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Trump's businesses received millions from foreign entities during his presidency, House report says
ABC ^ | 01 04 2024 | Will Steakin

Posted on 01/04/2024 7:32:52 PM PST by yesthatjallen

Former President Donald Trump's businesses received millions of dollars from foreign entities located in 20 different countries during his presidency, according to a new report released Thursday by Democrats on the House Oversight committee.

The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, released the report and provided documents from Trump's former accounting firm that show that 20 governments, including China and Saudi Arabia, paid at least $7.8 million during Trump's presidency to business entities that included Trump International Hotels in Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, and Trump Towers in New York.

The 156-page report by House Democrats is entitled "White House For Sale."

In the forward to the report, Raskin wrote, "By elevating his personal financial interests and the policy priorities of corrupt foreign powers over the American public interest, former President Trump violated both the clear commands of the Constitution and the careful precedent set and observed by every previous commander in chief."

The reports says that, according to "limited records" obtained by the committee, Saudi Arabia likely paid Trump-owned business at least $615,422 during Trump's first term in office.

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To: yesthatjallen

Chump change compared to what the Dung Beetle Party crappers have received. Check what Xidenskyyyyy and Son have received. Americans would love to know.


21 posted on 01/04/2024 8:02:54 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (America!Biden has turned what was one of the greatest documentaries into a one season retard sitcom.)
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To: piasa

Meanwhile, speaking of hotels:

Meanwhile, cousin Thomas Pritzker is named in newly unsealed documents relating to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Virginia Giuffre claims she was trafficked overseas to have sex with the now 73-year-old, who is chairman of Hyatt Hotels and CEO of the Pritzker Organization


22 posted on 01/04/2024 8:07:24 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Prince of Space
A shame about Ratskin's kid.

Of course if I found out that my dad was a POS like Ratskin, I might "take steps", too.

23 posted on 01/04/2024 8:07:38 PM PST by kiryandil (Welcome back, Rocco!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Trump owned legitimate businesses that attracted foreign investment.

What businesses did the Bidens own besides the political worth of Biden?

FReegards


24 posted on 01/04/2024 8:12:31 PM PST by Ransomed
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To: yesthatjallen
Some people on official business from Saudi Arabia stayed at the Trump Hotel. The Trump Hotel were at the time in a trust. They did not pay anything to Trump.
25 posted on 01/04/2024 8:18:27 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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To: yesthatjallen

Oh really?? They mean that Trump’s overseas resorts actually derived revenue from overseas customers?


26 posted on 01/04/2024 8:19:00 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: 1FreeAmerican
And $600K in revenue might be equal to just a few days hotel room and expenses, especially for a Saudi.

Back in the 90s I worked doing accounting in the hospitality industry. One of the things that caught my eye was the line item "postage" for most people it was zero but there were a few people who apparently were mailing entire apartments. All of them had Arab names. I asked and found out that their bar bills were always placed under postage and the government would pay without blinking an eye.

27 posted on 01/04/2024 8:23:37 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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To: yesthatjallen

I suspect highly that Trump’s hotels had similar receipts
from these companies before he ran for president. The
funds were treated at all times as normal business, and
the funds were sorted as any other business receipts were.

This tells you how bad the Biden situation is, and how
desperately they are trying to find some way to make it
look like the Biden’s shenanigans were nothing more than
Trump type business, which they most certainly were.


28 posted on 01/04/2024 8:29:35 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: WVNan

“Well, As I recall Trump was not taking what he was due as President.”

You’re correct there. As president he is given everything he and the family needs that live with him to be very comfortable. Room and Board at high numbers. When he entered the position he resigned form his businesses and his younger family and senior accountant took control of it. Every president does that to erase the appearance of conflict of interest. And what he did before and after is none of their business. And this is only being done to try to cover the Biden business machine he was personally involved in.

But the new owners are not going to change the name for four to eight years when they give it back. And very few of the presidents over resent years were career workers that became politicians. That is what made Trump so different and hard to catch. So they had to stretch it to try to get him every way they could since 2016 and now to protect Biden. See Alinsky.

wy69


29 posted on 01/04/2024 8:37:09 PM PST by whitney69 (yption tunnels)
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To: WVNan

“Well, As I recall Trump was not taking what he was due as President.”

You’re correct there. As president he is given everything he and the family needs that live with him to be very comfortable. Room and Board at high numbers. When he entered the position he resigned form his businesses and his younger family and senior accountant took control of it. Every president does that to erase the appearance of conflict of interest. And what he did before and after is none of their business. And this is only being done to try to cover the Biden business machine he was personally involved in.

But the new owners are not going to change the name for four to eight years when they give it back. And very few of the presidents over resent years were career workers that became politicians. That is what made Trump so different and hard to catch. So they had to stretch it to try to get him every way they could since 2016 and now to protect Biden. See Alinsky.

wy69


30 posted on 01/04/2024 8:37:09 PM PST by whitney69 (yption tunnels)
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To: yesthatjallen

Saudi Arabia likely paid Trump-owned business at least $615,422 during Trump’s first term in office.


Considering the breadth of his businesses in prime areas, that’s surprisingly small.


31 posted on 01/04/2024 8:41:56 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: lepton

Didn’t they use this page from the same playbook in 2017?


32 posted on 01/04/2024 8:48:08 PM PST by digger48
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To: yesthatjallen

Blind Trust.

So What?

Go Pound Sand.


33 posted on 01/04/2024 9:12:39 PM PST by dagunk
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To: yesthatjallen

Here we go again with the emoluments clause B.S.


34 posted on 01/04/2024 9:31:42 PM PST by 31R1O (The people who can control themselves ought to be able to defend themselves from those who can't.)
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To: yesthatjallen

The media are trying to make these sound like gifts or even bribes, but as far as I can tell they were simply revenues for services rendered, e.g., hotel rooms, office space, etc.


35 posted on 01/04/2024 9:36:33 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: yesthatjallen

Report is located here:

https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/2024-01-04.COA%20DEMS%20-%20Mazars%20Report.pdf


36 posted on 01/04/2024 9:42:39 PM PST by Fury
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To: yesthatjallen
""Former President Donald Trump's businesses received millions of dollars from foreign entities located in 20 different countries during his presidency,""

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Right.

Because Trump's business appeared like magic the day he was sworn in.

Trump never made a dime on any businesses prior to that day.

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37 posted on 01/04/2024 10:27:42 PM PST by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: yesthatjallen

funny... so did the bidens.

of course, President Trump has owned hotels for decades. The bidens only recently came into influence and access peddling with 0bama. prior to that they were deep in kid sex trafficking... servicing democrat needs around the country.


38 posted on 01/04/2024 11:14:48 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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The Republicans own the House.

No way that report comes out on Dem when the Dems own the House.

Do you remember how Nancy changed the rules when she pleased? Did she care about tradition when she rejected the Minority party selections for the J6 Committee?

No Opposition Party


39 posted on 01/05/2024 12:00:08 AM PST by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: yesthatjallen

And how much business did his companies do with non-Americans before he was president?


40 posted on 01/05/2024 12:07:16 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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