RNC Winter Meeting at Trump Doral

2020-01-23

RNC Winter Meeting at Trump Doral

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: 2020-01-23The Republican National Committee held its winter meeting at Trump National Doral, Trump addressed the meeting there, and federal filings record related committee disbursements to the resort.Open cited record · 3 sources2020-01-23The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.Open cited record · 3 sources
Who gained: Trump National Doral Miami
Trump National Doral Miami
Who paid: Republican National Committee and participating state party committees
United States public
Republican National Committee and participating state party 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
action2020-01-23documented
The Republican National Committee held its winter meeting at Trump National Doral, Trump addressed the meeting there, and federal filings record related committee disbursements to the resort.
- Federal Election Commission: Disbursements to Trump Doral in the 2020 cycleJanuary-February 2020 itemized committee disbursements to Trump Doral
- Roll Call Factba.se: January 2020 President's Public Schedule2020-01-31 · January 23 schedule: remarks at the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting at Trump National Doral
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: RNC and state GOP committees spent at Trump Doral event2020-05-27 · January 2020 RNC winter meeting; FEC-derived committee-payment analysis and room-rate limitation
Open underlying ledger entry
outcome2020-01-23documented
The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.
- Federal Election Commission: Disbursements to Trump Doral in the 2020 cycleJanuary-February 2020 itemized committee disbursements to Trump Doral
- Roll Call Factba.se: January 2020 President's Public Schedule2020-01-31 · January 23 schedule: remarks at the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting at Trump National Doral
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: RNC and state GOP committees spent at Trump Doral event2020-05-27 · January 2020 RNC winter meeting; FEC-derived committee-payment analysis and room-rate limitation
Open underlying ledger entry
limitation2020-01-23documented
The sources document the transaction and event context but do not prove a policy exchange, illegality or the recipient's net profit.
- Federal Election Commission: Disbursements to Trump Doral in the 2020 cycleJanuary-February 2020 itemized committee disbursements to Trump Doral
- Roll Call Factba.se: January 2020 President's Public Schedule2020-01-31 · January 23 schedule: remarks at the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting at Trump National Doral
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: RNC and state GOP committees spent at Trump Doral event2020-05-27 · January 2020 RNC winter meeting; FEC-derived committee-payment analysis and room-rate limitation
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.