Trump Organization lawyers respond in Panama hotel controversy, ‘categorically reject’ they attempted to pressure president in business dispute

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• Lawyers representing the Trump Organization responded to news of a controversial letter they sent Panama’s president regarding a dispute between President Donald Trump’s namesake business and a hotel owner.
• The law firm, Britton & Iglesias, said it “categorically” rejects the idea that it sought to pressure Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela.
• The firm said “nobody at Trump Organization was aware of the letter until today.”

Lawyers representing President Donald Trump’s namesake company on Monday responded to news reports detailing a letter the firm sent to Panama’s president, pushing back at the categorization of it as a pressure point in the business dispute.

Earlier Monday, The Associated Press reported on the letter, saying lawyers at Britton & Iglesias appealed directly to Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela president for help in a dispute over a luxury Panama City hotel.

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