House staff estimated $154,750 in Afghan 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 Afghan government-linked hotel and property charges during Trump's first presidency and used disclosed extrapolations where records were incomplete.

Entities and roles

Afghan 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 Afghan government entities spent $154,750 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 Afghanistan section