The Trump Hotel: A Pipeline for Presidential Patronage and Profits

This primary source from U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democratic Staff supports 2 claims across 2 ledger entries.

Publisher: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democratic Staff
Published: 2024-10-18
Accessed: 2026-09-03
Source quality: primary

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House Democratic staff found that U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft paid $1,395 for one night at Donald Trump's Washington hotel during a 2018 conference, nearly three times the federal per-diem lodging rate.
Kelly Craft case study and hotel folio analysis
Ambassador Kelly Craft paid $1,395 for one night at Trump's hotel · Historical official-linked stay documented in hotel records · reviewed 2026-09-03
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House Democratic staff found that Richard Grenell spent nearly $10,000 for nineteen nights at Donald Trump's Washington hotel from 2017 through 2019, about half before his Senate confirmation as ambassador.
Richard Grenell case study and hotel folio analysis
Richard Grenell spent nearly $10,000 at Trump's hotel · Historical official-linked stays documented in hotel records · reviewed 2026-09-03