Congress investigating Trump over US military trips to Scotland
Conflict of interest concerns over military spending at Prestwick airport and discount offers at president’s resort
Congress is investigating Donald Trump over a potential conflict of interest involving increased US military spending at Prestwick airport near Glasgow and visits to his Trump Turnberry resort, according to reports.
The house oversight committee has been investigating whether increasing expenditure at the airport and allegations of US military personnel being offered discount deals at Trump’s Ayrshire golf resort represent a violation of the US constitution, Politico reported.
Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the committee, wrote in June to the then acting secretary of defence, Patrick Shanahan, to raise “serious conflict of interest concerns†about Trump making money from military trips to Scotland. According to the news website, the letter said US military spending at Prestwick, the closest airport to the resort, appeared to have “increased substantially since the electionâ€.
Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/07/congress-investigating-trump-over-us-military-trips-to-scotland
It's the Guardian but I think the basic details here may be accurate, I don't think I saw this posted. I wish the admin would stay away from controversies like this.
