House Democrats on Friday accused former President Donald J. Trump of receiving “hundreds of unconstitutional and ethically questionable payments” through the Trump International Hotel in 2017 and 2018, weeks before the election. moved to remind voters of the ethical issues raised by his refusal to sell. from his business during his tenure.
The Democratic Oversight Committee’s 58-page report contains the final results of a year-long investigation into the Trump Organization’s hotel operations. The group said Trump defrauded the Secret Service by charging it exorbitant fees and improperly accepted payments from clients who worked for state governments or sought appointments or pardons from him. I’m blaming.
“Mr. Trump has turned the Oval Office into a commodity by not only refusing to divest from business during a potential future presidential run, but also by converting thousands of civil service jobs into patronage positions.” “He has made it clear that he aims to increase his chances of personal enrichment, the possibility of ancillary compensation from job seekers, and the future blessings of his hand-picked Supreme Court justices.” said Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat.
House Republicans dismissed the report as old news and accused Democrats of hypocrisy, saying they were investigating Trump but not President Biden’s family, including his son Hunter.
“Unlike the Bidens, the Trumps actually had businesses and made money from the services they provided,” said Jessica Collins, a spokeswoman for the Republican-led House Oversight Committee. “Today’s report recycles garbage from nearly a decade of fruitless investigations into President Trump by Democrats.”
The committee has already documented how officials from other countries spent their lives lavishing at Trump’s hotel in Washington while he was president, and how the Secret Service was charged exorbitant rates for rooms. There is.
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