“He then warned the ambassador, Mr. Lukens said, that beyond the ethical and legal red flags raised by the conversation, it would be hugely embarrassing to the embassy and the State Department if it ever leaked out.” https://t.co/DKASITp76f

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) July 24, 2020

Underappreciated part of Turnberry scandal:

NYT says the State Dept Inspector General looked at it.

NBC News says report was concluded and then marked classified in May.

Trump then fired that Inspector General in May.

Report is now nowhere to be found.https://t.co/c3zmQtnZJA

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 23, 2020

There is a theme this week. Potus request of Woody Johnson to steer business to Turnberry + DOJ rebuked by judge as retaliating against Cohen over book + govt lawyers admitting DHS madd false statements to target NY https://t.co/MRhBHVYA3c

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 24, 2020

Trump denies he asked America's Ambassador to the UK to get extra publicity for his Turnberry property — before then using the White House podium to advertise his property. https://t.co/EO9cXQzZCS

— Ned Price (@nedprice) July 22, 2020

NBC News confirms: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom told multiple colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in London that Trump had asked him to see whether the British government could help get the British Open played at his Turnberry golf course.https://t.co/uA1n1TZ109

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 23, 2020

We started this year w/ a simple Q: how much taxpayer money has been paid to @realdonaldtrump’s businesses?

The govt provided no answer. Trump Org provided no answer.

So we started digging. So far, we’ve found $970,000.
But…https://t.co/lJbUeMU2My

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2020

These payments are so interesting b/c they offered @realdonaldtrump and his biz such a clear moral question.
They could set any price, knowing the govt *had* to pay. The only limit was their own sense of what was right — given that this was taxpayers’ money.

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2020

NEW: The Secret Service just signed a $179,000 contract to rent golf carts in Bedminster — a sign they're preparing for @realdonaldtrump to visit this summer.
Trump hasn't visited any of his properties since 3/8 — the longest streak of his presidency.https://t.co/EsY3HVvRkX

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2020

If any other president, Republican or Democrat, had profiteered off the government the way @realDonaldTrump has, would we accept it as normal and acceptable?https://t.co/VPAyADxZFD

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) February 16, 2020

Rabia Kazan stayed at Trump's DC hotel for 25 nights in 2018 & 2019.

At the same time, she made illegal donations to Trump's reelection.

It wouldn't be a story of illegal Trump campaign donations without Trump's DC hotel as the background…https://t.co/okyHc7PHox

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 6, 2020

Three years into @realdonaldtrump's term, there's still a blind spot at the core of his presidency: his business. The president has private clients, debts, partners, needs — and we still don't understand them well enough.
Yet.https://t.co/kTp47rTkQM

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) January 14, 2020

JUST POSTED: Rising revenues at NYC & San Fran office towers that Pres Trump has a stake in r helping boost Trump Org's bottom line–offsetting declines/flat business at certain Trump hotels hurt by customers turning away from Trump brand. with @SteveEder https://t.co/NoZxo0HJRf

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) December 25, 2019

Donors who attended a political fundraiser for Trump at his DC hotel received invitations to the White House’s holiday open house.
We couldn’t paint you a clearer picture of buying White House access if we tried. https://t.co/dPvGStRHg8

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 24, 2019

The sitting president advertising his business is embarrassing. Tying it to his office is corrupt. He's telling lobbyists, "pay me to visit me here." https://t.co/Pvxesl6Iup

— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) December 12, 2019

NEW: @realdonaldtrump’s company charges Trump’s own Secret Service agents while they protect him — at rates as high as $650/night for a room and $17,000/month for a cottage. Taxpayers pay. https://t.co/JIOHe66Hjx

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 7, 2020

That’s the president’s golf club charging taxpayers $17,000 (plus tax) to rent a cottage for a month at Trump Bedminster. We paid even on days when @realdonaldtrump wasn’t there. https://t.co/tn5DAETKNN

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 7, 2020

New details about nearly $500,000 in taxpayer expenditures at Trump properties illustrate the world historical shameless of Republicans trying to gin up a scandal about Biden "corruption" https://t.co/xy0LSTTmqW

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 7, 2020

And here’s one for 4 nights in a room at Mar-a-Lago in 2017. Trump Org charged the Secret Service $650 per night. Remember: Trump Org says it only charges “cost of housekeeping.” pic.twitter.com/rN3xQXnGlu

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 7, 2020

And here’s one for 4 nights in a room at Mar-a-Lago in 2017. Trump Org charged the Secret Service $650 per night. Remember: Trump Org says it only charges “cost of housekeeping.” pic.twitter.com/rN3xQXnGlu

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 7, 2020

More fun with govt secrecy: @realdonaldtrump’s club charged the Secret Service to rent a cottage for a solid month. Secret Service redacted the rate, with a code saying it would reveal “techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations.” pic.twitter.com/A2Cwi5WpY4

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 19, 2020

"President Donald Trump once bragged that if he ever ran for president, he’d be the first person to make money off it. According to his campaign’s filings with the Federal Election Commission, that prediction appears to be coming true."https://t.co/AuO7BgOfz6

— PACRONYM (@PACRONYM) February 10, 2020

Allegations of Gov officials sending business to Trump:

1. Trump to host G7 at his Doral resort

2. Pence stayed at Trump resort 181 miles from Dublin

3. Military planes refueled at Trump Scotland resort

4. Bill Barr to host Xmas party at Trump Hotel

House: Scorch the earth

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) September 7, 2019

It sure looks like Trump is using the military, and our tax dollars, to line his own pockets. https://t.co/fW6f3AmmAD

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 7, 2019

BREAK: THE AIR FORCE has just confirmed to us that seven C-17 crew members stayed at Turnberry in March. Air Force ops & spending in Scotland are still under investigation, a spokesman said, and a response to House Oversight is not immediately forthcoming. https://t.co/kJGD033rTS

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) September 7, 2019

Holy cow, US Air Force fuel purchases at Prestwick Airport started in October 2017 and have totaled $17.2 million, not the $11 million previously reported, according to @nytimes https://t.co/ZIHCT5W9nb

— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 7, 2019

PerDiem for Glasgow is $160 per night for lodging and $85 for meals and incedental expenses. There is no way Trump charges that little for rooms and meals. They are literally turning crews upside down & dumping their pockets. Has any checked if they played golf? https://t.co/aHfTaVSGVQ

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) September 7, 2019

NYT has now confirmed: DOD personnel have stayed at Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland since the surge that started in Oct. 2017 of DOD flights making stopovers there. But it remains unclear if DOD is doing this to benefit Trump Org. Here's our piece. https://t.co/b8fgJjegPS

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) September 7, 2019

There is always, always, always a tweet https://t.co/6PyiGNf7xc

— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 7, 2019

"I don’t know that voters in Wisconsin and Michigan are going to moved by terms like the emoluments clause, but they will understand that here’s a president who’s wrapped himself in the military and national security looting our military." – @SykesCharlie https://t.co/hnAjalSyBN

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 7, 2019

This is unreal. And quite telling that despite first becoming aware there were questions about this in April, there isn’t even a whisper of an explanation from the Pentagon or the White House. https://t.co/snGfnYJxUD

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) September 7, 2019

It's 34 miles from Prestwick Airport to Trump Turnberry. Google counts 120 hotels witin near vicinity of Prestwick

— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 7, 2019

In January 2017 I warned America about the danger of Trump refusing to divest his assets. Tonight—as with every night for the past 2.5 years—I wish I was wrong. Trump can't do this alone. So may people have to have been corrupted by him for this to happen! https://t.co/OExkquW6Cc

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) September 7, 2019

"the normalization of corruption"https://t.co/cpp3aIzFxr

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 7, 2019

The Times reported today that Trump Turnberry was giving a discount to the military for staying at the hotel. We have not yet confirmed that, but it could explain why the rates were potentially lower, if true.

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) September 7, 2019