US President Donald Trump has awarded hosting of the next G7 summit to one of his own Florida golf clubs, the White House said on Thursday, sparking immediate accusations of corruption from the opposition Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The site picked by his administration from 12 possible US venues for the June 10-12 gathering next year is the Trump National Doral Golf Club, in Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the powerful Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee called the decision \u201camong the most brazen examples yet of the president\u2019s corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe is exploiting his office and making official US government decisions for his personal financial gain,\u201d Nadler said in a statement vowing that Trump\u2019s \u201clatest abuse of power\u201d would not distract from investigations into the Ukraine scandal engulfing the presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Democrats are investigating Trump for possible impeachment over his alleged bid to pressure Ukraine into digging up dirt on election rival Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were already probing Trump\u2019s suggestion at the most recent G7 gathering in France in August that the next could be hosted at one of his resorts which they say would violate both the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses that are designed to shield a commander in chief from outside influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked if Trump was aware the choice of venue would inevitably raise accusations of impropriety, Mulvaney said he was — and had decided to go ahead anyway.\u201cWe\u2019re going to have it there, and there\u2019s going to be folks who will never get over the fact that it\u2019s a Trump property. We get that, but we\u2019re still going there,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe president knows exactly that he\u2019s going to get these questions and he\u2019s simply saying that\u2019s fine – I\u2019m willing to take that.\u201dMulvaney said Trump suggested Doral as a venue when his team initially gathered to go over a list of 12 possible venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said Doral would put on the event at cost, which he claimed would be as much as half what it would be at other venues. But he gave no estimates of the cost or comparisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An important draw is the club\u2019s size 900 acres, including three golf courses, according to Mulvaney, who said all the foreign delegations and the press could be housed \u201con campus.\u201d\u201cListen, I was skeptical, I was I was aware of the political criticism we\u2019d come under for doing it at Doral,\u201d Mulvaney said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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