MacArthur Fundraiser at Trump Bedminster

2017-06-11

MacArthur Fundraiser at Trump Bedminster

unresolved

Promised: 2017-01-11At 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.Open cited record · 2 sources
The record: 2017-06-11A joint fundraising committee supporting Representative Tom MacArthur held a fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster that Trump headlined, and filing-based reporting documented venue spending.Open cited record · 2 sources2017-06-11The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster
Trump National Golf Club Bedminster
Who paid: MacArthur Victory Fund and affiliated political committees
United States public
MacArthur Victory Fund and affiliated political committees
Audit finding: unresolved
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.
Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

promise2017-01-11documented
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
Open underlying ledger entry
action2017-06-11reported
A joint fundraising committee supporting Representative Tom MacArthur held a fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster that Trump headlined, and filing-based reporting documented venue spending.
- Roll Call: Trump to Host Fundraiser for Health Care Ally MacArthur2017-06-05 · June 11 event announcement, Trump National Golf Club venue and Trump participation
- The Washington Post: Republican committees have paid nearly $1.3 million to Trump-owned entities this year2017-08-21 · FEC- and tax-filing review covering RGA, Virginia GOP, MacArthur and other committee spending
Open underlying ledger entry
outcome2017-06-11reported
The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.
- Roll Call: Trump to Host Fundraiser for Health Care Ally MacArthur2017-06-05 · June 11 event announcement, Trump National Golf Club venue and Trump participation
- The Washington Post: Republican committees have paid nearly $1.3 million to Trump-owned entities this year2017-08-21 · FEC- and tax-filing review covering RGA, Virginia GOP, MacArthur and other committee spending
Open underlying ledger entry
limitation2017-06-11reported
The sources document the transaction and event context but do not prove a policy exchange, illegality or the recipient's net profit.
- Roll Call: Trump to Host Fundraiser for Health Care Ally MacArthur2017-06-05 · June 11 event announcement, Trump National Golf Club venue and Trump participation
- The Washington Post: Republican committees have paid nearly $1.3 million to Trump-owned entities this year2017-08-21 · FEC- and tax-filing review covering RGA, Virginia GOP, MacArthur and other committee spending
Open underlying ledger entry

Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

limitation
The sources document the transaction and event context but do not prove a policy exchange, illegality or the recipient's net profit.