The State Department's Mar-a-Lago Web Page
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 State Department's ShareAmerica site published and distributed a page about Mar-a-Lago while Trump retained the club's beneficial ownership.
- CBS News: State Department removes Mar-a-Lago post amid outcry2017-04-25 · Post content, removal and State Department explanation
- U.S. Court of Appeals filing via Maryland Attorney General: District of Columbia and Maryland v. Trump addendum2018-12-17 · Record describing official promotion and removal of the Mar-a-Lago post
outcomereported The State Department removed the page after criticism and said its intent had been to inform the public about a site used for presidential meetings.
- CBS News: State Department removes Mar-a-Lago post amid outcry2017-04-25 · Post content, removal and State Department explanation
administration responsereported A department official said the White House had not known about the content and regretted any misperception.
- CBS News: State Department removes Mar-a-Lago post amid outcry2017-04-25 · Post content, removal and State Department explanation
People and organizations
- U.S. Department of Stateaffected party
- Mar-a-Lago Clubbeneficiary
- U.S. Department of Statepayer
Assessment
The government page promoted attention to a Trump-owned property and was then removed with an explanation that the department regretted the perception it created.