Mike Pence’s decision this week to stay at a Trump resort in Ireland nearly 200 miles away from where he was having meetings has triggered a congressional investigation.
The use of Trump’s properties helps to enrich Trump because he has not divested of his business holdings while serving in the presidency.
“The Committee does not believe that U.S. taxpayer funds should be used to personally enrich President Trump, his family, and his companies,” House Oversight Chair Elijah Cummings said in a statement released Friday.
View the complete September 8 article by Oliver Willis on the National Memo website here.