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All the President’s Tenants TRUMP INTERNATIONAL
HOTEL & TOWER
After months of digging, Forbes assembled a first-of-its-kind look at who is paying rent to NEW YORK
the president of the United States—and how many millions are involved. We found ongoing
deals with law firms that lobby the federal government, banks controlled by foreign states and JEAN-GEORGES RESTAURANT
$1.6M
big media companies that cover Trump. Building such a list required contacting hundreds of
entities, including the Trump Organization and the White House, which would not disclose the WORLD PARKING GARAGE
$400K
president’s tenants. Our list excludes dozens of companies that have offices in Trump buildings
but sublease the space rather than rent it from the Trump Organization. But it’s possible we 21ST CENTURY FOX
missed a few subleases and tenants, given the lack of transparency. The figures are estimates, $50K
based on public documents, debt disclosures and interviews with experts. Taken together, they
represent the greatest opportunity for conflicts of interest in a presidency full of them.

1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK
AXA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$12M $2.1M
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP JPMORGAN CHASE BANK +
$9.4M $1.5M
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD ABBOTT CAPITAL
$4.2M $600K
FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & DUANE READE
SCINTO $600K
$3.1M
GARRISON INVESTMENT GROUP
BRYAN CAVE LLP $400K
$2.5M
SANTANDER
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP $400K
$2.3M
TD BANK
STATE STREET CORP. + $400K
$2.2M
BARILLA RESTAURANTS
$100K
BREAD MARKET CAFÉ
$100K
DOS TOROS
$100K
EARL OF SANDWICH
$100K
GLOBAL KITCHEN NIKETOWN
$100K
NEW YORK
STARBUCKS
$100K NIKE
$13 M
TERESA’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA & CAFÉ
$100K
ALMOD DIAMONDS
BRICK & PATEL
KINTETSU
ROCKEFELLER GROUP TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS
STAPLE STREET CAPITAL
WENNER MEDIA

FIGURES REPRESENT ONLY THE 30% OF EACH ENTITY’S RENT PAYMENTS THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO TRUMP, WHO OWNS A MINORITY STAKE.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRY CAMPBELL FOR FORBES
WAS A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR IN 2017 LOBBIED THE FEDERAL GOV’T IN 2017 z KNOWN FOREIGN-GOV’T-OWNED
KNOWN U.S.-GOV’T-OWNED + KNOWN TO BE UNDER U.S. GOV’T INVESTIGATION DURING TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY

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