Despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to pursue no new foreign business deals while in office, Global Witness’ investigation shows that Trump is forging ahead with what appears to be a new real estate deal in the Dominican Republic–regardless of any corruption or conflicts of interest risks... Until now, further details of the Trumps’ new business in the Dominican Republic has been unknown. Global Witness went undercover at the Cap Cana resort and discovered that the Trumps are pursuing what appears to be a new deal, in contradiction to Trump’s pledge not to. Hallmarks of a new deal include, among others, a potential change in Trump’s role as developer instead of licensor, and the fact that the new and previous developments are not even close to one another – they are five miles apart.

...Global Witness’ new investigation underscores the need for a comprehensive conflict of interest law that holds both the president and vice president accountable to the American people... In response to our investigation, the Trump Organization denied that they are involved in any current project in the Dominican Republic.