America First Action Spending at the Trump Hotel
What happened
promisedocumented At Trump's January 2017 press conference, counsel for the Trump Organization said the arrangement would isolate him from the business, bar new foreign deals and donate foreign-government hotel profits to the Treasury.
- Time: Read a Transcript of Donald Trump's Press Conference on Conflicts of Interest2017-01-11 · Sheri Dillon remarks: no new foreign deals, limited information rights, compliance counsel, and donation of foreign-government hotel profits
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Oversight Committee Requests Documents on Trump Organization's Treatment of Foreign Government Payments2017-04-21 · Bipartisan committee letter describing the January pledge and requesting implementation records
actiondocumented America First Action's FEC filing reported lodging and meal reimbursements to the Trump hotel after the pro-Trump super PAC used the property for events.
- Public Citizen: Presidency for Sale2018-01-17 · FEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties
- The Washington Post: Pro-Trump groups paid the Trump D.C. hotel and former campaign aides2018-01-25 · America First Action event spending at the Trump International Hotel and committee disclosure context
- Federal Election Commission: America First Action July 2018 quarterly report2018-07-15 · Schedule B, page 85; March 29, 2018 Trump International Hotel lodging and meal reimbursements
outcomedocumented The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.
- Public Citizen: Presidency for Sale2018-01-17 · FEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties
- The Washington Post: Pro-Trump groups paid the Trump D.C. hotel and former campaign aides2018-01-25 · America First Action event spending at the Trump International Hotel and committee disclosure context
- Federal Election Commission: America First Action July 2018 quarterly report2018-07-15 · Schedule B, page 85; March 29, 2018 Trump International Hotel lodging and meal reimbursements
limitationdocumented The sources document the transaction and event context but do not prove a policy exchange, illegality or the recipient's net profit.
- Public Citizen: Presidency for Sale2018-01-17 · FEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties
- The Washington Post: Pro-Trump groups paid the Trump D.C. hotel and former campaign aides2018-01-25 · America First Action event spending at the Trump International Hotel and committee disclosure context
- Federal Election Commission: America First Action July 2018 quarterly report2018-07-15 · Schedule B, page 85; March 29, 2018 Trump International Hotel lodging and meal reimbursements
People and organizations
- America First Action, Inc.affected party
- United States publicaffected party
- Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.beneficiary
- America First Action, Inc.payer
- Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.recipient
Assessment
The cited records document a political or interest-group payment path to a Trump business during his presidency; they do not establish an unlawful exchange or quantify Trump's personal net income from the event.