ProPublica documented years of undisclosed luxury travel and gifts for Justice Clarence Thomas
from billionaire Harlan Crow and other benefactors. In March 2023, the Judicial Conference
clarified that “personal hospitality” does not exempt disclosure of non-commercial transportation …
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The D.C. Attorney General announced a $750,000 settlement resolving allegations that the
Presidential Inaugural Committee and Trump Organization improperly overpaid for event space
at the Trump International Hotel in January 2017. Defendants denied wrongdoing as part of
the settlement.
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An Air Force internal review reported that about 6% (39 of 659) of aircrew overnights near Prestwick Airport were at Trump Turnberry; most crews stayed closer to the airfield or in Glasgow. Separately, DHS OIG reported about $9,662 in Secret Service payments to Turnberry for rooms, golf carts, and …
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While seeking federal approval of the T-Mobile–Sprint merger, T-Mobile executives sharply increased spending at Trump International Hotel in Washington—about $195,000 on rooms, meeting space, and services—according to company letters and reporting. The company said the stays did not affect the …
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Brookfield acquired a 99‑year leasehold on the office portion of 666 Fifth Avenue from
Kushner Companies, resolving a distressed financing situation. Public records and press
accounts note that Qatar’s sovereign fund (QIA) was a major investor in Brookfield Property
Partners, while Brookfield …
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China’s trademark office granted final approval for 13 Ivanka Trump trademarks over three
months in early 2018, and later provisionally approved 16 more in October 2018, according to
AP reviews of official records. The brand said filings were routine defensive registrations;
ethics groups …
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FOIA-released records compiled by watchdogs show the Secret Service spent nearly $2 million at Trump-owned properties while protecting the president and his family. A 2020 DHS OIG report on the Scotland trip documented specific Turnberry payments but noted incomplete cost capture due to system …
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