Vice President Pence's Doonbeg Stay

Evidence chronology

1. 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
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2. action2019-09-03documented

   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
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3. outcome2020-03-13reported

   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
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4. administration response2019-09-06documented

   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
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Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

• administration response

  Administration correspondence said Doonbeg offered lower lodging rates and security advantages; the record does not show Trump directed the booking.