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The Global Witness organization issued a statement that the U.S President Donald Trump’s new real estate deal in the Dominican Republic might violate the U.S constitution’s Emoluments Clause. The Trump Organization passed up its aggressive plans to construct dozens of luxury buildings in the Dominican Republic around a decade ago when the global economy crashed. The project ended with a harsh lawsuit in which the Trump Organization blamed the Dominican developers, Ricardo, and Fernando Hazoury, of fraud.

In spite of his promise not to pursue new foreign business deals while in office, evidence has emerged that the Trump Organization is now run on a day-to-day basis by the president’s 2 adult sons. They are again pursuing a similar deal with the same Dominican developers the organization cut ties with many years ago. Most lawmakers and experts have pointed out that this project could constitute a conflict of interest. The Global Witness report released on Monday argues that the project could violate the U.S Constitution.

The report further indicated that the Trump Organization’s business in the Dominican Republic has also spurred questions regarding the relationship between the U.S president and Dominican officials. The questions have particularly arisen over whether Dominican officials changed rules so that buildings could be constructed higher to benefit a Trump company project, which could be a potential violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Emoluments Clause. It is noteworthy that his son Eric Trump visited the Dominican Republic just after Trump’s inauguration. He visited to discuss the real estate project. But, the Caribbean country’s government changed its regulations to restrict building heights, after 8 months of his visit.