The G7 at Doral Selection and Withdrawal
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
actionreported The White House announced that the 2020 G7 summit would be held at Trump National Doral.
- CBS News: White House says 2020 G7 summit will be hosted at Trump National Doral2019-10-17 · Mulvaney announcement, selection explanation and ethics response
outcomedocumented Trump withdrew Doral from consideration before the summit occurred.
- Trump White House Archives: Remarks by President Trump in Cabinet Meeting2019-10-21 · Exchange on withdrawal of Doral as the G7 venue and President's response
administration responsedocumented Trump said the property would have been provided at cost and attributed the reversal to political and media criticism.
- Trump White House Archives: Remarks by President Trump in Cabinet Meeting2019-10-21 · Exchange on withdrawal of Doral as the G7 venue and President's response
People and organizations
- G7 governments and delegationsaffected party
- United States taxpayersaffected party
- Trump National Doralbeneficiary
- G7 governments and delegationspayer
- Trump National Doralrecipient
Assessment
The initial selection would have directed official summit activity to a Trump-owned resort; withdrawal prevented the planned event from occurring there.