Saudi Lobbyists Book 500 Rooms at Trump Hotel After Election

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

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.

Key Actors

Saudi Arabia government Trump International Hotel Washington Qorvis/MSLGroup (Saudi lobbyists) Donald Trump

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foreign-payments emoluments saudi-arabia trump-hotel constitutional-violation conflict-of-interest lobbying

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