(Finance) – During his presidency between 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments. Most of this money came from the main US rival, the China. This is what emerges from the documents released by the Democrats of the supervisory commission and taken up by the major American newspapers. The report, titled “White House For Sale” (White House for sale), is the response to the impeachment investigation launched by Republicans against Joe Biden and his alleged complicity in his son Hunter’s foreign affairs.
The report specifically describes how i governments foreigners and the entities controlled by them have interacted with the businesses of Trump while he was president, paying millions of dollars to the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC, the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York and the Trump World Tower at 845 United Nations Plaza in New York.
The most significant share is that represented by Beijing. The Chinese government and its subsidiaries overspent 5.5 million dollars owned by Donald Trump while he was in office. Such payments come from the Chinese embassy in the United States, from a state-owned Chinese bank accused by the Department of Justice by the United States for helping North Korea evade sanctions and by a state-owned Chinese airline.
The thesis supported by Democrats is that such documents raise new questions about possible efforts made by foreign countries to to influence Trump through his companies while he was at Home White. For example, Democrats have pointed out that Trump has refused to impose sanctions on the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), a state-owned entity that had leased some space at Trump Tower in New York.
“China adheres to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs and does not comment on issues related to US domestic politics,” the Chinese embassy spokesperson said Liu Pengyu on CNN. “At the same time, I want to highlight that the Chinese government always requires Chinese companies to operate overseas in accordance with local laws and regulations. Economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States is mutually beneficial. China opposes the politicization of the United States on economic and trade issues among China And States United,” Pengyu added.