This may be the first time Trump has made a major national security decision re. a country where he also has admitted he has a business “conflict of interest”
A lawsuit filed by 29 senators and 186 House Democrats … claims that Turkey has among the highest number of foreign business ventures in which Trump is at least a partial owner, with 119 listed. Others include China, with 115, and the Philippines, with 121.
Turkish officials have made 14 visits to Trump properties, more than any other country, according to an analysis performed for NBC News by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW.
Trump Towers Istanbul licenses the Trump name. The Trump Organization describes the buildings on its website as “a landmark in the historic city of Istanbul." It is the org’s first and only office and residential tower in Europe, with offices, apartments and upscale shops.
