T-Mobile Hotel Spending During the Sprint Merger Review
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 T-Mobile executives booked rooms at the Trump hotel immediately after the Sprint merger announcement and returned during the federal review period.
- U.S. Congress: Congressional letters concerning T-Mobile executives' Trump hotel stays2019-01-16 · Questions concerning bookings following the Sprint merger announcement
- The Washington Post: T-Mobile acknowledges it spent more at Trump hotel after Sprint merger announcement2019-03-05 · Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
outcomereported T-Mobile disclosed substantial hotel spending in response to congressional questions while saying employees chose the hotel for convenience and service.
- The Washington Post: T-Mobile acknowledges it spent more at Trump hotel after Sprint merger announcement2019-03-05 · Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
administration responsereported The company denied an influence purpose, and the record does not connect any stay to a specific approval action.
- The Washington Post: T-Mobile acknowledges it spent more at Trump hotel after Sprint merger announcement2019-03-05 · Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
People and organizations
- United States wireless consumersaffected party
- T-Mobile USbeneficiary
- Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.beneficiary
- T-Mobile USpayer
- Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.recipient
Assessment
The hotel spending and the merger review overlap, both documented. The evidence does not establish that the patronage affected the government's decision.