"Barron Trump is listed as a director of Sollos Yerba Mate Inc., a startup set to launch in April. Business filings show the company is registered to a $16 million, five-bedroom home near Mar-a-Lago owned by Jay Weitzman, a businessman who has donated to Trump and whose parking company has received federal contracts for years."
"Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund and a former ethics counsel, told Newsweek that the youngest Trump's venture opens yet another potential avenue of seeking to influence the President through his family's assorted business schemes."
"Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette of the Project on Government Oversight was more blunt, calling the situation fishy from the standpoint of government ethics and conflicts of interest. A company that receives federal contract awards whose principals are also major donors and personal connections of the president is problematic."
Barron Trump, age 19, is listed as director of Sollos Yerba Mate Inc., a startup launching in April. The company is registered to a $16 million home near Mar-a-Lago owned by Jay Weitzman, a businessman and longtime Trump associate who has donated to Trump's campaigns and inauguration. Weitzman's parking company has received federal contracts. While Weitzman denies involvement, claiming his grandson Spencer Bernstein lives at the property and is also a company director, ethics experts express concern. Norm Eisen warns the arrangement creates potential avenues for influencing the President through family business schemes. Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette calls the situation problematic regarding government ethics and conflicts of interest, particularly given Weitzman's federal contracts and political connections.
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