At Trump's D.C. Hotel, A U.S.-Turkey Relations Conference Stirs Up Ethics Questions
Holding the event at the Trump hotel could be seen as a way to "purchase access to the Trump administration by enriching President Trump and his family," says government ethics scholar Kathleen Clark.
by Marilyn Geewax
Mar 21, 2017
2 minutes
This spring, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., will host a three-day event co-hosted by a business group.
That's not unusual. But here's what is: The group's chair founded the company that paid President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for lobbying work that may have benefited the Turkish government.
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