Letter to the Hon. Michael McCaul - We Must Find out if Taxpayers are Financing Trump Org. Business

Letter

As you will recall, on July 26, the Committee on Homeland Security considered my legislation, H.Res. 447. This resolution would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide Congress with critical information on Trump family travel expenses incurred by American taxpayers in furtherance of the Trump Organization. During consideration of the resolution, Mr. Chairman, you said that you would commit to working with me to "ensure the production of the documents from the Department." I appreciate your commitment and willingness to assist in this endeavor. Since the committee markup, there have been additional news reports about the impact the Trump family travel has had on DHS. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that the Committee work in a bipartisan fashion to obtain the information requested in the resolution.

To that end, I respectfully request that you join me in requesting the following information from the Department of Homeland Security:

1) Any documentation of a payment that, on its face, refers to a business owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization or any of its subsidiaries, or any member of the Trump family in the past three years;

2) Any documentation of an expenditure by the Department that, on its face, is identified as being made for services or goods from a business owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization or any of its subsidiaries, or any member of the Trump family;

3) Any documentation of costs to the Department associated with the protection of Donald J. Trump, Melania Trump, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, or any other member of the Trump family or Trump Organization while on international travel that has not been documented by the Secretary as in furtherance of the United States Government;

4) Any documentation of costs to the Department associated with Eric Trump's trip to Uruguay in January 2017;

5) Any documentation of costs to the Department associated with Eric Trump's trip to the Dominican Republic in February 2017;

6) Any documentation of costs to the Department associated with Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump's trip to the United Arab Emirates in February 2017;

7) Any documentation of costs to the Department associated with Donald Trump, Jr.'s and Eric Trump's trip to Canada in February 2017;

8) Any documentation of costs to the Department associated with Eric Trump's trip to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in April 2017;

9) Any documentation of costs to the Department associated with Eric Trump's trip to the United Kingdom in June 2017 ; and

10) Any documentation referencing guidance, directive, or analysis of any expenditure described in paragraph (1).

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