At Trump's D.C. Hotel, A U.S.-Turkey Relations Conference Stirs Up Ethics Questions
Holding the event at the Trump hotel could be seen as a way to "purchase access to the Trump administration by enriching President Trump and his family," says government ethics scholar Kathleen Clark.
This spring, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., will host a three-day event co-hosted by a business group.
That's not unusual. But here's what is: The group's chair founded the company that paid President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for lobbying work that may have benefited the Turkish government.
