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Special interests patronizing Trump properties also seek White House influence

This secondary source from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington supports 5 claims across 4 ledger entries.

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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Published
2018-06-07
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secondary

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Claims supported by this source

  1. analysisdocumented

    The patronage and official access occurred in sequence, but the record does not establish that one caused the other or that a specific policy result followed from 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. factreported

    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. factdocumented

    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. factreported

    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. factdocumented

    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