Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump publicly described, alongside Jared Kushner, a major luxury resort development on Sazan Island and the Zvërnec coast, presenting it as the culmination of her property experience. In 2026, the project triggered mass demonstrations in Albania over the protection of sensitive ecosystems, transparency in land transactions and the Trump family's influence.

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Although no longer a defendant, Ivanka Trump testified in 2023. The 2024 judgment cited emails showing her active involvement in arranging financing for projects in Chicago, Washington and with Deutsche Bank, while she said she could not recall many exchanges.

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The New York Attorney General initially included Ivanka Trump in the civil action concerning the Trump Organization's valuations and financial statements. On 27 June 2023, the appellate court ordered dismissal of all claims against her.

Documents obtained by the Washington, D.C. Attorney General showed that Ivanka Trump had been informed of concerns about allegedly excessive rates charged by the Trump Hotel to the inaugural committee and had participated in discussions. She subsequently gave more than five hours of deposition testimony in the litigation.

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In recorded testimony before the House January 6 Committee, Ivanka Trump stated that she accepted Attorney General Bill Barr's conclusion that allegations of widespread fraud in the 2020 election were unfounded.

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While serving as a senior adviser, Ivanka Trump retained interests in her brand, family companies and other assets while receiving substantial outside income.

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Her financial disclosures showed recurring income from her stake in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, an establishment frequented by presidential supporters and parties with interests before the administration.

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Ivanka Trump published a photograph of herself holding a can of Goya beans with the company's slogan while she was a federal employee and Goya was facing a boycott following its chief executive's public support for Donald Trump.

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Documents and reports indicated that approximately $747,622 in consulting fees deducted for tax purposes by the company appeared to correspond to payments to an Ivanka Trump company while she was also an executive of the Trump Organization. New York authorities requested documents concerning these deductions.

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Reuters, citing CNN reporting, stated that Donald Trump had pressured officials to grant security clearances to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner despite internal reservations.

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Her presence at high-level meetings and discussions at the Osaka G20, including an encounter involving several heads of government and Christine Lagarde, prompted criticism of the diplomatic influence afforded to the President's daughter.

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Close aide

Chinese authorities granted numerous trademark approvals to Ivanka Trump Marks LLC during her White House role; some coincided with high-level diplomatic contacts, including a meeting with Xi Jinping.

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A White House review established that Ivanka Trump had used a personal account to send or forward hundreds of messages related to government business.

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Aquazzura sued Ivanka Trump, IT Collection and Marc Fisher over trade dress, unfair competition and alleged copying of shoe designs.

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The Ivanka Trump brand was targeted by the Grab Your Wallet boycott. Nordstrom stopped ordering the line in early 2017, while other retailers reduced their offerings.

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An audit of a Chinese factory used by G-III Apparel, a licensee of the brand, identified long working weeks and low pay.

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Three China Labor Watch activists investigating Huajian factories producing shoes for the brand were detained or reported missing and subsequently released on bail.

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Workers at an Indonesian factory manufacturing for the brand described low wages, high production targets and overtime that was sometimes inadequately paid.

Ivanka Trump was initially announced as an informal adviser with an office, government equipment and access to classified information, before officially becoming an unpaid federal employee.

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Manhattan prosecutors investigated Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. concerning Trump SoHo sales figures presented to purchasers. A journalistic investigation based on sources close to the case reported emails suggesting that they knew certain figures were inflated.

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