Records obtained by the House Oversight Committee reveal how dignitaries flooded the D.C. hotel with cash.
Committee, foreign dignitaries and governments paid upwards of $10,000 a night to stay while Trump was in office.
The records show that in the first two years of Trump’s presidency, six foreign governments spent a combined total of over $700,000 at the Trump Organization-owned hotel. This includes $280,000 by Qatar, $250,000 by Malaysia, $90,000 by Saudi Arabia, and $74,000 by the United Arab Emirates. The eye-popping tabs often coincide with major diplomatic and foreign policy events.
The House Oversight Committee has been probing the Trump Organization’s financial dealings during Trump’s tenure, and any conflicts of interest that may have arisen. “These documents sharply call into question the extent to which President Trump was guided by his personal financial interest while in office rather than the best interests of the American people,” Committee Chairwoman
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