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Those entities “may not be reasonably identifiable as foreign government entities, and therefore may not be included in our calculation of profit to be donated,” the pamphlet read.Įlijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the congressional committee that received the pamphlet, said in a response to the Trump Organisation that its method for identifying foreign government payments was deficient.Ĭummings said foreign powers would still be able to provide unconstitutional emoluments to President Trump through entities that are funded and controlled but not openly affiliated with foreign governments. The Trump Organisation pamphlet identified other entities through which foreign governments may operate, such as state-owned aerospace, defence, banking, finance, healthcare and energy business entities. In March, the Government Accountability Office said it would check whether President Trump has made any payments to the US Treasury from profits at his hotels. The Kuwaiti and Azerbaijani governments have already hosted events at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Seven Democratic lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee sent the Republican president a letter on Wednesday asking for a detailed account of “any benefits or rewards, financial or otherwise” he received from foreign governments since he took office on January 20. Payments from foreign governments to businesses that profit President Trump have drawn criticism from constitutional and ethics experts who say they put President Trump in violation of the US constitution’s ban on the president receiving “emoluments” from foreign governments.Įmoluments are typically defined in this context as funds or gifts of value. The Trump Organisation, President Trump’s lawyer, Sheri Dillon and the White House did not respond to requests for comment.ĭillon announced at a January press conference that President Trump would voluntarily donate all profits from foreign government payments made to his properties to the treasury. “Putting forth a policy that requires all guests to identify themselves would impede upon personal privacy and diminish the guest experience of our brand,” said the pamphlet. The pamphlet was sent to the House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee in response to a request for information on how the Trump Organisation was fulfilling the pledge President Trump made in January.

The umbrella Trump Organisation sent a pamphlet to the general managers at each hotel, golf course, social club and winery owned or operated by President Trump, saying it would only donate profits from guests who declare they represent foreign governments. Washington: President Donald Trump’s businesses say it would be “impractical” to require customers representing foreign nations to identify themselves, raising questions about how President Trump will fulfil a pledge to donate all profits from overseas governments to the US Treasury.