Trump Company Lawyers Asked Panama's President to Intervene: Audit finding

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   A private Trump business dispute was taken straight to a foreign head of state while Trump held office, against the announced separation of office and business. The record does not show presidential direction or Panamanian intervention.

   • Time: Read a Transcript of Donald Trump's Press Conference on Conflicts of InterestSheri 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 PaymentsBipartisan committee letter describing the January pledge and requesting implementation records
   • U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Menendez Questions President Trump's Conflicts of Interests in PanamaMarch 22 letter chronology and request for information
   • The Washington Post: Warning of repercussions, Trump company lawyers seek Panama president's helpLetter text, hotel-management dispute and Trump Organization position