Opensecrets.org, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that tracks political donations and spending, reported today that the Trump Victory Committee directed more than $3 million to Trump-owned businesses, including $400,000 to the Trump DC hotel.
New @FEC filing: Trump Victory paid ~$400,000 to Trump Hotel in Q2 alone—steering over $3 MILLION in donations from presidential campaign donors to Trump family, properties & businesses with his 2020 re-election campaign & Trump MAGA joint fundraising cmte—$17.4M+ counting 2016 pic.twitter.com/jS7rp4258K
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) July 16, 2020
While there is nothing illegal about this spending, it brings into question the efforts of President Trump and his family to direct government and campaign funds into businesses that financial benefit them personally.
The Trump Victory Committee is a joint fundraising operation between the Trump campaign and the republican National Committee. Kimberly Guilfoyle, the love interest of Donald, Jr., is a member of the board of Trump Victory.