Trump's company says it donated nearly $ 200,000 to the US Treasury

NEW YORK (CP) – President Donald Trump's company has announced it has donated nearly $ 200,000 to the US Treasury to fulfill its promise to transfer profits from foreign governments using its properties.

The Trump organization says the check for $ 191,538 represents the proceeds from Embassy receptions, hotel stays and other foreign government spending in Washington, Mexico, hotels and other properties Last year. The voluntary donation went from $ 151,470 to cover his first year in office.

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The donations have not dispelled the critics who claim that Trump violates the constitutional provisions on emoluments prohibiting presidents from accepting gifts or payments from foreign or national governments.

Trump fights against the lawsuits by citing the clauses. The president's lawyers maintain that the drafters did not intend to ban payments in exchange for services such as hotel stays.