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Catering to Conflicts: Influence and Self-Dealing at Trump’s Businesses

Conflicts of interest, self-dealing and influence-peddling have become a way of life for the president of the United States.

A Public Citizen analysis finds that more than 370 political candidates, foreign governments, businesses, corporate groups, religious groups, charities and other entities have held events at President Donald Trump’s properties since the 2016 election.

Public Citizen has tracked news reports, social media and Federal Election Commission data for records of expenditures and events at Trump businesses since Trump’s election. This analysis [spreadsheet here], Public Citizen’s fourth, finds that dozens of political candidates, companies, trade groups, foreign governments and foreign businesses with interests at stake at the U.S. government have been frequent patrons of Trump properties. Dozens of events were first observed by journalist Zach Everson, who runs the 1100 Pennsylvania newsletter and tracks social media mentions of events at Trump properties on his Twitter feed.  This report updates a previous Public Citizen analysis from mid-2018, which identified more than 200 spenders at Trump businesses. The 371 entities holding events and spending money at Trump businesses include:

  • 192 political campaigns or political groups
  • 51 U.S. businesses or business groups
  • 41 conservative advocacy organizations
  • 28 foreign governments, officials or political groups
  • 16 charities
  • 16 religious groups
  • 12 state or local groups
  • 9 foreign businesses or business groups
  • 6 police or fire organizations

The analysis also examined Federal Election Commission (FEC) records of spending at Trump businesses and found:

  • 192 political candidates or political groups have spent a combined $8.3 million at Trump businesses since the November 2016 election.
  • Of those political candidates and groups, 30 spent more than $10,000 at Trump businesses, while 108 spent more than $1,000.
  • The largest political spender at Trump businesses was Trump’s own presidential campaign, which spent nearly $3.8 million at Trump businesses since the 2016 election, representing about 45 percent of total political spending at Trump properties.
  • The biggest beneficiary of political campaigns and groups spending was the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., where political groups have spent nearly $2.5 million since the 2016 election. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., and Trump National Doral resort in Miami, Fla., have each received about $740,000 in political spending.

Since the 2016 election, Trump businesses have become popular gathering spots for Republican candidates, business groups, administration officials and Trump’s friends and family to mingle and hold political fundraisers and parties as well as farewell events for departing White House staffers. “It’s our little Trump safe space,” one Trump fan told the Washington Post.

However, Trump’s collection of businesses and properties around the world presents a unique ethical minefield, one exacerbated by Trump’s refusal to sell his properties before taking office. Although Trump turned over control of his businesses to his sons Don Jr. and Eric at the start of his administration, he still controls the trust that owns the properties and can withdraw money whenever he likes. Ivanka Trump, who works in her father’s White House, has made nearly $8 million from her stake in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., according to disclosure forms for 2017 and 2018.

Trump has done little to address this ethics quagmire. In reaction to concerns about conflicts of interest, Trump attorney Sheri Dillon claimed that Trump “wants to do more than what the Constitution requires” to dispel conflict of interest concerns and said that Trump would donate “all profits from foreign government payments made to his hotel” to the U.S. Treasury.

So far, the Trump Organization has donated about $343,000 in payments of $151,470 in March 2018 and $191,538 in February 2019. However, despite public criticism, the administration has provided no explanation of how it is identifying payments at Trump properties. Additionally, the Trump Organization’s methodology does not appear to require any donation of foreign government revenue from money-losing properties or account for foreign governments that could be intentionally paying above the standard market rate. The potential for corrupt transactions is significant: U.S. House investigators are examining whether groups, including one foreign government, have booked rooms at Trump properties without using them, according to Politico.

The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., is especially problematic, as it is located in the Old Post Office, a historic building leased from the U.S. government. Trump is clearly violating the lease’s terms, which states plainly that no elected U.S. official “shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom.” But the federal agency in charge of the lease, the General Services Administration, has failed to enforce this lease provision, a commonsense anti-corruption measure and standard language in federal lease contracts.

Quite understandably, the framers of the Constitution were concerned about the ability of wealthy foreign governments to curry favor with public officials with lavish payments and gifts and placed an anti-corruption provision in the U.S. Constitution. Known as the foreign emoluments clause, it bars all federal officials from receiving “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State” without the consent of Congress.

Unlike Trump, America’s leaders in the past have taken this constitutional protection seriously. As the first U.S. ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin  received congressional approval to keep a diamond-studded snuff box from King Louis XVI. President Andrew Jackson was denied permission from Congress to accept a gold trinket from Colombian President Simon Bolivar. Congress required President Abraham Lincoln to give to the Interior Department a sword and two elephant tusks sent to him by the king of modern-day Thailand. While first lady Jackie Kennedy kept a horse given by the president of Pakistan, presidents typically have turned over gifts to the National Archives.

By contrast, Trump has displayed no apparent interest in complying with anti-corruption protections or ethical norms, as evidenced by the Trump administration’s short-lived decision to hold the G-7 summit of international leaders at the money-losing Trump Doral golf resort in Florida. This decision was quickly reversed under pressure from Republicans. But Trump blamed reporters for the scrutiny over what he termed “this phony Emoluments Clause.” In response, several U.S. Senate Democrats introduced the “Scrutinizing White House Activities that Make Profits (SWAMP) Act,” which would bar taxpayer dollars from being used to host meetings with heads of state at Trump properties, or any properties owned by a president.

Even Trump’s allies seem to acknowledge that he has trouble understanding the distinction between the public interest and private profit. “He talks up his properties every chance he gets with anyone — with staff, with members of Congress, with the press, with the public, with foreign leaders, with anyone,” a former White House official told Politico. “He’s been a salesman. He’s been a PR person for his properties for the last 50 years, so almost out of force of habit, that’s what he does.”

In the same vein, the acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, told Fox News that “At the end of the day, you know, he still considers himself to be in the hospitality business and he saw an opportunity to take the biggest leaders from around the world, and he wanted to put the absolute best show, the best visit that he possibly could.”

In an April 2018, event with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida, Trump remarked: “Many of the world’s great leaders request to come to Mar-A-Lago and Palm Beach. They like it; I like it. We’re comfortable. We have great relationships.”

Many foreign leaders know that flattery is the way to get in Trump’s good graces, as was evidenced in the rough transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s July 2019 conversation with Trump.  Zelensky noted that on a previous trip to the U.S. he stayed at the Trump International Hotel and Tower near Central Park in New York City.  Mother Jones even spotted a 2018 Instagram video posted by Zelensky, then a television celebrity, taking a jog with the Trump hotel in the background. In another Ukraine connection, Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine had breakfast with a key Zelensky aide, Andriy Yermiak, at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., according to an October 2019 deposition of Volker released by a U.S. House committee.

Many recent events at Trump properties have been politically difficult for the White House. Outrage followed after a video shown at the Trump Doral resort near Miami depicted a fake Trump shooting members of the media and political opponents. Trump’s D.C. hotel canceled a Christian group’s “Night of Prayer for the Kurds” event after Trump pulled troops out of northern Syria, allowing Turkish troops to enter and causing Kurds to flee. Trump’s company canceled a November dinner gala at Mar-A-Lago by ACT for America, a group considered an anti-Muslim hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League, after Florida newspapers reported on the $1,500-per-ticket planned event. Brigitte Gabriel, the group’s founder, had previously made several appearances  at Trump properties. Another group, the Center for Security Policy, which has been criticized for promoting anti-Muslim views, has scheduled a November 2019 dinner at Mar-A-Lago.

International Use of Trump Businesses

After Trump’s election, foreign government officials were quick to figure out that Trump would be susceptible to flattery about his properties. On April 6, 2017, Georgia’s ambassador to the U.S., Kaha Imnadze, tweeted from the Trump International Hotel’s lobby. Whether Imnadze was staying at the hotel, visiting for lunch or just checking out the hotel’s cavernous nine-story atrium was unclear, but Imnadze let the world know that he liked what he saw:

Many foreign government officials and business executives have been photographed at the hotel and have shared those pictures on social media. Some may have been staying at the D.C. hotel, while others may have simply dropped in for a drink or a meal, perhaps hoping for a brush with members of Trump’s inner circle. For example, a Nigerian dignitary, Dr. Christian Nwachukwu, appeared on Instagram smiling next to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Italian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Guglielmo Picchi met with Trump’s lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, at the D.C. hotel, according to an Instagram post from January 2019.

In another Giuliani connection, associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who have been charged with conspiring to violate a ban on foreign donations to U.S. election campaigns, appear to be frequent customers of Trump’s D.C. hotel. The pair, who have pleaded not guilty to the charges, attended an April 2018 dinner for a Trump super PAC at the D.C. hotel, according to the Washington Post. A Reuters reporter photographed Parnas at the Trump hotel in September 2019. The Wall Street Journal reported that the two had lunch with Giuliani at the D.C. hotel on the same day they were arrested in October 2019. The pair have pleaded not guilty. Additionally, Parnas, Giuliani and former U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, met at the Trump hotel in July 2019, according to a deposition transcript released by House investigators.

The prime minister of Republika Srpska, the autonomous Serb republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljka Cvijanovic, attended a book party for Trump friend Jeanine Pirro in the Trump hotel on July 25, 2018. In a press release posted on the Republika Srpska website, Cvijanovic highlighted her meetings with Trump luminaries such as Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Corey Lewandowski.

Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appeared at a gala honoring Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky). Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been nominated to be Brazil’s ambassador to the U.S., attended a documentary screening with former White House aide Steve Bannon. Others spotted at D.C. hotel include former Canadian parliament member Tony Clement, Ontario premier Doug Ford with Canadian ambassador Kelly Craft, Egyptian member of parliament Dalia Youssef and  Wonjin Cho, the leader a South Korean conservative political party.

Many countries have gone further, not merely showing up at Trump properties for a drink but hosting formal events, dinners and celebrations at the D.C. hotel and other locations. Some examples:

BAHRAIN: On December 7, 2016, a month after Trump’s election, Bahrain held its 45th national day celebration at the D.C. hotel. “On the occasion of the forty fifth national day of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the seventeenth anniversary of his majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s accession to the throne, Ambassador Abdulla Al Khalifa cordially invites you to a national day reception,” the invitation read.

AZERBAIJAN: The Azeri embassy held a Chanukah party at the D.C. hotel along with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on December 14, 2016, a move that was controversial among some U.S. Jewish groups. “This decision is tone deaf at best, naked sycophancy at worst,” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, told Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper: “It would have been far preferable to choose one of the approximately 3,000 other possible locations in downtown Washington.”

JAPAN: Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, has been a frequent patron of Trump properties. In February 2017, Trump traveled to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Abe and golfed on a Trump-owned golf course. White House aides said at the time that Trump would pay for the lodging of the prime minister and his wife as a gift. Trump and his wife Melania dined with Abe, his wife and Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. On April 17, 2018, Abe again visited Mar-A-Lago. A year later, on April 27, 2019, Abe and Trump played golf at Trump’s golf course in Virginia.

KUWAIT: In February 2017, after Trump’s election, Kuwait moved its annual independence celebration to Trump’s D.C. hotel. In previous years, the event had been held at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C., and then at the Newseum. According to cost estimates viewed by Reuters, such events cost up to $60,000. The Kuwaiti ambassador to the U.S, Salem al-Sabah, denied there was any pressure to use the Trump hotel. “We were not under any pressure. Nobody contacted us whatsoever,” he told Politico. “I just thought ‘It’s a new venue, it’s been in the news. […] The novelty of the venue would encourage people’ — that was first on my mind.” A year later, the Kuwait Embassy returned to the Trump hotel to hold the same event. The embassy then held the event at the Trump hotel for a third time in February 2019, posting on its website pictures of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson and presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway.

TURKEY: On May 21, 2017, the American-Turkish Council and the Turkey-U.S. Business Council held the 36th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. The conference previously was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in D.C. The guest list included Turkish military officials and the Turkish undersecretary for defense industries. Other attendees, according to DefenceTurkey.com, included “CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, members of the U.S. Congress and Turkish Parliament, as well as other ministers and cabinet secretaries.” On April 14, 2019, the same groups held the 37th annual event, also at the D.C. hotel. Guests included the Turkish ministers of trade, treasury and finance and defense, as well as a senior adviser to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

INDIA: Indian diplomats spent $18,650 for 20 nights at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., during February and March 2017, according to a document obtained by Indian journalist Aroon Deep via a public-records request. Trump, whose company is pursuing several real estate projects in India, has maintained a close relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appearing with Modi at a rally in September 2019, and has worked to court Indian-American votes.

MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia visited the Trump International Hotel in D.C., on September 11, 2017, the night before he met with Trump at the White House. A White House spokeswoman declined to say whether Razak had stayed at the hotel, but he was spotted there at 10:30 p.m. The Washington Post reported that delegation members gathered “in meeting rooms with name cards bearing the Malaysian coat of arms.”

CYPRUS/GREECE: On May 22, 2018, Greek and Cypriot officials appeared at the 34th annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference held at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. According to GreekNews, a Greek-American newspaper, the guests included two mayors “of the occupied municipalities of Karavas and Lefkoniko” and a Greek member of parliament. The event’s goal, per a press release, was to “avert the Islamization of the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus.” Turkey considers the northern third of Cyprus a sovereign state that it backs with military and economic support, while the United Nations considers it a Turkish-occupied region.

PHILIPPINES: On June 12, 2018, Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” del Gallego Romualdez held an event at Trump’s D.C. hotel to celebrate the 120th anniversary of his country’s independence. In a Philippine newspaper, Romualdez wrote that the event “may have some political undertones because it is associated with the US president, but since several other embassies have also held their national day celebrations at the Trump hotel which were well attended – I decided – why not do it there, too. … I felt that an elegant and historic venue like the Trump hotel, which was originally the Old Post Office building along Pennsylvania Avenue, would be perfect for the occasion.” Trump has boasted of his “great relationship” with Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s president, and has expressed admiration for the Duterte government’s extrajudicial executions of drug dealers.

ECUADOR: While on a trade visit to Washington, D.C. in November 2018 for the first time in nine years, Pablo Campana Sáenz., Ecuador’s foreign trade minister racked up more than $3,000 in bills at the D.C. hotel including two nights lodging at $1,200 per night, and several meals, according to a bill posted online by Washington Post reporter David Farenthold.

ROMANIA: The country’s president, Klaus Iohannis, was spotted eating croissants in the lounge of the Trump International Hotel in D.C. in June 2017, according to the Washington Post. In November 2018, the Romanian consulate held its annual Great Union Day celebration at the Trump International Hotel in Chicago. The event was previously held in the Chicago Cultural Center. On March 22, 2019, Romanian President Victoria Dancila was spotted leaving dinner at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. Dancila was in Washington to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference.

IRELAND: On June 6. 2019, Trump had dinner at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, with Irish ambassador to the U.S. Dan Mulhall, Irish Senator Mark Daly and Irish special envoy to Washington John Deasy.

SAUDI ARABIA: Starting in December 2016, lobbyists for the Saudi government over the course of three months spent $270,000 on about 500 nights worth of rooms at the D.C. hotel including $190,000 for lodging and $78,000 for catering. Lobbyists for Saudi Arabia paid for these hotel rooms as part of a campaign to bring U.S. military veterans to Washington to lobby against legislation opposed by the Saudis.

Lobbying and communications firm Qorvis/MSL Group  employed the lobbyists to represent Saudi interests, recruiting six groups of veterans to lobby against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The bill would make it possible for families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue the Saudi government (most of the attackers were Saudi citizens). The veterans were told that the bill could lead to foreign governments retaliating by prosecuting veterans for their military actions while stationed overseas.

Some veterans expressed concerns to the Washington Post, worrying they were used to deliver the Saudi message to Congress and provide business to the Trump Organization. Jason Johns, the Wisconsin veterans advocate who worked as a contractor to fly veterans to D.C. for the campaign, told a Wisconsin newspaper that veterans were informed that their trip was paid for by Saudis and that that there was nothing wrong with the effort. “The undertone here is that Qorvis purchased all of the hotel rooms at the Trump Hotel in order to curry ‘favor’ and/or ‘influence’ with President Trump as he was coming in to office,” Johns said. “I could understand all of this if after our fly-ins and staying at (the) Trump Hotel that all of a sudden he was out publicly calling for repeal of JASTA, but he didn’t.”

As bookings declined at Trump’s New York City hotel, a visit by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, whose entourage was partly put up in Trump’s hotel, was credited by the hotel’s manager with helping the hotel turn a profit during the first three months of 2018. In the Chicago hotel, an increase in Saudi customers from 81 in 2016 to 218 in the first half of 2018 also significantly boosted business, though profits have been sinking at the Chicago property.

PAKISTAN: Pakistan’s minister of maritime affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, attended meetings at the D.C. hotel in June 2019, in conjunction with a White House visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The visit was promoted on social media accounts associated with Imran Khan Developmental Academic Research (IKDAR), a nonprofit founded by Khan. “By Trumpian standards, where his White House lives in the constant transactional present, this was a good set of meetings,” said Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani politician and former ambassador to the U.S. Weeks later, in September 2019, the governor of the Sindh province in Pakistan visited the Trump International Hotel on a visit to D.C., according to a tweet by a journalist who interviewed the governor, Imran Ismail. While in D.C., Ismail and business leaders met with the State Department and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to discuss human rights issues in Kashmir as well as international trade issues.

Political Use of Trump’s Businesses

Before Trump’s entrance onto the political stage, political candidates rarely spent campaign money at Trump-owned businesses. That changed in 2015 with Trump’s candidacy, when he made ample use of his own properties and businesses for his campaign. The Trump campaign paid more than $9 million to a Trump-owned company for the campaign’s air travel and used the Trump Tower in New York as a campaign headquarters.

The Trump campaign plane, customized with gold-plated bathroom faucets, is owned by a Trump-controlled company, DJT Operations I LLC but leased to another Trump company, Tag Air Inc., according to a 2016 story in the Wall Street Journal, which said this strategy is typically employed by jet owners to avoid paying up-front sales taxes on lease payments. The Trump campaign was also reimbursed by the federal government for the costs of transporting Secret Service agents.

Public Citizen’s research found about $8.3 million in disclosed U.S. political spending at Trump businesses since the 2016 election, with 45 percent, or about $3.8 million, coming from Trump’s own campaign. The second-largest spender was the Republican National Committee, at $1.6 million, followed by three groups supporting Trump and Vice President Mike Pence: Trump Victory ($991,000), America First Action ($545,000) and the Great America Committee ($238,000).

Several members of Congress and affiliated political groups are also big spenders at Trump properties. They include two fundraising committees benefiting Republican Party candidates and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.); the campaign of Rep. Greg Pence (R-Ind.), older brother of Vice President Mike Pence, who was elected to Congress in 2018; a group benefiting Republican House candidates Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), Rep. Ross Spano (R.-Fla.) and unsuccessful candidate Jay Webber of New Jersey, which spent nearly $40,000 for an October 2018 fundraiser hosted by Trump at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. Other political campaigns that have been significant spenders at Trump properties include those of: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), former Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.); Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas); Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), former Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) and Omar Navarro, a Republican candidate for Congress from Los Angeles.

Republican candidates for Congress have ample reason to spend money at Trump properties. As documented by reporter Zach Everson, Trump has tended to tweet out valuable endorsements of Republican candidates after they hold events at his properties.

Public Citizen’s tally of Federal Election Commission disclosures found that the D.C. hotel was the top recipient of political spending among Trump businesses, receiving nearly $2.5 million in political revenue since the election. In addition, political campaigns and political groups spent nearly $191,000 at the BLT Prime restaurant in the D.C. hotel. Political spending totaled about $744,000 at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., and about $736,000 at Trump National Doral.

Trump’s own campaign operation has spent nearly $3.8 million at Trump businesses since the 2016 electionincluding nearly $1.5 million on rent at Trump Tower in New York for the 2020 campaign, even though only a handful of campaign staffers work at the Manhattan condominium and office tower, The Huffington Post reported. Trump’s flagship Trump Tower in New York has faced considerable difficulty finding tenants during the Trump presidency, with its occupancy rate sinking to 83 percent from 99 percent seven years ago, with about twice the vacancy rate than the average for Manhattan, according to Bloomberg News.

Corporate Use of Trump Businesses

Business groups holding events at Trump Organization properties include the Institute of International Bankers, which held its 2018 annual conference at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.. Those attending the March 2018 event included the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a top U.S. Treasury Department official who promised that a major regulatory rollback sought by banks would be “commencing shortly.”

The Community Financial Services Association, which represents high-rate payday lenders, has twice (in 2018 and 2019) held its annual conference at the Trump National Doral golf club near Miami, drawing protests outside the club’s gates. Payday lenders are benefiting from regulatory rollbacks under Trump, and one lender recently bragged about his access to the chair of the Republican Party. Other corporate events include the Seasonal Employment Alliance, which represents businesses that use overseas guest workers, and the National Mining Association, which held a board of directors meeting featuring Energy Secretary Rick Perry in October 2017. Perry himself tweeted about the event:

Working to secure regulatory approvals for its merger with Sprint, T-Mobile CEO John Legere and other company executives spent $195,000 at the D.C. hotel including hotel rooms, meeting space, catering and other costs. Legere, who was spotted in the hotel with former Trump campaign manager and T-Mobile adviser Corey Lewandoswki, previously trashed Trump in Twitter posts, but stopped doing so after his company’s merger announcement.

T-Mobile executives paid for a combined 52 nights at the hotel, according to reporting by The Washington Post, which obtained lists of VIP arrivals at the D.C. hotel. In a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), T-Mobile said the hotel stays represented about 14 percent of the $1.4 million in spending by T-Mobile in Washington, D.C., from April 2018 to February 2019. In response, Legere wrote that “the Trump hotel is located close by my company office located at 601 Pennsylvania Avenue and the Department of Justice.” Under Trump-appointed leaders, the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission have both approved the merger.

Watergen USA, an Israeli water company, met with Trump at his Mar-A-Lago Club in Florida in March 2018, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was signing a research agreement with the company, which extracts water from air in the atmosphere. The Wall Street Journal and other outlets reported that Watergen was connected to former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt at the request of a major Trump donor, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. In another Trump connection, lawyer and television pundit Alan Dershowitz, a Trump friend, sits on Watergen’s board.

Other business groups gathering at Trump properties include the Options Industry Conference, a financial industry event at the Trump National Doral resort, featuring former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. Trump’s D.C. hotel hosted a firearms import/export conference, as the Trump administration eased restrictions on international gun exports.

State and Local Use of Trump Businesses

Another important ethics provision of the U.S. Constitution, the domestic emoluments clause, bars presidents from receiving payments from state governments or the federal government besides the president’s salary.

While many state-level officials have avoided controversial visits to Trump properties, others have not For example, former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican and Trump ally, and his staff spent about $22,000 in taxpayer funds on more than 40 rooms at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C., according to reporting by the Portland Press-Herald. The newspaper reported that the LePage administration paid between $362 per night to more than $1,100 a night for rooms during trips to meet with Trump or his inner circle.

A Maine official flagged the expenses, writing in June 2017 that the “room cost is WAY more than the allowed amount.” The newspaper reported that Maine taxpayers paid for “a $53 filet mignon, a $57 surf & turf, a $55 New York strip steak and a $45 veal chop plus side dishes (at $13 each)” at the BLT Prime restaurant in Trump’s D.C. hotel. Documents detailing LePage’s travel expenses, sought through a public-records request, were released to the newspaper after LePage left office. In a radio interview, LePage said he wasn’t aware of the sizable room charge, saying, “If we paid $1,100 for a hotel room in one night, shame on me, because I wasn’t aware of it.”

In December 2017, the University of Wisconsin football team and alumni groups stayed at the Trump National Doral resort. The team was playing in the Orange Bowl at the time. According to the Washington Post, the University of Wisconsin-Madison sent 220 students and staff for seven nights to the resort, including players, trainers, staff, administrators and members of the university’s board of regents. The resort was selected by the Orange Bowl committee before Trump ran for president.

Other state and local political figures who have used Trump’s properties include Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who has held two fundraisers at Trump’s D.C. hotel. Additionally, Republican election lawyer Michael Adams, who was elected secretary of state in Kentucky in in fall 2019, had a fundraiser in the D.C. hotel attended by Pence, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

Solutions

The Trump presidency has exposed big holes in the system of conflict-of-interest rules and norms governing the White House and the rest of the executive branch. An October 2018 report published by Public Citizen and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington outlines a host of policy reforms to ensure that future presidents can’t repeat the Trump-era abuses. The report recommends changes including:

  • Requiring the president and vice president to divest assets that pose a risk of conflict of interest within 30 days of the presidential inauguration.
  • Giving enforcement authority to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics or an inspector general’s office to investigate potential ethics violations in the White House and executive branch.
  • Requiring candidates for president and vice president to disclose their tax returns before their election and in subsequent years after holding office.
  • Requiring candidates and officials to disclose the value of their assets, income, transactions and liabilities as well as details of any privately held businesses.

Trump has pushed ethical boundaries past their breaking point, showing utter disregard for the norms of our government and a total lack of concern about corruption. We now know how to strengthen the system against future presidents who lack an ethical compass. We must enact firm rules to ensure these egregious ethical abuses can never happen again.

Groups Holding Events at Trump Properties

NameDescription CategoryPropertyEvent/Spending DescriptionStart date of event
National Confectioners AssociationCandy industry trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCWashington Forum 2016 with Tucker Carlson9/13/2016
Young America's FoundationCollege conservative groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCEvent With Mike Flynn11/13/2016
Saudi ArabiaSaudi governmentForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCLobbying Trip12/1/2016
Heritage FoundationConservative think tankConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCDonor Event12/6/2016
BahrainBahrain embassyForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DC45th National Day12/7/2016
AzerbaijanAzeri embassyForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCChanukkah party with Conference Of Presidents Of Major American Jewish Organizations12/14/2016
British-American Business AssociationUS/UK Business GroupForeign BusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DC20th annual gala Christmas luncheon12/16/2016
TurkeyTurkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, other foreign officials Foreign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCBreakfast with National Security Adviser Mike Flynn1/18/2017
QatarQatari officialsForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCBreakfast with National Security Adviser Mike Flynn1/18/2017
Believe With MeNonprofit for gold star familiesCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCInaugural Luncheon1/19/2017
RomaniaFormer Romanian prime minister Sorin Grindeanu and now-jailed lawmaker Liviu DragneaForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCRomanian politicians attend pre-inauguration party at Trump's DC hotel1/19/2017
JapanJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump2/11/2017
JapanJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeForeign Government/PoliticalTrump National Golf Club JupiterGolf at Trump club2/11/2017
IndiaIndian gov't officials including Consul General Of India, San FranciscoForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DC$18,580 spent on lodging at Trump DC hotel 2/18-3/182/18/2017
KuwaitKuwait Ambassador to the U.S., Salem al-SabahForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCKuwait National Day2/22/2017
United KingdomNigel Farage, leader of Brexit Party, member of European ParliamentForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner with Trump2/25/2017
National Railroad Construction and Maintenance AssociationTrade group for railroad and rail transit construction industryBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner attended by Sen. Chuck Grassley3/1/2017
National Confectioners AssociationCandy industry trade groupBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiIndustry conference3/7/2017
Palm Beach Hedge Fund AssociationHedge fund investors groupBusinessMar-A-Lago ClubCocktails3/16/2017
American Petroleum InstituteOil industry trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCBoard Meeting (Meetings With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke)3/23/2017
ChinaVisit by President Xi JinpingForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump4/6/2017
Luke's WingsWounded veterans assistance groupCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCHeroes Gala4/8/2017
Alliance Resource Partners LPCoal companyBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCBoard of directors Meeting4/26/2017
National Funeral Directors AssociationFuneral home trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner & Keynote Address With Newt Gingrich4/27/2017
Blueprint 2025 Infrastructure Leadership ForumInfrastructure investment forumBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCWelcome Reception4/27/2017
Penfed FoundationVeterans organizationCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCNight Of Heroes5/4/2017
Metals Service Center InstituteMetals industry trade associationBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiAnnual Meeting5/7/2017
International Menarini FoundationItalian medical foundationBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCItalian medical foundation hosted cancer doctors5/11/2017
Billy Graham Evangelistic AssociationChristian group started by Billy Graham in 1950ReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCWorld Summit In Defense Of Persecuted Christians5/12/2017
Republican Governors AssociationRepublican governors including Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Maryland Gov. Larry HoganState/localTrump National Doral MiamiCorporate Policy Summit5/16/2017
American Turkish Council/Turkey-U.S. Business CouncilGroups promoting business between U.S. and TurkeyForeign BusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DC36th Annual Conference On U.S.-Turkey Relations5/21/2017
U.S. Travel AssociationTravel Industry groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception at Trump hotel, part of travel industry conference in D.C.6/7/2017
Deloitte Global Financial Services SummitFinancial services conferenceBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCDeloitte conference on financial regulation6/8/2017
Industrial Truck AssociationTrade group for makers of forklifts and other industrial equipmentBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCNational Forklift Safety Day6/12/2017
Virginia Women for TrumpVirginia Trump supporters groupState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCTea For Trump Celebration Of Donald Trump's Birthday Featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder Act For America. Carrie Almond, President, National Federation Of Republican Women6/25/2017
Clare Boothe Luce Policy InstituteConservative women centerConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DC2017 Woman Of The Year dinner banquet honoring Kellyanne Conway6/29/2017
Vapor Technology AssociationVaping industry trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCVape & The Fda Conference7/18/2017
National Confectioners AssociationCandy industry trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCWashington Forum9/1/2017
Jefferson Chamber of CommerceLouisiana business groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCThree Day Washington Fly-In for business leaders9/6/2017
MalaysiaMalaysian governmentForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCPrime Minister Najib Razak Visit To DC9/11/2017
Louisiana Association of Business And IndustryLouisiana business groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCFederal outreach tour9/12/2017
Judicial WatchConservative legal groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCEvent with former White House official Sebastian Gorka and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton9/15/2017
Curetivity FoundationCharity formerly known as Eric Trump FoundationCharityTrump National Golf ClubFundraiser9/18/2017
Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaDisabled veterans groupCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DC2017 Paralyzed Veterans Of America Mission: Able Awards.9/19/2017
Log Cabin RepublicansLGBT conservative groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DC40Th Anniversary Celebration9/23/2017
American SpectatorConservative magazineConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DC50Th Anniversary Gala9/26/2017
Domestic Energy Producers AllianceOil and natural gas trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCBreakfast With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt9/27/2017
Fund for American StudiesSponsors educational programs teaching "principles of limited government, free-market economics and honorable leadership"Conservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCDefending Freedom Luncheon (Featuring Neil Gorsuch)9/28/2017
GEO GroupPrivate prison companyBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiAnnual Leadership Conference10/1/2017
National Mining AssociationMining industry groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCBoard of Directors Meeting10/3/2017
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, D.C./Maryland ChapterReal estate groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCAwards of Excellence Gala10/5/2017
The CallChristian right groupReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCBirthday Of Christian Leader Lou Engle10/9/2017
American Land Title AssociationTrade group for title industryBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiAlta One: Title Industry Conference10/10/2017
Network of Enlightened WomenConservative GroupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCBook Club For Group Encouraging Conservative Women On Campus10/11/2017
National Defense University Foundationnational defense briefingConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCBriefing10/13/2017
Sovereign Nations ConferenceFar-right group combatting "Marxist sourced social justice conformity."Conservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCConference10/30/2017
Future of Technology ConferenceTechnology conferenceBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCConference Featuring Apple Founder Steve Wozniak11/2/2017
Revival Outside The WallsEvangelical ministry founded by TV host Barry MeguiarReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCFounding Partners Dinner11/4/2017
R2ConRetail technology conferenceBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCRetail Technology Conference11/8/2017
First Liberty InstituteChristian right groupReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner11/8/2017
Republican Attorneys General AssociationGroup of Republican Attorneys GeneralState/localMar-A-Lago ClubReception Dinner At Mar-A-Lago Club Teahouse11/10/2017
Young Republican National FederationOrganization for Republicans ages 18-40Conservative AdvocacyMar-A-Lago ClubEvent Featuring Roger Stone, Joy Villa11/12/2017
Young Americans for FreedomCollege conservatives retreatConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCRetreat11/13/2017
Museum of The BibleBiblical history museum created by Hobby Lobby president Steve GreenReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCDedication Gala11/16/2017
Order of St. Andrew The ApostleOrthodox Christian GroupReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DC3rd Archon International Conference On Religious Freedom12/4/2017
Heritage FoundationConservative think tankConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DC12/6/2017
United In PurposeConservative GroupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCLuncheon Hosted By Right Wing Activist Ginni Thomas (Wife Of Clarence Thomas) Featuring Sean Hannity and James O'Keefe.12/6/2017
Republican Jewish Coalition + America First ActionJewish GOP Group founded by Sheldon AdelsonReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCHanukkah Nightcap12/7/2017
Republican Attorneys General AssociationGroup of Republican Attorneys GeneralState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCHoliday Party12/7/2017
Oxbow Carbon LlcPetroleum coke company founded by Bill KochBusinessMar-A-Lago ClubHoliday Party12/9/2017
U.S. Energy AssociationHoliday reception for energy industryBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCHoliday Party12/14/2017
University of WisconsinFootball teamState/localTrump National Doral MiamiLodging12/23/2017
Live Out Loud With Brooke ThomasWomen's business groupBusinessMar-A-Lago ClubDinner at Mar-A-Lago and Trump appearance1/13/2018
Trumpettes UsaWomen's pro-Trump groupConservative AdvocacyMar-A-Lago ClubRed, White & Blue Celebration1/18/2018
Larry H. Miller Group of CompaniesOwner of Utah car dealers, sports teamsBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCLeadership Training For Employees1/20/2018
Chicago Police DepartmentChicago policePolice/fireTrump International Hotel and Tower ChicagoUse Of Conference Room1/20/2018
Make California Great PacConservative groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Las Vegas1 Year Of Trump Celebration1/20/2018
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff LandryLouisiana AGState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCFundraiser1/24/2018
Young AdventurersYouth Mentoring ProgramCharityMar-A-Lago ClubSafari Night Ball1/26/2018
Heritage FoundationDinner for 100 people during Conservative Members ConferenceConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner2/7/2018
Polish American Leadership SummitConference on Polish American business ties with Corey Lewandowski, Polish business leadersForeign BusinessMar-A-Lago ClubInvitation-only session of Polish American Leadership Summit at Mar-A-Lago featuring Jerzy Kwieciński, Polish minister of investment and economic development2/11/2018
Seasonal Employment AllianceBusiness group promoting seasonal worker visasBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCFly-In2/14/2018
BelgiumPrince Edouard de Ligne and Princess Isabella de Ligne OrsiniForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Beach Resort - Sunny Isles, FLFirst Annual Kosher Food Bank Benefit: Heroes of The Holocaust2/17/2018
Orphan’S PromiseChildren's ministry of televangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting NetworkReligiousMar-A-Lago Club1St Annual Dream Gala2/17/2018
Yellow Ribbon FundWounded veterans assistance groupCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCDate Night" For Injured Veterans2/21/2018
Dutch Sheets MinistriesChristian ministry led by evangelist Dutch SheetsReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCThe Turnaround An Appeal To Heaven National Gathering2/22/2018
Truth About Israel GalaRemembrance of the 45th Anniversary of the 1972 Olympics killings MunichReligiousMar-A-Lago ClubTruth About Israel Gala2/25/2018
Saudi ArabiaSaudi defense attaché to the United States, major general Yousef AlharbiForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCKuwait National Day2/26/2018
KuwaitKuwait Ambassador to the U.S., Salem al-SabahForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCKuwait National Day2/26/2018
Institute of International BankersTrade group of foreign banksBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCAnnual Washington Conference3/4/2018
Independent Petroleum Association of America Oil and gas producersBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DC2018 Congressional Call-Up 3/5/2018
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100Chamber of Commerce executives from around U.S.BusinessTrump National Doral MiamiChamber Of Commerce Committee Of 1003/6/2018
Big Dog Ranch RescueAnimal welfare groupCharityMar-A-Lago ClubWine Women & Shoes Benefiting Big Dog Ranch Rescue ( Lara Trump Was Co-Chair Of Event)3/10/2018
Oral Roberts UniversityChristian universityReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCPresident'S Circle Retreat With Oru President William Wilson3/10/2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan Minister of Mines Nargis Nehan and Ambassador Roya Rahmani dinnerForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner3/12/2018
American Petroleum InstituteOil and gas trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCBoard Of Directors Meeting3/14/2018
Artisan Business Group/American Center for The Belt and Road InitiativeChina investment forumForeign BusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DC21St Century Silk Road - "The Belt and Road Initiative" Investment Forum3/14/2018
Republican Party of Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach Republican organizaitonState/localMar-A-Lago ClubPalm Beach County Gop Lincoln Day Dinner3/16/2018
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Evangelical-funded Israel charityReligiousMar-A-Lago ClubFundraiser3/26/2018
Watergen UsaIsraeli water purification firmBusinessMar-A-Lago ClubDelegation from Israeli water purification company3/29/2018
Luke'S WingsWounded veterans assistance groupCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCHeroes Gala4/7/2018
Community Financial Services AssociationPayday lender trade groupBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiAnnual Conference4/16/2018
JapanJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump4/17/2018
JapanJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Golf Club West Palm BeachTrump and Abe golf at course in West Palm Beach4/18/2018
Tour and High Tea At The Trump International HotelArmy Spouses' Club of the Greater Washington AreaCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCTour4/20/2018
Foundation for Liberty and American GreatnessConservative civics education groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCGala Featuring Bill O'Reilly4/21/2018
National Drug & Alcohol Screening AssociationDrug and alcohol testing groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCBoard Of Directors Meeting4/22/2018
Afghan-American Chamber of CommerceAfghan-American Business GroupForeign BusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DC13th Annual Business Matchmaking Conference4/24/2018
Orange County Association of RealtorsReal estate groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner At Blt Prime5/5/2018
Allign TechnologyMedical device companyBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception At Lincoln Library5/7/2018
American Association of OrthodontistsOrthodontist groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCParty at Trump hotel DC5/8/2018
Maga CoalitionRight-Wing Super PACConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCAn Evening With Gov. Sarah Palin5/10/2018
ImmedisIrish international payroll and global mobility tax providerBusinessTrump National Golf Club Washington DcSponsorship of a golf day at Trump's Virginia golf club5/14/2018
Celebration of MotherhoodEvangelical eventReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCLuncheon With Candy Carson5/16/2018
CyprusGov't officials attend International Coordinating Committee - "Justice For Cyprus"Foreign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DC34th Annual Pseka Cyprus Conference5/22/2018
GreeceGov't officials attend International Coordinating Committee - "Justice For Cyprus"Foreign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DC34th Annual Pseka Cyprus Conference5/22/2018
Washington Area Concierge AssociationHotel and building concierge groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCAnnual General Manager Breakfast5/30/2018
PhilippinesOfficials including Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” del Gallego RomualdezForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception For 120th Anniversary Of Philippine Independence
6/12/2018
LuxrallyExotic car rallyBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCExotic Car Rally through Northeast6/15/2018
Virginia Women for TrumpVirginia Trump supporters groupState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCTea For Trump" Celebration Of Donald Trump'S Birthday Featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder Act For America. Carrie Almond, President, National Federation Of Republican Women6/24/2018
Flc GroupVietnam Investment ConferenceForeign BusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCVietnam: Investment Potential & Opportunities6/25/2018
Vapor Technology AssociationVaping industry trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCConference: "Vape & The FDA 3: Elevating The Conversation"6/26/2018
FOX News' Jeanine PirroConservative commentatorConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCBook Launch7/24/2018
Sean SpicerBook launchConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCBook7/26/2018
Maga SummitTrump supporter eventConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCMaga Activist Event9/6/2018
National Confectioners AssociationCandy industry trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCWashington Forum9/11/2018
Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaDisabled veterans groupCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DC2018 Mission: Able Awards9/25/2018
American Legislative Exchange CouncilConservative group focused on state legislaturesBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCAlec 45Th Anniversary Gala9/26/2018
American SpectatorConservative magazineConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DC51St Annual Robert L Bartley Gala10/2/2018
Manusec SummittCybersecurity eventBusinessTrump International Hotel and Tower ChicagoConference10/9/2018
Border Patrol FoundationBorder patrol appreciationConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception10/16/2018
EcuadorEcuador commerce/export minister Pablo Campana SáenzForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DC$1,200/night stay at Trump hotel on trade visit11/13/2018
American Pro-Israel PacConservative PAC in favor of closer ties with IsraelConservative AdvocacyMar-A-Lago ClubGala11/24/2018
RomaniaRomanian ConsulateForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel and Tower ChicagoNational Day Celebration11/29/2018
Tour and High Tea At The Trump International HotelArmy Spouses' Club of the Greater Washington AreaCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCTour and Tea12/19/2018
Turning Point USAConservative student groupConservative AdvocacyMar-A-Lago ClubFundraiser/Gala12/20/2018
American Border FoundationBorder wall crowdfunding effortConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCGathering at Trump Hotel in advance of press event1/17/2019
NigeriaFormer Nigerian Vp Atiku Abubaka, running for president, several Nigerian lawmakersForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCNigerian presidential candidate (previously banned from US) stays at hotel1/17/2019
Stork Charity Ball 2019Save the Storks - pro-life groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCBall1/17/2019
Syrian KurdsSyrian-Kurdish politician Ilham Ahmed, head of Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic CouncilForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCDinner with members of Congress/Trump meeting1/28/2019
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff LandryLouisiana Attorney General; Mike Pence special guestState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCFundraiser1/30/2019
Virginia Women for Trump2020 campaign kickoff, including Roger Stone; Steve MooreConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCSummit and Dinner2/2/2019
Our Community SalutesMilitary fundraiserConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCFundraiser/Gala2/7/2019
Diamond and SilkDiamond and Silk (conservative commentators) "Flip It Red, Keep It Red" Chit Chat TourConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCTour2/23/2019
Trumpettes UsaCelebrating Trump's second year in officeConservative AdvocacyMar-A-Lago ClubGala2/23/2019
KuwaitKuwait Ambassador to the U.S., Salem al-SabahForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCKuwait National Day2/26/2019
Revgen Insight SummitMarketing and business leaders conferenceBusinessTrump TurnberryConference3/3/2019
Independent Petroleum Association of America Congressional call-up; fossil fuel industryBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCLobbying3/4/2019
Citizens for Responsible Energy SolutionsD.C. Fly-In for center-right energy groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception3/11/2019
BrandusaTravel agencyBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception3/15/2019
American Pro-Israel PacConservative PAC in favor of closer ties with IsraelConservative AdvocacyMar-A-Lago ClubFundraiser3/16/2019
Community Financial Services AssociationPayday lender trade groupBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiAnnual Conference3/18/2019
RomaniaRomanian Prime Minister Viorica DancilaForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCAIPAC Conference3/22/2019
St LuciaSt. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Michael ChastanetForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader3/22/2019
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic President Danilo MedinaForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader3/22/2019
JamaicaJamaican Prime Minister andrew HolnessForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader3/22/2019
HaitiHaiti President Jovenel MoiseForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader3/22/2019
BahamasBahamas Prime Minister Hubert MinnisForeign Government/PoliticalMar-A-Lago ClubMeeting With Trump of Caribbean leaders backing Venezuelan opposition leader3/22/2019
Purina MillsFarm animal feeds companyBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCUnknown3/23/2019
National Review Institute Fellows Ideas SummitConservative policy developmentConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception3/29/2019
Jupiter Police FoundationPolice organizationPolice/fireTrump National Golf ClubBlack tie police officers ball3/29/2019
Navy Seal Evening of TributeRaising money for Navy SEALsCharityMar-A-Lago ClubBenefit for Navy SEAL foundation, Navy SEAL museum4/1/2019
Dominican RepublicAttorney general of the Dominican Republic, Jean Alain RodríguezForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCThree night stay to meet with federal drug enforcement officials.4/1/2019
Freedom WorksSmall government advocacy groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCConference4/2/2019
Far Hills-Bedminster Fire DepartmentFire departmentPolice/fireTrump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J.Gala4/6/2019
Family-Pac FederalConservative PACConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel and Tower ChicagoFundraiser4/8/2019
BluestarLatin America business conference for technology distributorBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiConference4/8/2019
Palm Beach Police FoundationPolice organizationPolice/fireTrump International Golf Club Palm BeachGolf4/8/2019
DC MAGALocal pro-Trump organizationState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCSocial Event4/9/2019
Deplorables Tour with Alexander DavisPro-Trump speaking tourConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCSpeaking Event4/13/2019
TurkeyTurkish minister of treasury and finance, Berat Albayrak and many other government officials and business executivesForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DC37th Annual Conference On U.S.-Turkey Relations sponsored by American-Turkish Council4/14/2019
UkraineAdvisers to Ukraninan president Volodymyr ZelenskyForeign Government/PoliticalBlt Prime - Trump DcFormer Trump adviser Mike Rubino, State Dept official4/16/2019
Good Friday Prayer BreakfastPro-Trump faith leadersReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCBreakfast4/19/2019
Academy of Us VeteransVeterans organizationConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCReception4/26/2019
National Life Insurance CouncilFundraising for City of Hope hospitalCharityTrump International Hotel Washington DCCharity4/27/2019
JapanJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeForeign Government/PoliticalTrump National Golf Club Washington DcGolf at Trump's Virginia golf course4/27/2019
Martin County Republican PartyLocal GOP chapterState/localTrump National Golf Club JupiterKeep America Great" Invitational Golf Tournament4/29/2019
Evangelical meeting before National Day of PrayerEvangelical leadersReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCMeeting of evangelical leaders on 2020 election5/1/2019
Options Industry ConferenceFinancial conferenceBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiConference featuring former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Trump spokesman Anthony Scaramucci5/1/2019
BienvenidoHispanic pro-Trump organizationConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCGala5/2/2019
Thornwood Fire DepartmentLocal fire departmentPolice/fireTrump National Golf Club WestchesterAwards Ceremony5/4/2019
Kris Boyd CharityMental health awarenessCharityTrump TurnberryFundraiser5/7/2019
Trump First TuesdayNetworking eventConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCHappy Hour5/7/2019
American Pro-Israel PacConservative PAC in favor of closer ties with IsraelConservative AdvocacyMar-A-Lago ClubGala5/14/2019
DC MAGALocal pro-Trump organizationState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCSocial Event5/14/2019
St. Jude OpenCancer charityCharityTrump National Golf ClubGolf5/14/2019
Palos Verde Peninsula Chamber of CommercePro-business organizationBusinessTrump National Golf ClubGolf5/16/2019
WalkawayEncouraging Democrats to leave their partyConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCGala5/17/2019
Dade County Police Benevolent AssociationLocal law enforcement organizationPolice/fireTrump National Doral MiamiGala5/18/2019
Washington D.C. Conservative Book ClubDiscussing The New Left by Ayn RandState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCBook Club5/28/2019
Shaun O'Hara FoundationCystic Fibrosis fundraiserCharityTrump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J.Golf5/29/2019
New York Jets Charity Golf ClassicNew York JetsCharityTrump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J.Annual charity golf event at Trump golf club in New Jersey. Jets Owner, billionaire Woody Johnson is a Trump friend who serves as U.S. Ambassador to the U.K.6/3/2019
Trump First TuesdayBusiness networking organizationConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCHappy Hour6/4/2019
IrelandIrish Ambassador to U.S and Special Envoy To D.CForeign Government/PoliticalTrump DoonbegIrish Ambassador to U.S and Special Envoy To Washington dined with Trump at Trump Doonberg6/7/2019
Curetivity FoundationEric Trump's cancer charityCharityMar-A-Lago ClubGala6/10/2019
Frontiers of FreedomConservative groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCRonald Reagan Awards Gala, A Washington D.C. Black Tie Affair Honoring Senator Rand Paul.6/11/2019
Florida Chiropractic AssociationChiropractors AssociationBusinessTrump National Doral MiamiSoutheast Regional Convention & Expo6/20/2019
Diamond and SilkDiamond and Silk (conservative commentators) "Flip It Red, Keep It Red" Chit Chat TourConservative AdvocacyTrump National Doral MiamiSpeaking Event6/22/2019
Virginia Women for TrumpTrump's 3rd Annual Birthday BashState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCSocial Event6/23/2019
NigeriaNigerian Vice president Yemi OsinbajoForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCStayed at Trump hotel while in DC for meeting with VP Mike Pence7/2/2019
Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast Inc.Pro-Trump faith leadersReligiousTrump International Hotel Washington DCBreakfast7/6/2019
St. Jude OpenCancer charityCharityTrump National Golf Club Colts NeckGolf7/8/2019
Trump 2020 GalaUnited America for Trump, LLCConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel and Tower ChicagoGala7/20/2019
Turning Point USAConservative student groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCLiberty gala for young conservatives7/23/2019
Heartland InstituteConservative think tank, climate change denialConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCConference7/25/2019
PakistanPakistan federal minister for maritime affairs, Ali Haider ZaidForeign Government/PoliticalTrump International Hotel Washington DCTrade and investment meetings at Trump hotel in conjunction with PM Imran Khan visit7/27/2019
National Shooting Sports Foundation/Fair Trade Group Pro-firearms trade groupBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCImport-export conference7/30/2019
Boy Scouts of AmericaScouting organizationCharityTrump National Golf Club - Bedminster, N.J.Golf7/30/2019
MNC GroupDeveloper of Trump properties in IndonesiaForeign BusinessTrump Residences IndonesiaPromotional tour of two Trump resort properties being built Indonesia8/13/2019
Michael Adams, candidate for KY Secy of StateCandidate for Kentucky Secretary of StateState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCFundraiser with VP Mike Pence, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky)9/17/2019
Anambra Business and Investment RoundtableGroup promoting investment in a Nigerian stateForeign BusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCNigerian investment event9/26/2019
American Priority Festival and ConferencePro-Trump conference and music festivalConservative AdvocacyTrump National Doral MiamiConservative political conference featuring Donald Trump Jr., Sarah Sanders, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis10/10/2019
Christian Dior SELuxury goods companyForeign BusinessTrump Turnberryconference10/18/2019
Jexit BrunchJewish conservative groupConservative AdvocacyTrump International Hotel Washington DCDC10/20/2019
Lincoln Club of Orange County (Calif.)Southern California conservative groupState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCEvent With Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla), radio host Hugh Hewitt, conservative lawmakers10/22/2019
Maine Gov. Paul Lepage and StaffMaine governorState/localTrump International Hotel Washington DCMore than 40 rooms at Trump International Hotel2017-2018
Saudi ArabiaSaudi royalsForeign Government/PoliticalTrump TurnberrySaudi royals, with a party of 25 people and 100 pieces of luggage stayed at the resort for about a weekSummer 2019
T-MobileCEO John Legere and other executivesBusinessTrump International Hotel Washington DCLodging, meeting space and other expenses while T-Mobile was trying to secure approval for merger with SprintVarious

Political Spending at Trump Businesses

Political Candidate/Committee2016 post election201720182019Grand Total
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC.$2,120,512$764,994$588,748$291,476$3,765,730
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$127,809$221,090$1,148,010$121,939$1,618,849
TRUMP VICTORY$759$2,806$160,097$827,704$991,368
AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC.$33,582$431,818$79,355$544,755
GREAT AMERICA COMMITTEE$138,183$99,563$237,746
PROTECT THE HOUSE$232,838$232,838
NRCC$1,608$47,726$7,500$56,834
WOMEN VOTE SMART$54,008$869$54,877
GREG PENCE FOR CONGRESS$1,525$36,426$14,793$52,745
MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND$37,888$5,611$43,498
MILLER SPANO WEBBER VICTORY$39,952$39,952
AMERICAN PRO-ISRAEL PAC$38,872$38,872
COTTON VICTORY$18,910$15,670$34,580
NRSC$404$31,386$1,960$33,751
BILL SHUSTER FOR CONGRESS$28,699$3,112$31,812
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS$10,572$11,887$22,460
NRSC TARGETED STATE VICTORY FUND$21,769$21,769
DUFFY FOR WISCONSIN$782$20,779$21,561
ROGER WILLIAMS FOR U S CONGRESS COMMITTEE$3,286$17,466$97$20,850
OMAR NAVARRO FOR CONGRESS$8,422$5,977$3,878$18,277
HOUSE MAJORITY TRUST$17,551$17,551
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON$6,925$9,678$927$17,530
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$16,101$16,101
MACARTHUR VICTORY$15,221$15,221
GRAVES FOR CONGRESS$1,805$10,902$12,707
ROHRABACHER FOR CONGRESS$12,545$12,545
KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS$230$9,257$2,811$12,298
MEADOWS FOR CONGRESS$703$1,712$7,453$2,020$11,888
FAMILY-PAC FEDERAL$3,183$2,591$5,557$11,331
FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE$8,401$2,615$11,016
BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS$9,292$9,292
JOE COLLINS FOR CONGRESS$8,854$8,854
KIPNIS FOR CONGRESS$8,281$8,281
TOM RICE FOR CONGRESS$1,268$3,163$3,620$8,051
MCCAUL FOR CONGRESS, INC$7,586$7,586
WIN IN 2018$7,155$7,155
GREGG HARPER FOR CONGRESS$1,697$5,377$7,074
ROUNDS FOR SENATE$592$6,397$6,989
WALDEN FOR CONGRESS$6,708$6,708
TEAM GRAVES$925$5,344$6,269
CARLY FOR AMERICA$5,881$5,881
AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC$4,768$4,768
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$4,710$4,710
MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESS$4,645$4,645
COLLINS FOR CONGRESS$394$401$3,755$4,550
JUSTICE FOR ALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,279$4,279
JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE INC$1,323$2,735$4,058
WILLIAM TIMMONS FOR CONGRESS$4,057$4,057
ALASKANS FOR DAN SULLIVAN$4,010$4,010
STAND WITH POTUS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,900$3,900
JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.$1,505$2,391$3,896
RICK W. ALLEN FOR CONGRESS$3,700$3,700
RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS$3,554$3,554
RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND$3,540$3,540
THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PAC$3,423$3,423
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE$1,409$1,245$709$3,362
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC$3,352$3,352
REBUILDING AMERICA NOW$2,379$915$3,293
TOM MACARTHUR FOR CONGRESS INC.$3,280$3,280
REINVENTING A NEW DIRECTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,575$500$1,161$3,237
ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESS$1,791$358$930$3,079
BEEHIVE PAC$2,881$2,881
BOLD CONSERVATIVES PAC$2,811$2,811
ANTONIO SABATO JR FOR CONGRESS$2,758$2,758
PATRIOTS FOR PERRY$2,656$2,656
KANSANS FOR MARSHALL$657$1,568$2,225
KANSAS LEADERSHIP PAC$2,215$2,215
COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT TRENT FRANKS TO CONGRESS$2,154$2,154
DUNCAN D. HUNTER FOR CONGRESS$328$1,359$449$2,135
NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE$2,126$2,126
WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY$1,712$254$1,966
STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA$937$847$178$1,962
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL$1,954$1,954
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS$294$1,633$1,927
COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 2020 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION$1,913$1,913
BRADY FOR CONGRESS$1,391$499$1,890
TODOS CON JENNIFFER INC. DBA JENNIFFER FOR CONGRESS$1,863$1,863
JOHN KENNEDY FOR US$1,850$1,850
STEWART FOR SENATE INC$1,138$649$1,787
AX PAC$974$777$1,751
VALADAO FOR CONGRESS$1,744$1,744
ONE GEORGIA PAC$218$360$1,157$1,735
GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS$1,691$1,691
ALEX MOONEY FOR CONGRESS$1,048$539$79$1,666
UPTON FOR ALL OF US$1,601$1,601
TED YOHO FOR CONGRESS$1,259$311$1,571
CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESS$1,560$1,560
TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT$1,501$1,501
CITIZENS FOR TURNER$249$620$211$410$1,489
HOUSE FREEDOM FUND$402$1,058$1,460
JENNI ACHIEVING GOALS & OPPORTUNITIES - JGO LPAC$1,441$1,441
BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR CONGRESS$1,066$328$1,393
JET PAC$434$952$1,386
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA$1,369$1,369
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$1,073$284$1,356
MASSACHUSETTS VICTORY COMMITTEE$1,326$1,326
MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS$1,292$1,292
GREAT AMERICA PAC$281$1,004$1,285
WALORSKI FOR CONGRESS INC$1,271$1,271
MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS$846$402$1,248
KEEP AMERICA ROLLING PAC$1,204$1,204
ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY$1,178$1,178
TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE$1,145$1,145
TEAM HOLCOMB$434$684$1,118
JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS$1,086$1,086
WYOMING REPUBLICAN PARTY, INC.$1,070$1,070
MAGA COALITION INC$277$784$1,061
BOB CORKER FOR SENATE 2018 INC$1,052$1,052
LOUIE GOHMERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$995$995
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY$988$988
DON BLANKENSHIP FOR U.S. SENATE$984$984
BILL PAC$960$960
MIKE KELLY FOR CONGRESS$952$952
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA INC$945$945
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA$945$945
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN PARTY$945$945
REPUBLICANS FOR CHOICE PAC$937$937
KINZINGER FOR CONGRESS$937$937
TENN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC (TENN PAC)$659$268$928
WIN NEVADA$891$891
DENHAM FOR CONGRESS$874$874
NEVADA REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$854$854
ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY$854$854
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROYALTY OWNERS PAC (NARO PAC)$849$849
FRIENDS OF HAGEDORN$822$822
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PARTY, INC.$800$800
CLAUDIA TENNEY FOR CONGRESS$790$790
SANBORN FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE$785$785
TOM REED FOR CONGRESS$242$536$778
AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY$731$731
FRIENDS OF BILL POSEY$729$729
GIBBONS FOR OHIO$715$715
VERMONT REPUBLICAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE$709$709
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICO$709$709
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS$709$709
CULBERSON FOR CONGRESS$701$701
LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS$700$700
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY$687$687
THE COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE PRESIDENT$687$687
DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESS$685$685
CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE$677$677
TIM SCOTT FOR SENATE$283$383$666
JIM BANKS FOR CONGRESS, INC.$611$611
CHELE FARLEY FOR CONGRESS INC.$570$570
NEUGEBAUER CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE$524$524
RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE$513$513
JEFF PAC$506$506
MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$493$493
TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH$479$479
MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE$472$472
STEVE KNIGHT FOR CONGRESS$442$442
CRESENT HARDY FOR CONGRESS$423$423
MARINO FOR CONGRESS$410$410
PALAZZO FOR CONGRESS$394$394
WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS$384$384
LAMBORN FOR CONGRESS$384$384
BUDDY CARTER FOR CONGRESS$383$383
BERGMANFORCONGRESS$383$383
TEAM GRAHAM, INC.$367$367
YODER FOR CONGRESS, INC$354$354
TOM ROONEY FOR CONGRESS$352$352
KENNY MARCHANT FOR CONGRESS$336$336
OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$335$335
JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS$333$333
FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO$320$320
KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$320$320
BERGMANN FOR CONGRESS 2018$305$305
THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE$302$302
MCMORRIS RODGERS AMERICAN DREAM PROJECT; THE$294$294
JAM PAC$294$294
BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC$292$292
RANDY HULTGREN FOR CONGRESS$291$291
CONSERVATIVE ROUNDTABLE$289$289
WALKER 4 NC$283$283
COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION$282$282
JOEY NATIONS FOR CONGRESS$275$275
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES$275$275
BIGGS FOR CONGRESS$268$268
ELECT BLAKE FARENTHOLD COMMITTEE$268$268
POMPEO FOR KANSAS, INC.$257$257
FREEDOM FUND$239$239
HOWARD STEELE FOR CONGRESS$238$238
BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS$234$234
HANDEL FOR CONGRESS, INC.$230$230
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA$228$228
PAT MEEHAN FOR CONGRESS$225$225
PEGGY FOR CONGRESS$224$224
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY$214$214
SCOTT TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS$209$209
CHRIS COX FOR CONGRESS$143$143
BYRNE FOR CONGRESS$111$111
FRIENDS OF JIM INHOFE$76$76
Grand Total$2,276,818$1,202,476$3,211,818$1,612,502$8,303,613