Trump received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments during his Presidency

The business empire of donald trump received at least US$7.8 million from foreign governments during his years as president of USA (2017-2021), according to a congressional report promoted by Democrats.

China, Qatar and Saudi Arabia would be some of the countries that, according to the report made public this Thursday, made payments to the Trump organization, which the magnate left in the hands of his sons Don Jr. and Eric when he came to power. White House.

According to the report, he also received money from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Turkey, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Albania and Kosovo.

In the case of Chinawould have made payments of up to US$5.5 million through rentals at Trump Tower in New York or stays at the magnate’s hotels in Las Vegas and Washington.

Trump opened his hotel in Washington in 2016 and during his tenure in the White House it became a key decision-making location in the federal capital. He sold it in 2022, once he had abandoned power.

Did Trump profit during his Presidency?

The Democratic authors of the report accuse trump of having violated a constitutional clause that prohibits the president from taking advantage of foreign governments without the approval of Congress.

In addition, they point out that the US$ 7.8 million is surely part of what Trump obtained, since the investigation was interrupted when the Republicans took control of Congress just a year ago.

“It’s true that $7.8 million is almost certainly just a fraction of Trump’s harvest of illegal foreign state money, but this figure in itself is a scandal,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

This committee is, precisely, one of those leading the impeachment investigations against the president of the United States, Joe Bidenof course influence peddling with foreign governments to benefit family members.

Republicans claim that the Biden family – especially his son Hunter – received more than US$15 million from foreign companies and governments in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Romania and China between 2014 and 2019. His partners would have received another US$9 million.