GSA’s Steps to Address President Trump’s Apparent Breach of D.C. Hotel Lease
Documents Show Trump’s Company Reported Receiving $1 Million Less Than They Projected After Opening
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Peter DeFazio, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Reps. Gerry Connolly and André Carson sent a letter requesting information regarding how the General Services Administration (GSA) is addressing President Donald Trump’s apparent breach of the Old Post Office lease agreement.
“Two key events have occurred that now bring this issue to a head: President-elect Trump announced during his nationally televised press conference on January 11 that he refuses to divest his ownership interests in his companies, and he took the oath of office on January 20 to be sworn in as President,” the Members wrote. “As a result, President Trump is in apparent breach of the lease with the Federal Government for his hotel in Washington, DC.”
“We have been raising concerns about this issue for months, and we understand that GSA raised our concerns with the Trump transition team directly several weeks ago,” they added. “Our hope has always been that President Trump would resolve these breach-of-lease and conflict of interest issues prior to being sworn in as President on January 20. Unfortunately, President Trump has refused to address these concerns, and taxpayer dollars may now be squandered as career public servants are forced to take remedial action to cure this breach.”
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Documents obtained by the Members confirm that President Trump retains a majority ownership interest in the lease, along with his daughter Ivanka Trump, and his sons Donald Jr. and Eric Trump.
The documents also indicate that President Trump’s company reported receiving $1.1 million less in revenue than its own officials projected in the first two months operating the hotel, but the documents do not explain why income levels were so far below the company’s own projections.
