Why the controversy surrounding Trump’s D.C. hotel just got worse

…And what happens if Trump obtained the lease by way of false financial statements? Well, it means the government can terminate the lease — and if the lease is terminated, then the former president can't sell the lease. And if he can't sell the lease, then he can't get the $375 million…

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/controversy-surrounding-trumps-dc-hotel-just-got-worse-rcna16843

More Bad News for the Trump Organization: It’s Back in the Inauguration Scandal Lawsuit – Mother Jones

… The lawsuit essentially claims that one of the first post-election actions of the Trump crew was to illegally use the inauguration to make a buck—a lot of bucks...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/trump-organization-back-in-the-inauguration-scandal-lawsuit-karl-racine-dc/

Trump hid losses of $70m at DC hotel during his presidency, records reveal

…The committee also said Trump failed to reveal sufficient details of more than $3.7m received from foreign governments, "sufficient to cover over 7,400 nights at the Trump Hotel at the average daily rate" and potentially violating the emoluments clause of the US constitution, which is meant to stop federal officials profiting from their positions...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/08/donald-trump-washington-hotel-lost-70m

Pelosi, Schumer accuse Trump of self-dealing with money for FBI headquarters | TheHill

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Monday accused President Trump of self-dealing in pressing Senate Republicans to include in their coronavirus relief proposal $1.75 billion to rebuild the FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington. Democrats suspect Trump is pressing for the money to rebuild the FBI headquarters in downtown D.C. so that it doesn’t move out from its space on 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and leave open a prime piece of real estate that could be occupied by a new hotel that would pose serious competition to the Trump International Hotel across the street. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/509296-pelosi-schumer-accuse-trump-of-self-dealing-with-money-for-fbi-headquarters

Trump Victory PAC Paid Around $400,000 to Trump Hotel Amid Pandemic

The Trump Victory political action committee paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to Trump Hotels amid the coronavirus pandemic, newly released Federal Election Commission filings show. In quarterly filings submitted on July 15, the FEC's deadline for second-quarter filings, Trump Victory recorded disbursements to the Trump Hotel Collection totaling more than $370,000 between the dates of March 12 and April 1.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-victory-pac-paid-around-400000-trump-hotel-amid-pandemic-1518335

Trump’s company asks federal government to include it in any rent relief offered to tenants - The Washington Post

Negotiations over D.C. hotel test how the government deals with Trump’s firm ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/21/trumps-company-asks-federal-government-include-it-any-rent-relief-offered-tenants/

Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Involved in Inauguration’s Inflated Payments to Family Business, New Suit Says — ProPublica

“Members of the Trump family were aware of and involved in the negotiation of this unconscionable contract,” the District of Columbia’s attorney general wrote in the suit. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-inauguration-complaint

A Trump hotel mystery: Giant reservations followed by empty rooms - POLITICO

The House is investigating whether groups tried to curry favor with Trump by booking rooms at his hotels but never using them.....
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/02/trump-hotel-empty-rooms-016763

Two of Trump’s companies were just accused in court documents of ‘intentionally evading taxes’ - Raw Story

The owners of a 70-story Panama City hotel tower formerly managed by President Donald Trump's companies are accusing them of stiffing the Panamanian government. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/two-of-trumps-companies-were-just-accused-in-court-documents-of-intentionally-evading-taxes/

T-Mobile executives seeking merger approval booked more than 52 nights at Trump’s hotel - The Washington Post

Congressional Democrats are demanding information on the visits as political scrutiny of the deal intensifies. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/t-mobile-executives-seeking-merger-approval-booked-more-than-52-nights-at-trumps-hotel--more-than-previously-known/2019/02/06/cd6fa7e6-29ca-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html

A federal judge just paved the way for Trump's critics to obtain his financial records - Business Insider

A federal judge on Friday dismissed President Donald Trump's request to stay a lawsuit alleging he's profiting from foreign governments via his Washington, DC, hotel in violation of the foreign emoluments clause of the US Constitution. This paves the way for the plaintiffs to gain financial records related to Trump's hotel. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-judge-rules-against-trump-in-foreign-emoluments-lawsuit-2018-11

New investigation says partner in Trump's Toronto hotel raised financing after sending $100 million to a Putin-controlled bank - Business Insider

A Financial Times investigation into the financing of President Donald Trump's Toronto hotel tower has found fresh evidence suggesting links between the US President and Russia. The FT claims it has seen documents suggesting that the Kremlin may have been involved in indirectly financing the project. There is no suggestion that Trump knew.....
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-toronto-tower-financing-linked-to-russia-2018-7

Ethics experts say their 'fear has been realized' as Trump faces one of his most consequential conflicts of interest yet - Business Insider:

The week-long dispute between the Trump Organization and the owner of a Panama hotel could have consequences for President Donald Trump. Ethics experts say this is the kind of situation they've always warned about. Now that situation has become a reality. Ethics experts fear that the week-long standoff at a Panamanian hotel between ownership and the Trump Organization just presented one of the most consequential conflicts of interest yet for President Donald Trump. ....
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-organization-panama-hotel-conflict-2018-3

FBI counterintelligence officials are now investigating Ivanka Trump -- Raw Story

White House adviser and First Daughter Ivanka Trump is reportedly under investigation by FBI counterintelligence officials for her role in a brokering a deal for a Trump hotel in Canada. ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/fbi-counterintelligence-officials-now-investigating-ivanka-trump/

Trump Is Receiving Gifts From Foreign Governments and Violating the Constitution, Ethics Watchdogs Warn -- Newsweek

Trump has continued to face conflicts-of-interest accusations since becoming president. ...
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-still-doing-business-foreign-governments-769177

Former Mexican ambassador says State Department is telling world leaders to stay at Trump hotels -- ThinkProgress.org

A former top Mexican diplomat accused the Trump administration this week of using official diplomatic channels to funnel business to Donald Trump's hotels. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/former-mexican-ambassador-trump-hotels-6fc52c7ce8f5/

Trump Has Filled, not Drained, the Swamp -- The Atlantic

The president has made a mockery of a promise at the core of his campaign. It is time for the #MAGA media to tell his supporters the truth. ....
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/meet-the-new-swamp/540540/

Russians Are Traveling to Trump's American Properties to Give Birth and Get Dual Citizenship for Their Babies | Alternet

Oddly, there's been not a peep from the right.....
http://www.alternet.org/russians-are-traveling-trumps-american-properties-give-birth-and-get-dual-citizenship-their-babies

Weekend Update: Eric and Donald Trump Jr. on Their Summer So Far - SNL

Eric (Alex Moffatt) and Donald Trump Jr. (Mikey Day) discuss their summer highlights, including meeting with the Russians and a new Trump Hotel.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m66PtmNu2Ik&feature=youtu.be

Saudi Arabia showers Trump Hotel with cash

President Donald Trump's downtown DC hotel has received about $270,000 from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, new lobbying disclosures first reported by The Daily Caller show. The payments were for lodging, catering, and parking at the hotel.
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-hotel-received-270-000-from-saudi-backed-lobbying-campaign-6270abe65091