Republican Attorneys General Association Reception at Mar-a-Lago
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 The Republican Attorneys General Association held a reception and dinner at Mar-a-Lago, and its disclosure identified spending at Mar-a-Lago and the Trump hotel in Washington during the reporting period.
- Public Citizen: Presidency for Sale2018-01-17 · FEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Republican Attorneys General group spent at Trump businesses, filing shows2018-02-01 · RAGA Form 8872 discussion, November 2017 Mar-a-Lago event, and D.C. hotel payments
- Congressional Record via GovInfo: Congressional Record, April 17, 20182018-04-17 · Page H3361 conflict-event chronology, including May 16 RGA summit and November 10 RAGA reception
outcomedocumented The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.
- Public Citizen: Presidency for Sale2018-01-17 · FEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Republican Attorneys General group spent at Trump businesses, filing shows2018-02-01 · RAGA Form 8872 discussion, November 2017 Mar-a-Lago event, and D.C. hotel payments
- Congressional Record via GovInfo: Congressional Record, April 17, 20182018-04-17 · Page H3361 conflict-event chronology, including May 16 RGA summit and November 10 RAGA reception
limitationdocumented The sources document the transaction and event context but do not prove a policy exchange, illegality or the recipient's net profit.
- Public Citizen: Presidency for Sale2018-01-17 · FEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Republican Attorneys General group spent at Trump businesses, filing shows2018-02-01 · RAGA Form 8872 discussion, November 2017 Mar-a-Lago event, and D.C. hotel payments
- Congressional Record via GovInfo: Congressional Record, April 17, 20182018-04-17 · Page H3361 conflict-event chronology, including May 16 RGA summit and November 10 RAGA reception
People and organizations
- Republican Attorneys General Associationaffected party
- United States publicaffected party
- Mar-a-Lago Clubbeneficiary
- Republican Attorneys General Associationpayer
- Mar-a-Lago Clubrecipient
Assessment
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.