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NEW REPORT: Donald Trump made nearly $10 million from the Middle East as president — and possibly much moreThat means Trump pulled in at least six times his official presidential salary in side income from the Middle East alone during his time in office. And the total is likely much higher.
John, that's not a coincidence — it's a direct result of his decision not to divest from his business interests.
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Every president in modern times has divested conflicting assets — but not Trump.
Trump and his allies in Congress visited and held events at his clubs, hotels and golf courses, and they advertised to those looking to influence the government that Trump properties were open for business.
Foreign governments and officials seized the opportunity to ingratiate themselves with the president — especially officials from the Middle East.
For example… *
In
2016
and
2017,
Saudi
government
lobbyists
reserved
blocks
of
rooms
at
Trump’s
D.C.
hotel,
“paying
for
an
estimated
500
nights
at
the
luxury
hotel
in
just
three
months,”
and
spending
at
least
$270,000
at
the
property
in
total.
*
Qatar
purchased
a
$6.5
million
condo
in
Trump
World
Tower,
and
started
renting
space
in
the
“most
valuable
asset”
in
Trump’s
portfolio
—
a
San
Francisco
building
he
co-owns
—
directing
$125,000
per
year
in
rent
to
Trump.
*
Trump
raked
in
money
from
the
United
Arab
Emirates
through
his
Dubai
golf
course
amid
concerns
about
corruption
and
human
rights
abuses
in
the
country.
Before
taking
office,
Trump
was
paid
as
much
as
$10
million
in
royalties
from
the
golf
course
and
other
projects
in
Dubai.
*
In
2017
and
2019
groups
with
ties
to
the
Turkish
government
held
four
events
at
Trump
properties
and
Turkish
officials
made
15
visits
to
the
Trump
Hotel
in
D.C.,
where
they
spent
up
to
$10,000
per
night
on
rooms.
Trump knew what he was doing — and he loved it. He bragged about the money he would make, saying:
“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million… Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much… It’s big time and it’s big-time money.”Over four years in office, Trump accumulated more than 3,700 conflicts of interest stemming from his refusal to divest from his private business. So the $9.6 million that we know Trump made from Middle Eastern countries during his presidency is just the tip of the iceberg.
We may never know exactly how much money Trump made during the presidency, though we know it’s at least $1.6 billion. And we may never know the full extent to which Trump’s foreign business ties influenced his decision making as president.
There is, however, plenty of evidence that Trump’s actions in the White House were influenced — if not guided — by his financial interests, subverting the national interests for his own profit.
This profiteering never stopped, which is illustrated clearly by the Saudi-backed LIV golf tournaments being held at Trump properties, which are bringing in untold sums of money, and leaving us to wonder whether it’s all geared towards endearing Trump to Saudi Arabian interests.
During Trump’s presidency, CREW took thousands of legal actions holding him accountable for his blatant corruption and violations of the law, and we’re not letting that fight go.
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