Thread by @Z_Everson

The past 24 hours seen an insane amount of news break about the Trump Org. To recap 1/

Trump's nonprofit Inaugural committee paid the Trump Hotel DC $175,000 (!) per day for event space—that could violate tax laws prohibiting self-dealing. 2/

by @ilyamarritz of @wnyc and @JustinElliott of @ProPublica

wnycstudios.org/story/new-evid…

16 men and women from Costa Rica and other Latin American countries (!)...said they were employed at Trump Bedminster. All said they worked without legal status — and their managers knew.

by @partlowj, @NickMiroff, @Fahrenthold for @washingtonpost

washingtonpost.com/politics/my-wh…

"Since he took office, Trump has appointed at least eight people who identified themselves as current or former members of [Mar-a-Lago] to senior posts in his administration." 4/

by @bradheath for @USATODAY

usatoday.com/story/news/inv…

@bradheath @USATODAY Rep. Jackie Speier (D–CA) told @NewDay she thinks President Trump’s real estate dealings violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which governs U.S. businesses’ dealings with foreign investors. 5/

https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1093494018615390209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

@bradheath @USATODAY @NewDay .@SenWarren wrote to three Mar-a-Lago members who've been hugely influential in VA decisions to verify the men were not VA employees or contractors, discover if they ever received the VA’s ethics training, & find out what companies they’ve invested in. 6/

warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

Trump's inauguration planner got a discount at the Trump Hotel D,C yet was told to submit her receipts to Reince Preibus (for reimbursement?!) 7/

by @emilyjanefox for @VanityFair vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/b…

A U.S. Army regiment held its annual ball last night at the Trump Hotel DC— so soldiers were potentially sending money up the chain of command. And pics of them in dress uniform in front of the hotel's logo made it to social media.

By me, for @1100Penn
zacheverson.substack.com/p/old-guard-pa…

President Trump’s businesses received nearly $3.8 million from political committees during the two-year 2018 campaign cycle, The top political customers: Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican Party. 9/

by @misswilson for @BGOV about.bgov.com/news/trump-bus…

.@CREWcrew leaned that @IvankaTrump's business picked up a new trademark in Canada 10/

https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1093575679071997953

In conclusion—

That's just the past 24 hours in Trump Org news! And I'm sure I'm missing something. 11/11

gph.is/YCbA1D

Oh, but wait—

The acting AG was asked about his boss's lease of the Trump Hotel D.C and the emoluments clause during Congressional testimony. And I watched it—but forgot because of everything tweeted previously. 12/11

insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/08/ste…

Oh, but wait again—

.@realDonaldTrump's HUD Sec. Ben Carson posed with a staffer at pro-Trump nonprofit America First Policies, and a major GOP/Trump donor (yes, it's the My Pillow Guy) at— the Trump Hotel D.C.

I wrote about it, yet still forgot. 13/11

zacheverson.substack.com/p/old-guard-pa…

@realDonaldTrump And please subscribe to my daily-ish @1100Penn newsletter, devoted to President Donald Trump’s Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. (and his other companies) 14/11

zacheverson.substack.com

@realDonaldTrump @1100Penn Good question! There are currently three emoluments suits, one conflicts of interest suit, and at least six House investigations involving @realDonaldTrump's businesses and finances. Scroll to the bottom for the latest updates: zacheverson.substack.com/p/old-guard-pa…

https://twitter.com/DKinnard/status/1094009311745986561

Oops. Forgot to include that we learned today that the RNC has paid a firm owned by former Trump Org employee, @realDonaldTrump bodyguard Keith Schiller, $225,000. 16/11

By @christinawilkie for @CNBC

cnbc.com/2019/02/08/fir…

And because the day ain't done... 17/11

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1094079719010693120