Virginia GOP Fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club

2017-05-18

Virginia GOP Fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club

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: 2017-05-18The Virginia Republican Party reported room-rental and catering spending for a fundraiser at the Trump golf club where White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer appeared as a guest.Open cited record · 2 sources2017-05-18The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained: Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C.
Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C.
Who paid: Republican Party of Virginia
United States public
Republican Party of Virginia
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
action2017-05-18documented
The Virginia Republican Party reported room-rental and catering spending for a fundraiser at the Trump golf club where White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer appeared as a guest.
- Federal Election Commission: Republican Party of Virginia May 2017 monthly report2017-06-19 · Schedule B entry for Trump National Golf Club; May 18, 2017; room rental and catering
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Virginia GOP paid Trump business for event featuring Spicer2017-06-29 · Event date, FEC filing link, venue, speaker, and first-use comparison
Open underlying ledger entry
outcome2017-05-18documented
The disclosed event or expenditure routed organizational funds to the identified Trump property during the presidency.
- Federal Election Commission: Republican Party of Virginia May 2017 monthly report2017-06-19 · Schedule B entry for Trump National Golf Club; May 18, 2017; room rental and catering
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Virginia GOP paid Trump business for event featuring Spicer2017-06-29 · Event date, FEC filing link, venue, speaker, and first-use comparison
Open underlying ledger entry
limitation2017-05-18documented
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: Republican Party of Virginia May 2017 monthly report2017-06-19 · Schedule B entry for Trump National Golf Club; May 18, 2017; room rental and catering
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Virginia GOP paid Trump business for event featuring Spicer2017-06-29 · Event date, FEC filing link, venue, speaker, and first-use comparison
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.