The No-New-Foreign-Deals Pledge and the Scotland Expansion: The record

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   Local authorities approved a major housing and resort expansion at the Trump Organization's Aberdeen property during Trump's presidency.

   • The Washington Post: The Trump brothers' claims that they no longer profit from foreign dealsScotland, Dominican Republic and Indonesia project analysis; existing-deal response
   • U.S. Congress: Congressional Record, February 27, 2017Resolution text discussing the no-new-foreign-deals pledge and Aberdeen expansion
2. documented

   The expanded resort was owned by the Trump family business in which Trump retained a beneficial interest.

   • The Washington Post: The Trump brothers' claims that they no longer profit from foreign dealsScotland, Dominican Republic and Indonesia project analysis; existing-deal response
   • 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