WASHINGTON _ A developer of a Trump-branded golf resort in Dubai ignored a demand by a key member of Congress to explain how and why it awarded a contract to a company owned by the Chinese government.
Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Trump's partner, DAMAC Properties, insisting on information after McClatchy reported it awarded a $19.6 million contract to China State Construction Engineering Corp. for road and infrastructure work as part of the residential piece of Trump World Golf Club Dubai project.
DAMAC had not responded to Menendez's letter by Wednesday, the deadline he gave the company to answer to a series of questions about the Trump family business' involvement in the selection of the Chinese company, according to the New Jersey senator's office.
