America First Action Spending at the Trump Hotel: The record

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   America First Action's FEC filing reported lodging and meal reimbursements to the Trump hotel after the pro-Trump super PAC used the property for events.

   • Federal Election Commission: America First Action July 2018 quarterly reportSchedule B, page 85; March 29, 2018 Trump International Hotel lodging and meal reimbursements
   • The Washington Post: Pro-Trump groups paid the Trump D.C. hotel and former campaign aidesAmerica First Action event spending at the Trump International Hotel and committee disclosure context
   • Public Citizen: Presidency for SaleFEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties
2. documented

   The payment recipient was a Trump property, and the January 2017 ethics announcement left Trump as the beneficial owner of the underlying business interest.

   • 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
   • Federal Election Commission: America First Action July 2018 quarterly reportSchedule B, page 85; March 29, 2018 Trump International Hotel lodging and meal reimbursements
   • The Washington Post: Pro-Trump groups paid the Trump D.C. hotel and former campaign aidesAmerica First Action event spending at the Trump International Hotel and committee disclosure context
   • Public Citizen: Presidency for SaleFEC-derived political and special-interest event table with dates and properties