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COMMITTEE ON EINANCE
WASHINGTON, DC 20510?8200

September 14, 2017
Elaine C. Duke
Acting Secretary

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528

Dear Acting Secretary Duke:

On September 6, 2017, USA Today ran a story titled ?Trump gets millions from golf
members. CEOs and lobbyists get access to president.? The story raised the possibility that
members of the president?s private clubs could receive special access to the president not
available to ordinary citizens. According to the article, at least 50 executives whose companies
hold federal contracts and 21 lobbyists and trade group of?cials belong to the president?s private
clubs, and according to public databases, two-thirds have been at the clubs on days the president
was there.

The Trump Organization owns over a dozen private golf clubs and resorts (the ?Trump
resorts?). Since his inauguration, the president has regularly conducted official business at his
resorts during his frequent visits. Some of these meetings have been publicly disclosed, such as
when the president hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on February 10, 2017, or
Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 6.

However, the full extent of the business conducted by the president during these trips is
unclear. For example, the USA Today story notes that one member of a Trump golf club is the
CEO of a trade group that successfully persuaded the Trump administration not to ban an
insecticide that had been linked to health risks. In another example, the president visited a
factory owned by a company run by a member of his New Jersey golf club. The company
reportedly received $54 million worth of federal contracts last year, and its president was at the
New Jersey club at the same time as the president ?ve times this year.

As Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, I believe transparency about the
president?s ties to business leaders, trade groups, and foreign officials are critical to successful
trade policy. To that end, I led introduction of the bicameral Trade Transparency Act of 2017
earlier this year. I am concerned that the activities described above are an avenue to improper
in?uence. These unprecedented levels of paid access to the president merit immediate scrutiny.

To assist my oversight of this matter, please provide the following information by
October 13, 2017:

1. Please provide logs of all visitors and guests to Trump resorts during the times of the
president?s visits, including Mar-a-Lago, the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, the
Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach,
and the Trump National Golf Club Washington DC.

2. Please identify all persons who have golfed with the president during his time in of?ce.

3. Please identify any member of a Trump resort who is a foreign government of?cial,
including officials with ties to state-owned enterprises.

4. Please identify any foreign government of?cial, including individuals with ties to state-
owned enterprises, who visited one of the Trump resorts at a time when the president was
on the premise.

5. Please identify any other persons whose appearance at a Trump resort necessitated Secret
Service screening.

With regard to these requests, I note that on July 14, 201? the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York ordered the Secret Service to produce records of
presidential visitors at Mar-a-Lago by September 15, 2017. In addition, President Obama
regularly disclosed the identity of individuals he golfed with during his presidency.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,



Ron Wyden
Ranking Member