Saudi Lobbyists Book 500 Rooms at Trump Hotel After Election

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Electoral Manipulation
Actors:Saudi Arabia government, Trump International Hotel Washington, Qorvis/MSLGroup (Saudi lobbyists), Donald Trump
2016-12-01 · Washington, D.C. · 1 min read

Within weeks of the 2016 election, Saudi-funded lobbyists booked about 500 nights at Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel as part of a campaign flying U.S. veterans to lobby against JASTA (the 9/11 victims' law). This booking was part of a broader pattern of foreign government spending at the Trump International Hotel, which raised significant constitutional questions about potential Emoluments Clause violations.

Sources

  1. Federal Watchdog Finds Potential Emoluments Clause Violations at Trump HotelNPR(2019-01-16)
  2. Foreign Officials Spent Over $750,000 at Trump's D.C. Hotel During PresidencyNPR(2022-11-14)
  3. Trump's Hotel Made Millions From Foreign Governments During TermBloomberg(2024-01-04)