Vice President Pence's Doonbeg Stay
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 Vice President Pence's delegation stayed at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg during an official Ireland visit.
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform: Ireland travel oversight letters2019-09-05 · Letters and administration response concerning Vice President Pence's Ireland itinerary
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Secret Service paid Trump’s Doonbeg resort $15k for Pence’s stay2020-03-13 · FOIA payment record and limits on total trip cost
outcomereported FOIA records documented Secret Service payments to the Trump property associated with the stay.
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Secret Service paid Trump’s Doonbeg resort $15k for Pence’s stay2020-03-13 · FOIA payment record and limits on total trip cost
administration responsedocumented Administration correspondence said Doonbeg offered lower lodging rates and security advantages; the record does not show Trump directed the booking.
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform: Ireland travel oversight letters2019-09-05 · Letters and administration response concerning Vice President Pence's Ireland itinerary
People and organizations
- United States taxpayersaffected party
- Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbegbeneficiary
- U.S. Secret Servicepayer
- Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbegrecipient
Assessment
Official travel generated federal lodging revenue for a Trump property, while the available record preserves competing logistics and cost explanations and does not show that Trump ordered the stay.