House Democrats released evidence that the former president took in at least $7.8 million from foreign entities while in office, engaging in the kind of conduct the G.O.P. is grasping to pin on President Biden.

Unpaywalled link: https://web.archive.org/web/20240104150735/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/trump-hotels-foreign-business-report.html

Donald J. Trump’s businesses received at least $7.8 million from 20 foreign governments during his presidency, according to new documents released by House Democrats on Thursday that show how much he received from overseas transactions while he was in the White House, most of it from China.

The transactions, detailed in a 156-page report called “White House For Sale” that was produced by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, offer concrete evidence that the former president engaged in the kind of conduct that House Republicans have labored, so far unsuccessfully, to prove that President Biden did as they work to build an impeachment case against him.

  • Midnitte@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    And of course, this is exactly why we had the “norm” of presidents divesting themselves and placing their business interests in blind trusts.

    Instead, Trump completely ignored that and claims his business was just running as normal and the fact that these foreign governments paid his business was just “normal business” (I’ve got a bridge to sell you for 400x over market price).

    Just really demonstrates how openly corrupt he is and the contempt he holds for the rule of law and our principles.