Virginia GOP Fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club
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 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
outcomedocumented 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
limitationdocumented 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
People and organizations
- Republican Party of Virginiaaffected party
- United States publicaffected party
- Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C.beneficiary
- Republican Party of Virginiapayer
- Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C.recipient
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.