The Offices of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and State Department should investigate President Trump’s potential violations of the Constitution’s Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses, which prohibit a president from receiving profit from government entities outside of their congressionally established salary and benefits. CREW submitted complaints to DHS OIG in relation to the Coast Guard Exchange System’s (CGES) sale of Trump-branded wine and cider and to the State Department’s OIG in relation to the decision to hold the 2026 G20 Summit at Trump National Doral.

According to recent reporting, CGES stores at the Coast Guard’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. and in Centreville, Virginia stocked and sold Trump-branded wine and cider to federal employees. President Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, for which he is the sole donor and beneficiary of, owns 100 percent of the winery’s land and an LLC holding the wine-related trademarks. Any profit, gain or advantage earned by Trump or his businesses from the procurement and sale of Trump-branded wine and cider at CGES stores would violate the Emoluments Clause. 

On September 5, 2025, President Trump announced that the 2026 G20 Summit will be hosted at his for-profit business, Trump National Doral, in Miami, Florida. Given President Trump’s repeated use of the presidency to promote his business interests and the fact that he has attempted to improperly steer a diplomatic summit to Trump National Doral before, it is critical to the public trust that the selection process be reviewed to determine if it unduly favored the president’s financial interests when selecting the host location. 

Just as other Trump properties received financial windfalls during his presidency, Trump National Doral will receive economic windfalls as a result of its selection to host this Summit. Foreign officials and accompanying visitors are expected to patronize the president’s luxury resort, and city officials will likely direct business to the resort, further enriching the president, while potentially violating the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clause. 

Both the DHS and State Department OIGs must thoroughly investigate these potential violations of the Emoluments Clause and ensure that there are internal protocols and safeguards in place to identify and address financial conflicts of interest for the president.  

Read the complaint to DHS here
Read the complaint to the State Department here

Screenshot of Trump Wine from Trump Winery website; Photo of Doral Golf Resort by Andreas Sandberg under Creative Commons license

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