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Special interests patronizing Trump properties also seek White House influence

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

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  1. documented

    The patronage and the official access happened in sequence. The record does not establish that one caused the other, or that a specific policy result followed the hotel spending.

    API hotel event and White House meeting chronology; no-causation limitation

    API's Trump-Hotel Event and White House Meeting: Audit finding · Cited analysis

  2. reported

    API held an event at the Trump hotel, and API leaders then attended a White House meeting concerning trade policy.

    API hotel event and White House meeting chronology; no-causation limitation

    API's Trump-Hotel Event and White House Meeting: The record · The record

  3. documented

    Trump retained the hotel interest and led the administration whose officials received the API delegation.

    API hotel event and White House meeting chronology; no-causation limitation

    API's Trump-Hotel Event and White House Meeting: The record · The record

  4. reported

    The watchdog record identified the sequence but did not claim proof that the hotel stay produced access or policy action.

    API hotel event and White House meeting chronology; no-causation limitation

    API's Trump-Hotel Event and White House Meeting: Outcome · Outcome

  5. documented

    API also had ordinary institutional access as a major trade association; no causal link to the hotel event is established.

    API hotel event and White House meeting chronology; no-causation limitation

    API's Trump-Hotel Event and White House Meeting: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit