House staff estimated $303,372 in Kuwaiti payments to Trump businesses

Date: Date not published
Entry type: foreign-government-business-payments
Current status: Historical estimate based on partial Mazars and public records
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

The estimate covered Kuwait's government and state-owned entities during Trump's first presidency and used disclosed extrapolations where records were incomplete.

Entities and roles

Kuwaiti government-linked payments to Trump businessesestimated foreign government-linked payment stream
Donald J. Trumppresident and business beneficiary

Claims and evidence

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House Democratic staff estimated that Kuwaiti government entities spent $303,372 at Donald Trump's businesses during his first presidency.
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democratic Staff: White House for Sale: How Princes, Prime Ministers, and Premiers Paid Off President TrumpCountry table and Kuwait section