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ERIC TRUMP on Tuesday:

“The difference between us and Hunter is when my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business, right? When his father became vice president of the United States, he got into international business.”
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. run the Trump Organization, which takes in tens of millions of dollars annually from around the world.

The company’s international project locations include:

-Ireland
-India
-Indonesia
-Uruguay
-Turkey
-The Philippines

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Despite promising in 2016 to divest from his businesses, Trump has since refused to divest as president.

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Eric Trump tweeted about international business dealings less than a month ago.

On Tuesday, he falsely said he “got out of all international business” when Trump became president.

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Ivanka Trump kept her international fashion business going for 18 months even after she was tasked with international issues in the WH.

The same day Trump dined with China’s president in April 2017 China awarded her three preliminary trademark approvals.

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Ivanka Trump "has received valuable trademarks from China even after she closed her brand in 2018 because of worsening sales and questions of conflicts of interest.” nytimes.com/2019/10/03/us/…
Donald Trump Jr. was in Indonesia two months ago to promote two Trump-branded resorts. nytimes.com/2019/08/13/wor…
“[Donald] Trump owns more than $130 million in assets across 30 countries under the trust controlled by his children … the assets generated more than $100 million in income in 2017 and 2018 combined”

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"Since Trump refuses to release his tax returns and the company keeps much of its financial data confidential, it’s unclear whether he is following the ethics rules he set for himself after the election.” latimes.com/politics/story…
Eric Trump’s trip in January to Uruguay to review construction of a Trump-branded property cost taxpayers $97,830. washingtonpost.com/business/econo…
Reminder:

Many of the countries where Trump’s sons do business are negotiating with the Trump administration over trade policy.

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"In the Dominican Republic, the younger Trumps sold a piece of land in January 2018 for $3.2 million. It was the clearest violation of their father’s pledge to do no new foreign deals while in office.” forbes.com/sites/danalexa…
The Trump Organization last month received approval to expand its golf resort in Scotland.

nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/…

Last year, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reported income totaling between $29 million and $135 million.

Some of that income came from foreign business dealings or foreign investment in their businesses.

Both also work in the Trump administration.

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Jared Kushner’s family business has solicited investments from foreign sources, including in the Middle East, where Kushner is a top White House liaison.

nytimes.com/2019/06/14/bus…

Cadre, a real estate investment company part-owned by Jared Kushner, has received $90 million in foreign funding from unknown offshore investors since 2017.

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Cadre is also raising funds to build in Opportunity Zones, the developer tax break that was pushed by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in the 2017 GOP tax cut.

Kushner's family owns at least 13 properties in these zones that could qualify for the tax cut.

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