Federal agencies still don't have official guidance on spending money at Trump-owned businesses.

The Department of State stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for any legal analyses conducted by the Office of Legal Counsel after the 2016 presidential election that are related to how the foreign emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution could affect the State Department's Office of Foreign Missions' ability to approve foreign government leases, purchases, changes in use, or sales of units at Trump Organization properties.

From his mixing of business with public service to his resistance to congressional investigations, Trump and his administration have been operating as if they are above the law.

Recently revealed State Department approvals are glaring new evidence that the president is violating the emoluments clause.

American Oversight's lawsuit against the State and Justice Departments for records related to President Donald Trump’s potential violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, specifically the leasing of a Trump property to multiple foreign governments.

FOIA to the State Department requesting any legal analyses conducted after the 2016 presidential election related to how the foreign emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution could affect the Office of Foreign Missions' ability to approve foreign government leases, purchases, changes in use, or sales of units at Trump Organization properties.