Public Protection for Donald Trump Jr.'s India Sales Trip
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 Donald Trump Jr. traveled in India to promote Trump-branded condominium projects while receiving Secret Service protection and State Department support.
- American Oversight: State Department records concerning Donald Trump Jr.'s India trip2018-08-24 · FOIA production concerning February 2018 India travel
- The Washington Post: Taxpayers' cost for Trump Jr.'s business trip to India nearly $100K, documents show2018-11-15 · DHS FOIA records, business itinerary, cost categories and limitations
outcomedocumented FOIA records documented federal travel, lodging, vehicle and overtime costs associated with the trip.
- American Oversight: State Department records concerning Donald Trump Jr.'s India trip2018-08-24 · FOIA production concerning February 2018 India travel
- The Washington Post: Taxpayers' cost for Trump Jr.'s business trip to India nearly $100K, documents show2018-11-15 · DHS FOIA records, business itinerary, cost categories and limitations
limitationreported Federal law provides protection to the president's immediate family; the record does not establish a project sale caused by that support.
- The Washington Post: Taxpayers' cost for Trump Jr.'s business trip to India nearly $100K, documents show2018-11-15 · DHS FOIA records, business itinerary, cost categories and limitations
People and organizations
- United States taxpayersaffected party
- Trump Organization India licensing businessbeneficiary
- United States taxpayerspayer
Assessment
The government paid protection and support costs for private family-business travel. Those costs are not payments to Trump entities, and not project profit.