▁invest ments ▁in ▁foreign ▁countries , ▁and ▁collect ing ▁pay ments ▁in ▁U . S . ▁properties ▁from ▁foreign ▁govern ments ." ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁advert is ements ▁in ▁Indian ▁newsp apers ▁promoted ▁a ▁deal ▁where by ▁anyone ▁who ▁purchased ▁Trump ▁Organ ization ▁apart ments ▁in ▁G urg a on ▁before ▁February ▁ 2 0 ▁would ▁be ▁invited ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁" con vers ation ▁and ▁dinner " ▁with ▁Trump ▁Jr . ▁The ▁ad s ▁were ▁critic ized ▁by ▁cor ruption ▁watch d ogs ▁as ▁un eth ical . ▁ ▁In vol vement ▁in ▁politics ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁ ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Trump ▁Jr . ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁campaign , ▁character ized ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁as ▁a ▁" close ▁political ▁advis er ". ▁He ▁spoke ▁at ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁sib lings ▁I v anka , ▁Eric ▁and ▁T iff any . ▁ ▁Trump ▁Jr . ▁influenced ▁his ▁father ' s ▁choice ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ryan ▁Z in ke ▁during ▁the ▁president ial ▁transition . ▁Since ▁his ▁father ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election , ▁Trump ▁Jr . ▁has ▁developed ▁what ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁calls ▁a ▁" public ▁persona ▁as ▁a ▁right - wing ▁provoc ateur ▁and ▁ar dent ▁def ender ▁of ▁Trump ism ". ▁ ▁V es eln it sk aya