Key facts
- Donors to President Trump's White House ballroom project received over $50 billion in new government contracts.
- The watchdog group Public Citizen released a report detailing these contract awards.
- The White House has disputed the findings, calling them 'fake conflicts of interest.'
- The report emerges as a legal battle over the ballroom's construction is ongoing.
A report by the watchdog group Public Citizen has found that individuals and entities who donated to President Trump's White House ballroom project have subsequently been awarded more than $50 billion in new government contracts. The White House has responded to these findings by characterizing them as 'fake conflicts of interest.' This report comes to light amid an ongoing legal dispute concerning the construction of the White House ballroom. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, discussed the findings on 'The Takeout.'