governments that could be intentionally paying above the standard market rate. The potential for corrupt transactions is significant: U.S. House investigators are examining whether groups, including one foreign government, have booked rooms at Trump properties without using them, according to Politico.

The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., is especially problematic, as it is located in the Old Post Office, a historic building leased from the U.S. government. Trump is clearly violating the lease’s terms, which states plainly that no elected U.S. official “shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom.” But the federal agency in charge of the lease, the General Services Administration, has failed to enforce this lease provision, a commonsense anti-corruption measure and standard language in federal lease contracts.

Quite understandably, the framers of the Constitution were concerned about the ability of wealthy foreign governments to curry favor with public officials with lavish payments and gifts and placed an anti-corruption provision in the U.S. Constitution. Known as the foreign emoluments clause, it bars all federal officials from receiving “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State” without the consent of Congress.

Unlike Trump, America’s leaders in the past have taken this constitutional protection seriously. As the first U.S. ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin received congressional approval to keep a diamond-studded snuff box from King Louis XVI. President Andrew Jackson was denied permission from Congress to accept a gold trinket from Colombian President Simon Bolivar. Congress required President Abraham Lincoln to give to the Interior Department a sword and two elephant tusks sent to him by the king of modern-day Thailand. While first lady Jackie Kennedy kept a horse given by the president of Pakistan, presidents typically have turned over gifts to the National Archives.

By contrast, Trump has displayed no apparent interest in complying with anti-corruption protections or ethical norms, as evidenced by the Trump administration’s short-lived decision to hold the G-7 summit of international leaders at the money-losing Trump Doral golf resort in Florida. This decision was quickly reversed under pressure from Republicans. But Trump blamed reporters for the scrutiny over what he termed “this phony Emoluments Clause.” In response, several U.S. Senate Democrats introduced the “Scrutinizing White House Activities that Make Profits (SWAMP) Act,” which would bar taxpayer dollars from being used to host meetings with heads of state at Trump properties, or any properties owned by a president.

Even Trump’s allies seem to acknowledge that he has trouble understanding the distinction between the public interest and private profit. “He talks up his properties every chance he gets with anyone — with staff, with members of Congress, with the press, with the public, with foreign leaders, with anyone,” a former White House official told Politico. “He’s been a salesman. He’s been a PR person for his properties for the last 50 years, so almost out of force of habit, that’s what he does.”

In the same vein, the acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, told Fox News that “At the end of the day, you know, he still considers himself to be in the hospitality business and he saw an opportunity to take the biggest leaders from around the world, and he wanted to put the absolute best show, the best visit that he possibly could.”

In an April 2018, event with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida, Trump remarked: “Many of the world’s great leaders request to come to Mar-A-Lago and Palm Beach. They like it; I like it. We’re comfortable. We have great relationships.”

Many foreign leaders know that flattery is the way to get in Trump’s good graces, as was evidenced in the rough transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s July 2019 conversation with Trump. Zelensky noted that on a previous trip to the U.S. he stayed at the Trump International Hotel and Tower near Central Park in New York City. Mother Jones even spotted a 2018 Instagram video posted by Zelensky, then a television celebrity, taking a jog with the Trump hotel in the background. In another Ukraine connection, Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine had breakfast with a key Zelensky aide, Andriy Yermiak, at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., according to an October 2019 deposition of Volker released by a U.S. House committee.

Many recent events at Trump properties have been politically difficult for the White House. Outrage followed after a video shown at the Trump Doral resort near Miami depicted a fake Trump shooting members of the media and political opponents. Trump’s D.C. hotel canceled a Christian group’s “Night of Prayer for the Kurds” event after Trump pulled troops out of northern Syria, allowing Turkish troops to enter and causing Kurds to flee. Trump’s company canceled a November dinner gala at Mar-A-Lago by ACT for America, a group considered an anti-Muslim hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League, after Florida newspapers reported on the $1,500-per-ticket planned event. Brigitte Gabriel, the group’s founder, had previously made several appearances at Trump properties. Another group, the Center for Security Policy, which has been criticized for promoting anti-Muslim views, has scheduled a November 2019 dinner at Mar-A-Lago.

International Use of Trump Businesses

After Trump’s election, foreign government officials were quick to figure out that Trump would be susceptible to flattery about his properties. On April 6, 2017, Georgia’s ambassador to the U.S., Kaha Imnadze, tweeted from the Trump International Hotel’s lobby. Whether Imnadze was staying at the hotel, visiting for lunch or just checking out the hotel’s cavernous nine-story atrium was unclear, but Imnadze let the world know that he liked what he saw:

Trump International Hotel Washington DC @TrumpDC – great #hotel and so far the best service I've seen in United States! Keep it up! #travel pic.twitter.com/krLXwVNutS — Kaha Imnadze (@kahaimnadze) April 6, 2017

Many foreign government officials and business executives have been photographed at the hotel and have shared those pictures on social media. Some may have been staying at the D.C. hotel, while others may have simply dropped in for a drink or a meal, perhaps hoping for a brush with members of Trump’s inner circle. For example, a Nigerian dignitary, Dr. Christian Nwachukwu, appeared on Instagram smiling next to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Italian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Guglielmo Picchi met with Trump’s lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, at the D.C. hotel, according to an Instagram post from January 2019.

In another Giuliani connection, associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who have been charged with conspiring to violate a ban on foreign donations to U.S. election campaigns, appear to be frequent customers of Trump’s D.C. hotel. The pair, who have pleaded not guilty to the charges, attended an April 2018 dinner for a Trump super PAC at the D.C. hotel, according to the Washington Post. A Reuters reporter photographed Parnas at the Trump hotel in September 2019. The Wall Street Journal reported that the two had lunch with Giuliani at the D.C. hotel on the same day they were arrested in October 2019. The pair have pleaded not guilty. Additionally, Parnas, Giuliani and former U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, met at the Trump hotel in July 2019, according to a deposition transcript released by House investigators.

The prime minister of Republika Srpska, the autonomous Serb republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljka Cvijanovic, attended a book party for Trump friend Jeanine Pirro in the Trump hotel on July 25, 2018. In a press release posted on the Republika Srpska website, Cvijanovic highlighted her meetings with Trump luminaries such as Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Corey Lewandowski.

Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appeared at a gala honoring Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky). Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been nominated to be Brazil’s ambassador to the U.S., attended a documentary screening with former White House aide Steve Bannon. Others spotted at D.C. hotel include former Canadian parliament member Tony Clement, Ontario premier Doug Ford with Canadian ambassador Kelly Craft, Egyptian member of parliament Dalia Youssef and Wonjin Cho, the leader a South Korean conservative political party.

Many countries have gone further, not merely showing up at Trump properties for a drink but hosting formal events, dinners and celebrations at the D.C. hotel and other locations. Some examples:

BAHRAIN: On December 7, 2016, a month after Trump’s election, Bahrain held its 45th national day celebration at the D.C. hotel. “On the occasion of the forty fifth national day of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the seventeenth anniversary of his majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s accession to the throne, Ambassador Abdulla Al Khalifa cordially invites you to a national day reception,” the invitation read.

AZERBAIJAN: The Azeri embassy held a Chanukah party at the D.C. hotel along with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on December 14, 2016, a move that was controversial among some U.S. Jewish groups. “This decision is tone deaf at best, naked sycophancy at worst,” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, told Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper: “It would have been far preferable to choose one of the approximately 3,000 other possible locations in downtown Washington.”

JAPAN: Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, has been a frequent patron of Trump properties. In February 2017, Trump traveled to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Abe and golfed on a Trump-owned golf course. White House aides said at the time that Trump would pay for the lodging of the prime minister and his wife as a gift. Trump and his wife Melania dined with Abe, his wife and Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. On April 17, 2018, Abe again visited Mar-A-Lago. A year later, on April 27, 2019, Abe and Trump played golf at Trump’s golf course in Virginia.

KUWAIT: In February 2017, after Trump’s election, Kuwait moved its annual independence celebration to Trump’s D.C. hotel. In previous years, the event had been held at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C., and then at the Newseum. According to cost estimates viewed by Reuters, such events cost up to $60,000. The Kuwaiti ambassador to the U.S, Salem al-Sabah, denied there was any pressure to use the Trump hotel. “We were not under any pressure. Nobody contacted us whatsoever,” he told Politico. “I just thought ‘It’s a new venue, it’s been in the news. […] The novelty of the venue would encourage people’ — that was first on my mind.” A year later, the Kuwait Embassy returned to the Trump hotel to hold the same event. The embassy then held the event at the Trump hotel for a third time in February 2019, posting on its website pictures of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson and presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway.

TURKEY: On May 21, 2017, the American-Turkish Council and the Turkey-U.S. Business Council held the 36th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. The conference previously was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in D.C. The guest list included Turkish military officials and the Turkish undersecretary for defense industries. Other attendees, according to DefenceTurkey.com, included “CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, members of the U.S. Congress and Turkish Parliament, as well as other ministers and cabinet secretaries.” On April 14, 2019, the same groups held the 37th annual event, also at the D.C. hotel. Guests included the Turkish ministers of trade, treasury and finance and defense, as well as a senior adviser to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

INDIA: Indian diplomats spent $18,650 for 20 nights at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., during February and March 2017, according to a document obtained by Indian journalist Aroon Deep via a public-records request. Trump, whose company is pursuing several real estate projects in India, has maintained a close relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appearing with Modi at a rally in September 2019, and has worked to court Indian-American votes.

Since Trump was elected President, Indian diplomats have spent $18,650 (~₹12.1 lakh) on stays in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. pic.twitter.com/mUd8RWm8Q1 — Aroon Deep (@AroonDeep) February 23, 2018

MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia visited the Trump International Hotel in D.C., on September 11, 2017, the night before he met with Trump at the White House. A White House spokeswoman declined to say whether Razak had stayed at the hotel, but he was spotted there at 10:30 p.m. The Washington Post reported that delegation members gathered “in meeting rooms with name cards bearing the Malaysian coat of arms.”

CYPRUS/GREECE: On May 22, 2018, Greek and Cypriot officials appeared at the 34th annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference held at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. According to GreekNews, a Greek-American newspaper, the guests included two mayors “of the occupied municipalities of Karavas and Lefkoniko” and a Greek member of parliament. The event’s goal, per a press release , was to “avert the Islamization of the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus.” Turkey considers the northern third of Cyprus a sovereign state that it backs with military and economic support, while the United Nations considers it a Turkish-occupied region.

PHILIPPINES: On June 12, 2018, Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” del Gallego Romualdez held an event at Trump’s D.C. hotel to celebrate the 120th anniversary of his country’s independence. In a Philippine newspaper, Romualdez wrote that the event “may have some political undertones because it is associated with the US president, but since several other embassies have also held their national day celebrations at the Trump hotel which were well attended – I decided – why not do it there, too. … I felt that an elegant and historic venue like the Trump hotel, which was originally the Old Post Office building along Pennsylvania Avenue, would be perfect for the occasion.” Trump has boasted of his “great relationship” with Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s president, and has expressed admiration for the Duterte government’s extrajudicial executions of drug dealers.

ECUADOR: While on a trade visit to Washington, D.C. in November 2018 for the first time in nine years, Pablo Campana Sáenz., Ecuador’s foreign trade minister racked up more than $3,000 in bills at the D.C. hotel including two nights lodging at $1,200 per night, and several meals, according to a bill posted online by Washington Post reporter David Farenthold.

ROMANIA: The country’s president, Klaus Iohannis, was spotted eating croissants in the lounge of the Trump International Hotel in D.C. in June 2017, according to the Washington Post. In November 2018, the Romanian consulate held its annual Great Union Day celebration at the Trump International Hotel in Chicago. The event was previously held in the Chicago Cultural Center. On March 22, 2019, Romanian President Victoria Dancila was spotted leaving dinner at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. Dancila was in Washington to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference.

IRELAND: On June 6. 2019, Trump had dinner at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, with Irish ambassador to the U.S. Dan Mulhall, Irish Senator Mark Daly and Irish special envoy to Washington John Deasy.

SAUDI ARABIA: Starting in December 2016, lobbyists for the Saudi government over the course of three months spent $270,000 on about 500 nights worth of rooms at the D.C. hotel including $190,000 for lodging and $78,000 for catering. Lobbyists for Saudi Arabia paid for these hotel rooms as part of a campaign to bring U.S. military veterans to Washington to lobby against legislation opposed by the Saudis.

Lobbying and communications firm Qorvis/MSL Group employed the lobbyists to represent Saudi interests, recruiting six groups of veterans to lobby against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The bill would make it possible for families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue the Saudi government (most of the attackers were Saudi citizens). The veterans were told that the bill could lead to foreign governments retaliating by prosecuting veterans for their military actions while stationed overseas.

Some veterans expressed concerns to the Washington Post, worrying they were used to deliver the Saudi message to Congress and provide business to the Trump Organization. Jason Johns, the Wisconsin veterans advocate who worked as a contractor to fly veterans to D.C. for the campaign, told a Wisconsin newspaper that veterans were informed that their trip was paid for by Saudis and that that there was nothing wrong with the effort. “The undertone here is that Qorvis purchased all of the hotel rooms at the Trump Hotel in order to curry ‘favor’ and/or ‘influence’ with President Trump as he was coming in to office,” Johns said. “I could understand all of this if after our fly-ins and staying at (the) Trump Hotel that all of a sudden he was out publicly calling for repeal of JASTA, but he didn’t.”

As bookings declined at Trump’s New York City hotel, a visit by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, whose entourage was partly put up in Trump’s hotel, was credited by the hotel’s manager with helping the hotel turn a profit during the first three months of 2018. In the Chicago hotel, an increase in Saudi customers from 81 in 2016 to 218 in the first half of 2018 also significantly boosted business, though profits have been sinking at the Chicago property.

PAKISTAN: Pakistan’s minister of maritime affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, attended meetings at the D.C. hotel in June 2019, in conjunction with a White House visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The visit was promoted on social media accounts associated with Imran Khan Developmental Academic Research (IKDAR), a nonprofit founded by Khan. “By Trumpian standards, where his White House lives in the constant transactional present, this was a good set of meetings,” said Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani politician and former ambassador to the U.S. Weeks later, in September 2019, the governor of the Sindh province in Pakistan visited the Trump International Hotel on a visit to D.C., according to a tweet by a journalist who interviewed the governor, Imran Ismail. While in D.C., Ismail and business leaders met with the State Department and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to discuss human rights issues in Kashmir as well as international trade issues.

Political Use of Trump’s Businesses

Before Trump’s entrance onto the political stage, political candidates rarely spent campaign money at Trump-owned businesses. That changed in 2015 with Trump’s candidacy, when he made ample use of his own properties and businesses for his campaign. The Trump campaign paid more than $9 million to a Trump-owned company for the campaign’s air travel and used the Trump Tower in New York as a campaign headquarters.

The Trump campaign plane, customized with gold-plated bathroom faucets, is owned by a Trump-controlled company, DJT Operations I LLC but leased to another Trump company, Tag Air Inc., according to a 2016 story in the Wall Street Journal, which said this strategy is typically employed by jet owners to avoid paying up-front sales taxes on lease payments. The Trump campaign was also reimbursed by the federal government for the costs of transporting Secret Service agents.

Public Citizen’s research found about $8.3 million in disclosed U.S. political spending at Trump businesses since the 2016 election, with 45 percent, or about $3.8 million, coming from Trump’s own campaign. The second-largest spender was the Republican National Committee, at $1.6 million, followed by three groups supporting Trump and Vice President Mike Pence: Trump Victory ($991,000), America First Action ($545,000) and the Great America Committee ($238,000).

Several members of Congress and affiliated political groups are also big spenders at Trump properties. They include two fundraising committees benefiting Republican Party candidates and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.); the campaign of Rep. Greg Pence (R-Ind.), older brother of Vice President Mike Pence, who was elected to Congress in 2018; a group benefiting Republican House candidates Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), Rep. Ross Spano (R.-Fla.) and unsuccessful candidate Jay Webber of New Jersey, which spent nearly $40,000 for an October 2018 fundraiser hosted by Trump at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. Other political campaigns that have been significant spenders at Trump properties include those of: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), former Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.); Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas); Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), former Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) and Omar Navarro, a Republican candidate for Congress from Los Angeles.

Republican candidates for Congress have ample reason to spend money at Trump properties. As documented by reporter Zach Everson, Trump has tended to tweet out valuable endorsements of Republican candidates after they hold events at his properties.

Public Citizen’s tally of Federal Election Commission disclosures found that the D.C. hotel was the top recipient of political spending among Trump businesses, receiving nearly $2.5 million in political revenue since the election. In addition, political campaigns and political groups spent nearly $191,000 at the BLT Prime restaurant in the D.C. hotel. Political spending totaled about $744,000 at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., and about $736,000 at Trump National Doral.

Trump’s own campaign operation has spent nearly $3.8 million at Trump businesses since the 2016 electionincluding nearly $1.5 million on rent at Trump Tower in New York for the 2020 campaign, even though only a handful of campaign staffers work at the Manhattan condominium and office tower, The Huffington Post reported. Trump’s flagship Trump Tower in New York has faced considerable difficulty finding tenants during the Trump presidency, with its occupancy rate sinking to 83 percent from 99 percent seven years ago, with about twice the vacancy rate than the average for Manhattan, according to Bloomberg News.

Corporate Use of Trump Businesses

Business groups holding events at Trump Organization properties include the Institute of International Bankers, which held its 2018 annual conference at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.. Those attending the March 2018 event included the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a top U.S. Treasury Department official who promised that a major regulatory rollback sought by banks would be “commencing shortly.”

The Community Financial Services Association, which represents high-rate payday lenders, has twice (in 2018 and 2019) held its annual conference at the Trump National Doral golf club near Miami, drawing protests outside the club’s gates. Payday lenders are benefiting from regulatory rollbacks under Trump, and one lender recently bragged about his access to the chair of the Republican Party. Other corporate events include the Seasonal Employment Alliance, which represents businesses that use overseas guest workers, and the National Mining Association, which held a board of directors meeting featuring Energy Secretary Rick Perry in October 2017. Perry himself tweeted about the event:

Honored to speak to the National Mining Assn this morning. Our "all of the above" approach to #AmericanEnergy must include everything below! pic.twitter.com/tGIZjnVSiQ — Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) October 4, 2017

Working to secure regulatory approvals for its merger with Sprint, T-Mobile CEO John Legere and other company executives spent $195,000 at the D.C. hotel including hotel rooms, meeting space, catering and other costs. Legere, who was spotted in the hotel with former Trump campaign manager and T-Mobile adviser Corey Lewandoswki, previously trashed Trump in Twitter posts, but stopped doing so after his company’s merger announcement.

T-Mobile executives paid for a combined 52 nights at the hotel, according to reporting by The Washington Post, which obtained lists of VIP arrivals at the D.C. hotel. In a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), T-Mobile said the hotel stays represented about 14 percent of the $1.4 million in spending by T-Mobile in Washington, D.C., from April 2018 to February 2019. In response, Legere wrote that “the Trump hotel is located close by my company office located at 601 Pennsylvania Avenue and the Department of Justice.” Under Trump-appointed leaders, the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission have both approved the merger.

Wow – A lot of attention on where I choose to stay in DC. I’ve said many times that I respect this process and am working to get our merger done the right way. I trust regulators will make their decision based on the benefits it will bring to the US, not based on hotel choices. — John Legere (@JohnLegere) January 16, 2019

Watergen USA, an Israeli water company, met with Trump at his Mar-A-Lago Club in Florida in March 2018, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was signing a research agreement with the company, which extracts water from air in the atmosphere. The Wall Street Journal and other outlets reported that Watergen was connected to former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt at the request of a major Trump donor, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. In another Trump connection, lawyer and television pundit Alan Dershowitz, a Trump friend, sits on Watergen’s board.

Other business groups gathering at Trump properties include the Options Industry Conference, a financial industry event at the Trump National Doral resort, featuring former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. Trump’s D.C. hotel hosted a firearms import/export conference, as the Trump administration eased restrictions on international gun exports.

State and Local Use of Trump Businesses

Another important ethics provision of the U.S. Constitution, the domestic emoluments clause, bars presidents from receiving payments from state governments or the federal government besides the president’s salary.

While many state-level officials have avoided controversial visits to Trump properties, others have not For example, former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican and Trump ally, and his staff spent about $22,000 in taxpayer funds on more than 40 rooms at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C., according to reporting by the Portland Press-Herald. The newspaper reported that the LePage administration paid between $362 per night to more than $1,100 a night for rooms during trips to meet with Trump or his inner circle.

A Maine official flagged the expenses, writing in June 2017 that the “room cost is WAY more than the allowed amount.” The newspaper reported that Maine taxpayers paid for “a $53 filet mignon, a $57 surf & turf, a $55 New York strip steak and a $45 veal chop plus side dishes (at $13 each)” at the BLT Prime restaurant in Trump’s D.C. hotel. Documents detailing LePage’s travel expenses, sought through a public-records request, were released to the newspaper after LePage left office. In a radio interview, LePage said he wasn’t aware of the sizable room charge, saying, “If we paid $1,100 for a hotel room in one night, shame on me, because I wasn’t aware of it.”

In December 2017, the University of Wisconsin football team and alumni groups stayed at the Trump National Doral resort. The team was playing in the Orange Bowl at the time. According to the Washington Post, the University of Wisconsin-Madison sent 220 students and staff for seven nights to the resort, including players, trainers, staff, administrators and members of the university’s board of regents. The resort was selected by the Orange Bowl committee before Trump ran for president.

Other state and local political figures who have used Trump’s properties include Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who has held two fundraisers at Trump’s D.C. hotel. Additionally, Republican election lawyer Michael Adams, who was elected secretary of state in Kentucky in in fall 2019, had a fundraiser in the D.C. hotel attended by Pence, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

Solutions

The Trump presidency has exposed big holes in the system of conflict-of-interest rules and norms governing the White House and the rest of the executive branch. An October 2018 report published by Public Citizen and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington outlines a host of policy reforms to ensure that future presidents can’t repeat the Trump-era abuses. The report recommends changes including:

Requiring the president and vice president to divest assets that pose a risk of conflict of interest within 30 days of the presidential inauguration.

Giving enforcement authority to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics or an inspector general’s office to investigate potential ethics violations in the White House and executive branch.

Requiring candidates for president and vice president to disclose their tax returns before their election and in subsequent years after holding office.

Requiring candidates and officials to disclose the value of their assets, income, transactions and liabilities as well as details of any privately held businesses.

Trump has pushed ethical boundaries past their breaking point, showing utter disregard for the norms of our government and a total lack of concern about corruption. We now know how to strengthen the system against future presidents who lack an ethical compass. We must enact firm rules to ensure these egregious ethical abuses can never happen again.

Groups Holding Events at Trump Properties

Name Description Category Property Event/Spending Description Start date of event National Confectioners Association Candy industry trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Washington Forum 2016 with Tucker Carlson 9/13/2016 Young America's Foundation College conservative group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Event With Mike Flynn 11/13/2016 Saudi Arabia Saudi government Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Lobbying Trip 12/1/2016 Heritage Foundation Conservative think tank Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Donor Event 12/6/2016 Bahrain Bahrain embassy Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC 45th National Day 12/7/2016 Azerbaijan Azeri embassy Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Chanukkah party with Conference Of Presidents Of Major American Jewish Organizations 12/14/2016 British-American Business Association US/UK Business Group Foreign Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC 20th annual gala Christmas luncheon 12/16/2016 Turkey Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, other foreign officials Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Breakfast with National Security Adviser Mike Flynn 1/18/2017 Qatar Qatari officials Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Breakfast with National Security Adviser Mike Flynn 1/18/2017 Believe With Me Nonprofit for gold star families Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Inaugural Luncheon 1/19/2017 Romania Former Romanian prime minister Sorin Grindeanu and now-jailed lawmaker Liviu Dragnea Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Romanian politicians attend pre-inauguration party at Trump's DC hotel 1/19/2017 Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump 2/11/2017 Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Foreign Government/Political Trump National Golf Club Jupiter Golf at Trump club 2/11/2017 India Indian gov't officials including Consul General Of India, San Francisco Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC $18,580 spent on lodging at Trump DC hotel 2/18-3/18 2/18/2017 Kuwait Kuwait Ambassador to the U.S., Salem al-Sabah Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Kuwait National Day 2/22/2017 United Kingdom Nigel Farage, leader of Brexit Party, member of European Parliament Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner with Trump 2/25/2017 National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Trade group for railroad and rail transit construction industry Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner attended by Sen. Chuck Grassley 3/1/2017 National Confectioners Association Candy industry trade group Business Trump National Doral Miami Industry conference 3/7/2017 Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association Hedge fund investors group Business Mar-A-Lago Club Cocktails 3/16/2017 American Petroleum Institute Oil industry trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Board Meeting (Meetings With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke) 3/23/2017 China Visit by President Xi Jinping Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump 4/6/2017 Luke's Wings Wounded veterans assistance group Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Heroes Gala 4/8/2017 Alliance Resource Partners LP Coal company Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Board of directors Meeting 4/26/2017 National Funeral Directors Association Funeral home trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner & Keynote Address With Newt Gingrich 4/27/2017 Blueprint 2025 Infrastructure Leadership Forum Infrastructure investment forum Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Welcome Reception 4/27/2017 Penfed Foundation Veterans organization Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Night Of Heroes 5/4/2017 Metals Service Center Institute Metals industry trade association Business Trump National Doral Miami Annual Meeting 5/7/2017 International Menarini Foundation Italian medical foundation Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Italian medical foundation hosted cancer doctors 5/11/2017 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Christian group started by Billy Graham in 1950 Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC World Summit In Defense Of Persecuted Christians 5/12/2017 Republican Governors Association Republican governors including Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan State/local Trump National Doral Miami Corporate Policy Summit 5/16/2017 American Turkish Council/Turkey-U.S. Business Council Groups promoting business between U.S. and Turkey Foreign Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC 36th Annual Conference On U.S.-Turkey Relations 5/21/2017 U.S. Travel Association Travel Industry group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception at Trump hotel, part of travel industry conference in D.C. 6/7/2017 Deloitte Global Financial Services Summit Financial services conference Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Deloitte conference on financial regulation 6/8/2017 Industrial Truck Association Trade group for makers of forklifts and other industrial equipment Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC National Forklift Safety Day 6/12/2017 Virginia Women for Trump Virginia Trump supporters group State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Tea For Trump Celebration Of Donald Trump's Birthday Featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder Act For America. Carrie Almond, President, National Federation Of Republican Women 6/25/2017 Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute Conservative women center Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC 2017 Woman Of The Year dinner banquet honoring Kellyanne Conway 6/29/2017 Vapor Technology Association Vaping industry trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Vape & The Fda Conference 7/18/2017 National Confectioners Association Candy industry trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Washington Forum 9/1/2017 Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Louisiana business group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Three Day Washington Fly-In for business leaders 9/6/2017 Malaysia Malaysian government Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Prime Minister Najib Razak Visit To DC 9/11/2017 Louisiana Association of Business And Industry Louisiana business group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Federal outreach tour 9/12/2017 Judicial Watch Conservative legal group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Event with former White House official Sebastian Gorka and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton 9/15/2017 Curetivity Foundation Charity formerly known as Eric Trump Foundation Charity Trump National Golf Club Fundraiser 9/18/2017 Paralyzed Veterans of America Disabled veterans group Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC 2017 Paralyzed Veterans Of America Mission: Able Awards. 9/19/2017 Log Cabin Republicans LGBT conservative group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC 40Th Anniversary Celebration 9/23/2017 American Spectator Conservative magazine Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC 50Th Anniversary Gala 9/26/2017 Domestic Energy Producers Alliance Oil and natural gas trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Breakfast With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt 9/27/2017 Fund for American Studies Sponsors educational programs teaching "principles of limited government, free-market economics and honorable leadership" Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Defending Freedom Luncheon (Featuring Neil Gorsuch) 9/28/2017 GEO Group Private prison company Business Trump National Doral Miami Annual Leadership Conference 10/1/2017 National Mining Association Mining industry group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Board of Directors Meeting 10/3/2017 NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, D.C./Maryland Chapter Real estate group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Awards of Excellence Gala 10/5/2017 The Call Christian right group Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Birthday Of Christian Leader Lou Engle 10/9/2017 American Land Title Association Trade group for title industry Business Trump National Doral Miami Alta One: Title Industry Conference 10/10/2017 Network of Enlightened Women Conservative Group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Book Club For Group Encouraging Conservative Women On Campus 10/11/2017 National Defense University Foundation national defense briefing Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Briefing 10/13/2017 Sovereign Nations Conference Far-right group combatting "Marxist sourced social justice conformity." Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Conference 10/30/2017 Future of Technology Conference Technology conference Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Conference Featuring Apple Founder Steve Wozniak 11/2/2017 Revival Outside The Walls Evangelical ministry founded by TV host Barry Meguiar Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Founding Partners Dinner 11/4/2017 R2Con Retail technology conference Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Retail Technology Conference 11/8/2017 First Liberty Institute Christian right group Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner 11/8/2017 Republican Attorneys General Association Group of Republican Attorneys General State/local Mar-A-Lago Club Reception Dinner At Mar-A-Lago Club Teahouse 11/10/2017 Young Republican National Federation Organization for Republicans ages 18-40 Conservative Advocacy Mar-A-Lago Club Event Featuring Roger Stone, Joy Villa 11/12/2017 Young Americans for Freedom College conservatives retreat Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Retreat 11/13/2017 Museum of The Bible Biblical history museum created by Hobby Lobby president Steve Green Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dedication Gala 11/16/2017 Order of St. Andrew The Apostle Orthodox Christian Group Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC 3rd Archon International Conference On Religious Freedom 12/4/2017 Heritage Foundation Conservative think tank Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC 12/6/2017 United In Purpose Conservative Group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Luncheon Hosted By Right Wing Activist Ginni Thomas (Wife Of Clarence Thomas) Featuring Sean Hannity and James O'Keefe. 12/6/2017 Republican Jewish Coalition + America First Action Jewish GOP Group founded by Sheldon Adelson Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Hanukkah Nightcap 12/7/2017 Republican Attorneys General Association Group of Republican Attorneys General State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Holiday Party 12/7/2017 Oxbow Carbon Llc Petroleum coke company founded by Bill Koch Business Mar-A-Lago Club Holiday Party 12/9/2017 U.S. Energy Association Holiday reception for energy industry Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Holiday Party 12/14/2017 University of Wisconsin Football team State/local Trump National Doral Miami Lodging 12/23/2017 Live Out Loud With Brooke Thomas Women's business group Business Mar-A-Lago Club Dinner at Mar-A-Lago and Trump appearance 1/13/2018 Trumpettes Usa Women's pro-Trump group Conservative Advocacy Mar-A-Lago Club Red, White & Blue Celebration 1/18/2018 Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Owner of Utah car dealers, sports teams Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Leadership Training For Employees 1/20/2018 Chicago Police Department Chicago police Police/fire Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago Use Of Conference Room 1/20/2018 Make California Great Pac Conservative group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Las Vegas 1 Year Of Trump Celebration 1/20/2018 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Louisiana AG State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Fundraiser 1/24/2018 Young Adventurers Youth Mentoring Program Charity Mar-A-Lago Club Safari Night Ball 1/26/2018 Heritage Foundation Dinner for 100 people during Conservative Members Conference Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner 2/7/2018 Polish American Leadership Summit Conference on Polish American business ties with Corey Lewandowski, Polish business leaders Foreign Business Mar-A-Lago Club Invitation-only session of Polish American Leadership Summit at Mar-A-Lago featuring Jerzy Kwieciński, Polish minister of investment and economic development 2/11/2018 Seasonal Employment Alliance Business group promoting seasonal worker visas Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Fly-In 2/14/2018 Belgium Prince Edouard de Ligne and Princess Isabella de Ligne Orsini Foreign Government/Political Trump International Beach Resort - Sunny Isles, FL First Annual Kosher Food Bank Benefit: Heroes of The Holocaust 2/17/2018 Orphan’S Promise Children's ministry of televangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network Religious Mar-A-Lago Club 1St Annual Dream Gala 2/17/2018 Yellow Ribbon Fund Wounded veterans assistance group Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Date Night" For Injured Veterans 2/21/2018 Dutch Sheets Ministries Christian ministry led by evangelist Dutch Sheets Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC The Turnaround An Appeal To Heaven National Gathering 2/22/2018 Truth About Israel Gala Remembrance of the 45th Anniversary of the 1972 Olympics killings Munich Religious Mar-A-Lago Club Truth About Israel Gala 2/25/2018 Saudi Arabia Saudi defense attaché to the United States, major general Yousef Alharbi Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Kuwait National Day 2/26/2018 Kuwait Kuwait Ambassador to the U.S., Salem al-Sabah Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Kuwait National Day 2/26/2018 Institute of International Bankers Trade group of foreign banks Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Annual Washington Conference 3/4/2018 Independent Petroleum Association of America Oil and gas producers Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC 2018 Congressional Call-Up 3/5/2018 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 Chamber of Commerce executives from around U.S. Business Trump National Doral Miami Chamber Of Commerce Committee Of 100 3/6/2018 Big Dog Ranch Rescue Animal welfare group Charity Mar-A-Lago Club Wine Women & Shoes Benefiting Big Dog Ranch Rescue ( Lara Trump Was Co-Chair Of Event) 3/10/2018 Oral Roberts University Christian university Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC President'S Circle Retreat With Oru President William Wilson 3/10/2018 Afghanistan Afghanistan Minister of Mines Nargis Nehan and Ambassador Roya Rahmani dinner Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner 3/12/2018 American Petroleum Institute Oil and gas trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Board Of Directors Meeting 3/14/2018 Artisan Business Group/American Center for The Belt and Road Initiative China investment forum Foreign Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC 21St Century Silk Road - "The Belt and Road Initiative" Investment Forum 3/14/2018 Republican Party of Palm Beach County Palm Beach Republican organizaiton State/local Mar-A-Lago Club Palm Beach County Gop Lincoln Day Dinner 3/16/2018 International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Evangelical-funded Israel charity Religious Mar-A-Lago Club Fundraiser 3/26/2018 Watergen Usa Israeli water purification firm Business Mar-A-Lago Club Delegation from Israeli water purification company 3/29/2018 Luke'S Wings Wounded veterans assistance group Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Heroes Gala 4/7/2018 Community Financial Services Association Payday lender trade group Business Trump National Doral Miami Annual Conference 4/16/2018 Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump 4/17/2018 Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Foreign Government/Political Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach Trump and Abe golf at course in West Palm Beach 4/18/2018 Tour and High Tea At The Trump International Hotel Army Spouses' Club of the Greater Washington Area Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Tour 4/20/2018 Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness Conservative civics education group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Gala Featuring Bill O'Reilly 4/21/2018 National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association Drug and alcohol testing group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Board Of Directors Meeting 4/22/2018 Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce Afghan-American Business Group Foreign Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC 13th Annual Business Matchmaking Conference 4/24/2018 Orange County Association of Realtors Real estate group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner At Blt Prime 5/5/2018 Allign Technology Medical device company Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception At Lincoln Library 5/7/2018 American Association of Orthodontists Orthodontist group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Party at Trump hotel DC 5/8/2018 Maga Coalition Right-Wing Super PAC Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC An Evening With Gov. Sarah Palin 5/10/2018 Immedis Irish international payroll and global mobility tax provider Business Trump National Golf Club Washington Dc Sponsorship of a golf day at Trump's Virginia golf club 5/14/2018 Celebration of Motherhood Evangelical event Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Luncheon With Candy Carson 5/16/2018 Cyprus Gov't officials attend International Coordinating Committee - "Justice For Cyprus" Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC 34th Annual Pseka Cyprus Conference 5/22/2018 Greece Gov't officials attend International Coordinating Committee - "Justice For Cyprus" Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC 34th Annual Pseka Cyprus Conference 5/22/2018 Washington Area Concierge Association Hotel and building concierge group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Annual General Manager Breakfast 5/30/2018 Philippines Officials including Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” del Gallego Romualdez Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception For 120th Anniversary Of Philippine Independence

6/12/2018 Luxrally Exotic car rally Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Exotic Car Rally through Northeast 6/15/2018 Virginia Women for Trump Virginia Trump supporters group State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Tea For Trump" Celebration Of Donald Trump'S Birthday Featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder Act For America. Carrie Almond, President, National Federation Of Republican Women 6/24/2018 Flc Group Vietnam Investment Conference Foreign Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Vietnam: Investment Potential & Opportunities 6/25/2018 Vapor Technology Association Vaping industry trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Conference: "Vape & The FDA 3: Elevating The Conversation" 6/26/2018 FOX News' Jeanine Pirro Conservative commentator Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Book Launch 7/24/2018 Sean Spicer Book launch Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Book 7/26/2018 Maga Summit Trump supporter event Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Maga Activist Event 9/6/2018 National Confectioners Association Candy industry trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Washington Forum 9/11/2018 Paralyzed Veterans of America Disabled veterans group Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC 2018 Mission: Able Awards 9/25/2018 American Legislative Exchange Council Conservative group focused on state legislatures Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Alec 45Th Anniversary Gala 9/26/2018 American Spectator Conservative magazine Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC 51St Annual Robert L Bartley Gala 10/2/2018 Manusec Summitt Cybersecurity event Business Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago Conference 10/9/2018 Border Patrol Foundation Border patrol appreciation Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception 10/16/2018 Ecuador Ecuador commerce/export minister Pablo Campana Sáenz Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC $1,200/night stay at Trump hotel on trade visit 11/13/2018 American Pro-Israel Pac Conservative PAC in favor of closer ties with Israel Conservative Advocacy Mar-A-Lago Club Gala 11/24/2018 Romania Romanian Consulate Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago National Day Celebration 11/29/2018 Tour and High Tea At The Trump International Hotel Army Spouses' Club of the Greater Washington Area Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Tour and Tea 12/19/2018 Turning Point USA Conservative student group Conservative Advocacy Mar-A-Lago Club Fundraiser/Gala 12/20/2018 American Border Foundation Border wall crowdfunding effort Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Gathering at Trump Hotel in advance of press event 1/17/2019 Nigeria Former Nigerian Vp Atiku Abubaka, running for president, several Nigerian lawmakers Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Nigerian presidential candidate (previously banned from US) stays at hotel 1/17/2019 Stork Charity Ball 2019 Save the Storks - pro-life group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Ball 1/17/2019 Syrian Kurds Syrian-Kurdish politician Ilham Ahmed, head of Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Dinner with members of Congress/Trump meeting 1/28/2019 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Louisiana Attorney General; Mike Pence special guest State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Fundraiser 1/30/2019 Virginia Women for Trump 2020 campaign kickoff, including Roger Stone; Steve Moore Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Summit and Dinner 2/2/2019 Our Community Salutes Military fundraiser Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Fundraiser/Gala 2/7/2019 Diamond and Silk Diamond and Silk (conservative commentators) "Flip It Red, Keep It Red" Chit Chat Tour Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Tour 2/23/2019 Trumpettes Usa Celebrating Trump's second year in office Conservative Advocacy Mar-A-Lago Club Gala 2/23/2019 Kuwait Kuwait Ambassador to the U.S., Salem al-Sabah Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Kuwait National Day 2/26/2019 Revgen Insight Summit Marketing and business leaders conference Business Trump Turnberry Conference 3/3/2019 Independent Petroleum Association of America Congressional call-up; fossil fuel industry Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Lobbying 3/4/2019 Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions D.C. Fly-In for center-right energy group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception 3/11/2019 Brandusa Travel agency Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception 3/15/2019 American Pro-Israel Pac Conservative PAC in favor of closer ties with Israel Conservative Advocacy Mar-A-Lago Club Fundraiser 3/16/2019 Community Financial Services Association Payday lender trade group Business Trump National Doral Miami Annual Conference 3/18/2019 Romania Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC AIPAC Conference 3/22/2019 St Lucia St. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Michael Chastanet Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader 3/22/2019 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader 3/22/2019 Jamaica Jamaican Prime Minister andrew Holness Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader 3/22/2019 Haiti Haiti President Jovenel Moise Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader 3/22/2019 Bahamas Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis Foreign Government/Political Mar-A-Lago Club Meeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader 3/22/2019 Purina Mills Farm animal feeds company Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Unknown 3/23/2019 National Review Institute Fellows Ideas Summit Conservative policy development Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception 3/29/2019 Jupiter Police Foundation Police organization Police/fire Trump National Golf Club Black tie police officers ball 3/29/2019 Navy Seal Evening of Tribute Raising money for Navy SEALs Charity Mar-A-Lago Club Benefit for Navy SEAL foundation, Navy SEAL museum 4/1/2019 Dominican Republic Attorney general of the Dominican Republic, Jean Alain Rodríguez Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Three night stay to meet with federal drug enforcement officials. 4/1/2019 Freedom Works Small government advocacy group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Conference 4/2/2019 Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department Fire department Police/fire Trump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J. Gala 4/6/2019 Family-Pac Federal Conservative PAC Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago Fundraiser 4/8/2019 Bluestar Latin America business conference for technology distributor Business Trump National Doral Miami Conference 4/8/2019 Palm Beach Police Foundation Police organization Police/fire Trump International Golf Club Palm Beach Golf 4/8/2019 DC MAGA Local pro-Trump organization State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Social Event 4/9/2019 Deplorables Tour with Alexander Davis Pro-Trump speaking tour Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Speaking Event 4/13/2019 Turkey Turkish minister of treasury and finance, Berat Albayrak and many other government officials and business executives Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC 37th Annual Conference On U.S.-Turkey Relations sponsored by American-Turkish Council 4/14/2019 Ukraine Advisers to Ukraninan president Volodymyr Zelensky Foreign Government/Political Blt Prime - Trump Dc Former Trump adviser Mike Rubino, State Dept official 4/16/2019 Good Friday Prayer Breakfast Pro-Trump faith leaders Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Breakfast 4/19/2019 Academy of Us Veterans Veterans organization Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Reception 4/26/2019 National Life Insurance Council Fundraising for City of Hope hospital Charity Trump International Hotel Washington DC Charity 4/27/2019 Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Foreign Government/Political Trump National Golf Club Washington Dc Golf at Trump's Virginia golf course 4/27/2019 Martin County Republican Party Local GOP chapter State/local Trump National Golf Club Jupiter Keep America Great" Invitational Golf Tournament 4/29/2019 Evangelical meeting before National Day of Prayer Evangelical leaders Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Meeting of evangelical leaders on 2020 election 5/1/2019 Options Industry Conference Financial conference Business Trump National Doral Miami Conference featuring former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Trump spokesman Anthony Scaramucci 5/1/2019 Bienvenido Hispanic pro-Trump organization Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Gala 5/2/2019 Thornwood Fire Department Local fire department Police/fire Trump National Golf Club Westchester Awards Ceremony 5/4/2019 Kris Boyd Charity Mental health awareness Charity Trump Turnberry Fundraiser 5/7/2019 Trump First Tuesday Networking event Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Happy Hour 5/7/2019 American Pro-Israel Pac Conservative PAC in favor of closer ties with Israel Conservative Advocacy Mar-A-Lago Club Gala 5/14/2019 DC MAGA Local pro-Trump organization State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Social Event 5/14/2019 St. Jude Open Cancer charity Charity Trump National Golf Club Golf 5/14/2019 Palos Verde Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Pro-business organization Business Trump National Golf Club Golf 5/16/2019 Walkaway Encouraging Democrats to leave their party Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Gala 5/17/2019 Dade County Police Benevolent Association Local law enforcement organization Police/fire Trump National Doral Miami Gala 5/18/2019 Washington D.C. Conservative Book Club Discussing The New Left by Ayn Rand State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Book Club 5/28/2019 Shaun O'Hara Foundation Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser Charity Trump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J. Golf 5/29/2019 New York Jets Charity Golf Classic New York Jets Charity Trump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J. Annual charity golf event at Trump golf club in New Jersey. Jets Owner, billionaire Woody Johnson is a Trump friend who serves as U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. 6/3/2019 Trump First Tuesday Business networking organization Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Happy Hour 6/4/2019 Ireland Irish Ambassador to U.S and Special Envoy To D.C Foreign Government/Political Trump Doonbeg Irish Ambassador to U.S and Special Envoy To Washington dined with Trump at Trump Doonberg 6/7/2019 Curetivity Foundation Eric Trump's cancer charity Charity Mar-A-Lago Club Gala 6/10/2019 Frontiers of Freedom Conservative group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Ronald Reagan Awards Gala, A Washington D.C. Black Tie Affair Honoring Senator Rand Paul. 6/11/2019 Florida Chiropractic Association Chiropractors Association Business Trump National Doral Miami Southeast Regional Convention & Expo 6/20/2019 Diamond and Silk Diamond and Silk (conservative commentators) "Flip It Red, Keep It Red" Chit Chat Tour Conservative Advocacy Trump National Doral Miami Speaking Event 6/22/2019 Virginia Women for Trump Trump's 3rd Annual Birthday Bash State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Social Event 6/23/2019 Nigeria Nigerian Vice president Yemi Osinbajo Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Stayed at Trump hotel while in DC for meeting with VP Mike Pence 7/2/2019 Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast Inc. Pro-Trump faith leaders Religious Trump International Hotel Washington DC Breakfast 7/6/2019 St. Jude Open Cancer charity Charity Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck Golf 7/8/2019 Trump 2020 Gala United America for Trump, LLC Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago Gala 7/20/2019 Turning Point USA Conservative student group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Liberty gala for young conservatives 7/23/2019 Heartland Institute Conservative think tank, climate change denial Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC Conference 7/25/2019 Pakistan Pakistan federal minister for maritime affairs, Ali Haider Zaid Foreign Government/Political Trump International Hotel Washington DC Trade and investment meetings at Trump hotel in conjunction with PM Imran Khan visit 7/27/2019 National Shooting Sports Foundation/Fair Trade Group Pro-firearms trade group Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Import-export conference 7/30/2019 Boy Scouts of America Scouting organization Charity Trump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J. Golf 7/30/2019 MNC Group Developer of Trump properties in Indonesia Foreign Business Trump Residences Indonesia Promotional tour of two Trump resort properties being built Indonesia 8/13/2019 Michael Adams, candidate for KY Secy of State Candidate for Kentucky Secretary of State State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Fundraiser with VP Mike Pence, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) 9/17/2019 Anambra Business and Investment Roundtable Group promoting investment in a Nigerian state Foreign Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Nigerian investment event 9/26/2019 American Priority Festival and Conference Pro-Trump conference and music festival Conservative Advocacy Trump National Doral Miami Conservative political conference featuring Donald Trump Jr., Sarah Sanders, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis 10/10/2019 Christian Dior SE Luxury goods company Foreign Business Trump Turnberry conference 10/18/2019 Jexit Brunch Jewish conservative group Conservative Advocacy Trump International Hotel Washington DC DC 10/20/2019 Lincoln Club of Orange County (Calif.) Southern California conservative group State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC Event With Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla), radio host Hugh Hewitt, conservative lawmakers 10/22/2019 Maine Gov. Paul Lepage and Staff Maine governor State/local Trump International Hotel Washington DC More than 40 rooms at Trump International Hotel 2017-2018 Saudi Arabia Saudi royals Foreign Government/Political Trump Turnberry Saudi royals, with a party of 25 people and 100 pieces of luggage stayed at the resort for about a week Summer 2019 T-Mobile CEO John Legere and other executives Business Trump International Hotel Washington DC Lodging, meeting space and other expenses while T-Mobile was trying to secure approval for merger with Sprint Various

Political Spending at Trump Businesses