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Trump Library Donation Raises Conflict-Of-Interest Questions for Advisers

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC · How we work

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James Blair and Chris LaCivita donated their consulting fees to President Donald Trump’s presidential library.
They earned the fees from a Bosnia and Herzegovina contract paid by Republika Srpska’s government.
The New York Times reported each adviser received hundreds of thousands of dollars through a Washington-based law firm.
President Donald Trump said he would fire them if a conflict of interest existed, though sources said he was pleased.

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James Blair and Chris LaCivita donated their consulting fees to President Donald Trump’s presidential library.
They earned the fees from a Bosnia and Herzegovina contract paid by Republika Srpska’s government.
The New York Times reported each adviser received hundreds of thousands of dollars through a Washington-based law firm.
President Donald Trump said he would fire them if a conflict of interest existed, though sources said he was pleased.