Donald Trump says his businesses received payments from foreign governments because he was “doing services” for them.
Trump was at a Fox News town hall on Wednesday, commenting on a recent report from Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee. The report, published on January 4, said Trump’s businesses had received at least $7.8 million in foreign payments during his presidency.
“That’s a small amount of money. You know, it sounds like a lot of money. That’s small,” Trump said at the town hall.
The former president then explained that the payments were for accommodation at his clubs and hotels.
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Trump was at a Fox News town hall on Wednesday, commenting on a recent report from Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee.
The report, published on January 4, said Trump’s businesses had received at least $7.8 million in foreign payments during his presidency.
Foreign governments and government-controlled entities had made payments to Trump’s hotels in Washington, Las Vegas, and New York.
“President Trump never sought or received Congress’s approval to keep these foreign payments, as the Constitution requires,” the authors wrote.
Trump was indicted in four separate prosecutions last year and faces 91 criminal counts, ranging from falsifying business records to election interference.
Trump remains the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, and recent polls suggest a close fight between him and President Joe Biden.
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